How the Red Sox became ‘The Idiots’: Manny, Pedro, Millar and the most fun clubhouse ever

[Sox of Red]

https://theathletic.com/4332995/2023/04/04/red-sox-idiots-2003-manny-pedro/

Just came across this and don't see it linked here

 

[Erik Hanson's Hook]

Not that I give him anywhere near all the credit, but I always low key thought Baerga started the handshake thing in 2002. If my (far from infallible) visual NESN archives are correct

 

[grsharky7]

Not that I give him anywhere near all the credit, but I always low key thought Baerga started the handshake thing in 2002. If my (far from infallible) visual NESN archives are correct

Completely agree, he also brought in the hugs. He was the bridge from the terribly unlikable 2001 Sox to the more carefree "Idiots" of 2003 and 2004. I've always felt he was responsible for the culture change within the organization.

 

[Bergs]

I could read 100 pages of that.

 

[DJnVa]

I put that in the Former Red Sox thread this morning, but yeah, it's great.

There's like one single, solitary quote from Nomar: "There was a lot of nudity."

 

[Van Everyman]

Completely agree, he also brought in the hugs. He was the bridge from the terribly unlikable 2001 Sox to the more carefree "Idiots" of 2003 and 2004. I've always felt he was responsible for the culture change within the organization.

 

[Saints Rest]

I put that in the Former Red Sox thread this morning, but yeah, it's great.

There's like one single, solitary quote from Nomar: "There was a lot of nudity."

It read to me a bit like those old NFL QB Facebook group posts, with Nomar in the role of Roethlisberger.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

This is gold right here:

Arroyo: Manny was so cheap, when we would check out of a hotel, all his incidentals he would freaking send to Edgar Rentería’s bill every time. You’d see Edgar arguing with the hotel manager that he didn’t have all this food.

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

This is gold right here:

I don't know why, but this killed me:

Arroyo: If it was a 7 o’clock game, I’d take a nap from about 5 to 5:40. I woke up two times and Manny Ramirez was spooning me.

Johnny Damon, center field: Yeah, that was something that Manny liked to do.