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Tag archive for ‘Manny Ramirez’

He’s At It Again

Well well, Red Sox Nation. He’s at it again.
It turns out that the Manny Ramirez Show is a travelling act. And ladies and gentleman, the show is no longer playing in Boston.
If there was an award for the most hamstring injuries in Major League Baseball history, I can’t imagine anyone even challenging Ramirez for the [...]

Those Damn Pinstripes

Did you ever see the movie Catch Me if You Can? The movie is the mostly-true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr, who, in the movie, ran away from home in the 1960s at the age of sixteen and forged his way through several years of his life, pretending to be an airline pilot, a doctor, an attorney, [...]

Papelbon in Pinstripes?

The biggest news in Red Sox Nation of late is the Jonathan Papelbon interview published today in Esquire magazine. Paps has come under some criticism for the manner in which he blasted Manny Ramirez, saying all the things Red Sox fans have been saying since last summer but which the players have mostly kept to [...]

Grapefruit League.. Victory?

I have to admit, before the Red Sox began their romp over the Cincinnati Reds in Grapefruit League action tonight (it’s 12-1 in the top of the fourth at the time of this writing), I was feeling a bit depressed. The Red Sox, yes, were 2-0 when playing NCAA teams, but a lousy 0-3 when playing teams in the [...]

Dumber than a Box of Dreadlocks

Are you kidding me?
Are you freakin’ kidding me?
Read this article by Bill Plaschke of the LA Times. Just read it. Read it and weep.
It made me a little sick a few days ago when the LA Dodgers seemingly caved in to the demands of Manny Ramirez and his agent Scott Boras, offering him a two-year [...]

Anatomy of an Agent

Benedict Arnold and George Washington. Judas and Jesus. Manny Ramirez and Red Sox Nation. What do these three pairs have in common? Well, if you don’t know the answer to that, I suggest you come out from under the rock now. The weather’s fine.
Red Sox Nation was betrayed in every sense of the word by [...]