We talk a lot. That's part of his wind-down time. I give him that room to wind down. I sit and I listen, and we're done and we go on with family life. The more success the Sox experience, the more people will be pulling at Manuel for his time, and the less time he will have to himself.
More success means more exposure.
But I do enjoy anonymity and privacy very much. If the Sox do what Manuel believes they can do and compete in the World Series, privacy will be hard to come by in October. But that's the road he hopes to travel, knowing full well that the pitfalls of becoming an overnight celebrity might be one of the nasty side effects. But I'd hope it doesn't change me. Don't miss a minute of Chicago sports news.