dave_feldman's Blog

GREETINGS SPORTS FANS

  HAD A WONDERFUL TIME LAST NIGHT AT THE NATS GAME. HOW ABOUT RYAN ZIMMERMAN. TALK ABOUT A FLARE FOR THE DRAMATIC.  A WALK OFF HOMERUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH ON OPENING DAY IN THE GRAND OPENING OF A BRAND NEW STADIUM.

GOOD FOR RYAN. A GOOD GUY WHO IS AN UNBELIEVABLE PLAYER.

BUT IM NOT HERE TO TALK  ABOUT RYAN. I WOULD LIKE TALK ABOUT MANNY ACTA.

IN THE TWO YEARS I HAVE BEEN COVERING MANNY I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM HAVE A VERBAL BLUNDER. A BAD MISPEAK. A PODIUM MISHAP.

HERE'S THE DEAL. ENGLISH IS HIS SECOND LANGUAGE. DURING HIS JOB HE REGULARLY BOUNCES BACK BETWEEN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND HE DOES SO FLAWLESSLY.  THINK ABOUT THAT. EACH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE HAS IT'S OWN SLANG, IT'S OWN SUBTLE DIFFERENCES.  HE HAS GREAT PEOPLE SKILLS AND IS A VERY GOOD MANAGER.

  IM A MANNY MAN AND I HOPE THE SKIPPER, HIS CLUB, AND HIS BRAND NEW STADIUM HAVE A GREAT YEAR.