Showing posts with label Manny Ramirez. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Manny Ramirez. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2009

Ken Rosenthal is an ass. Manny's OK by me (so far.)

NOTE: I wrote this last year for FenwayWest.com about 2 weeks before Manny was traded. Reposting here because I don't like KR much, either.

Ken Rosenthal is an ass. That he opines for Fox is more proof of his mediocrity as a journalist or sportscaster. I'm sure the NY Daily Fish Wrap will snap him up once his tenure at Fox is over. This is not the first time I've read some of his garbage and said, 'wtf?'


That article of his serves absolutely no purpose at all other than to stir up shit in Boston. (Is he from NY?) There is no new information in that article, there are no new revelations about what Manny said or what could happen to him. Nothing. Nada. Zippo. Zilch. Zito.

Rosenthal writes, "It's mostly pointless to analyze the comments of a player who demonstrates the maturity and attention span of a 12-year-old." So why is he even writing this?

As for having "the maturity and attention span of a 12-year-old", we already know that Manny marches to the beat of a different drummer. Manny is one of those guys, to quote Jimmy Buffett, who is "growing older, but not up." I know. I'm also one of those guys. As for growing older, Manny is doing it, but at a much, much slower pace than the rest of us, that's for sure. Thirty-six is not that old anymore for a well-conditioned ball player. (At 36, I was still going on 30 mile, 2500' elevation gain mountain bike rides, and skiing down double black diamonds at Tahoe. At 46, I was still playing drums in 6 hour jam sessions.) His work ethic and conditioning have been well documented. His production at the plate has been well documented. His performance on the field is much better than most realize. He is virtually guaranteed a spot in Cooperstown. Yes, he is a clown and a buffoon at times, but ask me if there is a stronger 3-4 combination in MLB. He's had his transgressions, but he has also apologized and paid for them.


Baseball fans all over the country love to dump on Manny, as they did to Barry, but I know their feelings would be much different if either had been clubbing all those taters at their team's park.


As for his most recent comments that po'd John Henry, how about letting the dust settle so you can see exactly what is happening before starting to spew?

I read what Manny said, but I have not heard a recording of it. (Much can be lost or changed from spoken word to printed word.)

I think this could be another photo of Rosenthal when he was taking a break from writing that hit-piece.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Kenny Apologizes for Manny

Today Ken Rosenthal posted a video where he said that the public has little interest in a Manny Ramirez press conference on his steroids bust because they have moved on. What? I would pay big bucks to watch Manny try to reason his way out of this one without the help of Scott Boras' press team. A press conference like that would give us a treasure trove of memorable quotes. Kenny Boy doesn't want Manny to have a press conference because he might have to ask him a tough question about his steroid use which is something that Kenny Boy seems to be incapable of juding by this quote from the video:
"I'm not even going to be critical of Manny for his first public comments since his suspension."
Those comments were against league rules because Manny is not allowed in the clubhouse before games while he is suspended. Way to take a stand Kenny Boy.