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And They Say He Ran Away

July 31st, 2008

The press has universally covered Manny’s recent comments that the Sox don’t deserve him and that they treat their stars — like Pedro and Nomah — poorly as more evidence that he’s a Prima Donna and a pain-in-the-ass. Well, he may be a pain, but I’m pretty sure the Sox have turned the fans against a lot of their stars in the past. And maybe the new management doesn’t do that, I don’t really know.

I do know that the Red Sox aren’t going to find a left fielder who’s half as entertaining, half as honest, or half as good. No one else is going to high-five a fan after a catch and then double off a runner from first. To boot, Ramirez has a lot more character than the sports world is really capable of understanding.

Relations between Manny and the front office are probably irreparable at this point, and I’m sure he’s a headache to have on your team, so it seems inevitable he will be traded now (possibly to the Marlins) or at the end of the season. And fans and radio talk show hosts will cite his antics and various outbursts of candor as proof the Sox did the right thing. Thus, Manny will become the latest Sox star to be booed out of Boston. What do you do when you’re branded, and you know you’re a man?

P.S. Did you know he had a charity wine called Manny Being Merlot? The city won’t be the same.

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