Youk, Tek, and Pedroia Talk About Manny

Red Sox players spoke with Glenn Miller of News-Press.com and had the following to say about Manny:

Youk: “Nothing amazes me with him. He’s going to be a Hall-of-Famer. People don’t realize how special he is. I think people don’t also realize the fact that he’s pretty much a lock to get into the Hall of Fame. There’s no doubt about it. I don’t think Manny hears anything, he’s calm, cool, collected. If he hears some stuff, he’ll laugh about it. Some people say some stuff that is hilarious. He blocks out a lot. People don’t realize, when people are screaming, you don’t hear anything. Manny is probably the best at concentration.”

Tek: “When he came up, the best right-handed pure hitter at the time was Edgar Martinez, and if anybody resembles that and adds even more power to it, it’s Manny.”

Pedroia: “He’s a Hall-of-Famer, that’s pretty much the only thing I can say. He’s one of the greatest right-handed hitters of all time. Just being around him every day, we learn a lot from him.”

Manny is going to hit HR #500 this season, head over to Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory to enter the contest on the date of Manny’s historic home run.