what's the word on Bay? good clubhouse guy? is he Sean Casey-esque? or does he throw batting helmets?

His legs look disturbingly short in that photo.

I'm just sayin.

Sure, he can play in the sand. But the question is, can he play balls off the Monster?

you know what's crazy? how fast Wikipedia was on this sh-t. I went there to get some more background info on Bay and it already says he's a "Canadian baseball player for the Boston Red Sox". man they are fast.

i'd rather have manny

i'd rather have manny

haha sorry for posting that twice!!

In all seriousness--- JASON! WELCOME! We're a weird group but generally harmless. What's your secret talent/quirk? Dancing? Funny interviews? Weird clothes? I don't think we have a singer yet on the team.

Lyndsay-- by "they" you mean the thousands and thousands of people who update that site's contents every day?

Well, Manny didn't want us - so let's see if Bay does. I'm betting yes.

HE LOOKS LIKE A NARCISSISTIC MANCHILD!!!

+100 to Jennie. I laughed. Out loud. No joke.

JENNIE-

Thank you for your attentiveness to this obvious concern.

--fistbump--

me too. that was awesome.

So any word on whether he's buying Curt's number?

I feel I'm going to need to call him NARCISSISTIC MANCHILD from now on.

Also - #38 is his for the taking, it ain't like Curt's gonna need it. (I do like how Curt used the opportunity to get a charitable donation - much better than asking for a fancy watch or something.)

UH OH. Who is gonna buy Pedey all his clothes? Papi maybe? Mikey?

And I think Narcissistic Manchild is a beautiful name. I've actually already picked it out for my firstborn.

It's a family name, I'll have you know.

Welcome Jason.

I'm sure it has to be exhilarating for a guy to be traded to the Sox (from the Pirates) and for Manny (big shoes, but what a boost of confidence)!

I'm not missing tomorrow's game for anything.

LOL, Jennie.

If Jason Bay sucks in a game I'm totally calling him "0-fer Canada". My friend came up with it during teh 2005 HR Derby when he hit 0 HRs

hahha I wasn't the only one who thought about him not hitting a homer in the HR derby....ahh those Canadiens. If it makes everyone else in the clubhouse calmer without Manny then it's a good move

Piney-- I loved your most recent post for Manny. Agree completely. Thanks.

We were missing the Canadian Quotient in our clubhouse.

Also, mhc - you are quite wrong. It is not Narcissistic Manchild. It is NARCISSISTIC MANCHILD.

Of course, my mistake.

God I need a drink. Or something.

I need 24 drinks. GET IT?

I like NARCISSISTIC MANCHILD which I'll call Bay if he doesn't suck. If he sucks, it's 0-fer Canada for me at least. :P

Can we all just hope Bay doesn't earn our northern neighbors a slice of angry TG pie?

http://www.outincenterfield.com/blog/2007/08/canada_sucks.html

anyone know how long we will have bay under contract for? i assume its more then just this year given that we gave 2 prospects + manny basically for free up for him

Thanks for the humor on this thread, you guys. I need it right now. I'll try to like this Bay, I really will. And I'm sure I'll get used to him after awhile.

Maybe I'll even have myself a drink when I get home tonight. I think I need one.

Jason Bay's apparent lack of eyebrows in that picture scare me. But welcome to Boston!

I was watching the NESN trade deadline. Manny is in every NESN comercial. Manny is Boston. Like all they talk about on "I Dont Know What Im Talking About ESPN and Fox" is like Manny 500, and Manny's bats. This is sad. I'm gonna miss him. I want to like Bay though. They says he's like Sean Casey nice. Nobody can be that nice

I'm sure Bay is a great guy and all, but I'm a little scared. Last year we also traded for a Canadian guy who wore #38. And that sure went well...

Haha, Twinkie. Those were my exact thoughts.

Jason Bay's apparent lack of eyebrows in that picture scare me.

We blondes can't help our eyebrows! You are a blonde-ist!

the question is, is Bay going to need some time to "get used to" AL pitchers like Drew did? God I hope not - we need you NOW, Bay!

the upside of Bay - if you're looking at just the numbers compared to Manny - is that he may have less power, but when he puts the ball in play, he actually RUNS the bases - he's known to be quite a skilled basestealer. so he could be like Ellsbury +power. hey, I'll take a guy who actually hustles down the basepaths.

I wonder how he'll fit into the clubhouse. I think someone here mentioned he's a nice guy.

I don't care what y'all say, Jason Bay has stumps for legs, no eyebrows, lollygags around on the beach and is a NARCISSISTIC MANCHILD.

Trade him.

Amen sister.

Jason being Jason.

Texy, your post title has one of my favorite songs going through my head, "The Immigrant Song."

I've been bothered by Manny's behavior of late--McCormack and Youk. I hope the lack of distraction makes up for any production loss. Watching last night's game was painful, it seemed that this Manny "problem" took a toll on the guys.

Completely unrelated to baseball, but I cannot read "Overlord" without thinking of this...

Also! I forgot! Just look at him - he is clearly a slouch and a troublemaker, with that untucked shirt and backwards cap.

Trade him!