Manny Ramirez only hustles for a bigger locker
Posted on March 14th, 2008 – 12:45 PMBy Michael Rand
Manny Ramirez, whose general odd duck ways and malaise have contributed to the phrase “Manny Being Manny” (and the wine “Manny Being Merlot”) showed this spring that, when something really matters, he will hustle after all. And what caused Mr. Ramirez to put forth that extra effort? A bigger locker, of course. Backup catcher Doug Mirabelli was recently released. From the Boston Globe:
Manny Ramirez wasted no time: he changed his locker to Mirabelli’s, which is in the far corner near the clubhouse office. The locker is more spacious to handle catching gear.
We can only imagine Manny went on to promise that the hustle was not permanent and that he planned to jog halfway down to first base on his next ground ball to shortstop, followed by a leisurely loaf into left field to start the next half inning.
7 Responses to "Manny Ramirez only hustles for a bigger locker"
This sounds like it belongs more in the pages of The Onion than it belongs in reality…
That’s why he plays left and refuses to play anywhere but Boston…short field…not as much running.
Manny was made to play softball. He could be a pro softball player into his late 60’s.
FYI…Kirby Puckett would have turned 47 today. Kind of sad.
I’d take “no-hustle-slacker-Manny-being” Manny over Kirby Puckett any day. I don’t know why people continue to perpetuate this kind of slander. Almost every in the Red Sox system, top to bottom, acknowledges that Manny is one of the hardest working people in the game. He has a different personality, and he doesn’t like the press, but that doesn’t make him lazy.
Of course they say that. But what do we see when he plays? That’s what counts, not what the managers try to say in order to save face.
Dan, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
