Considering Pavano's track record this isn't at all surprising. He gives people reason to root for the underdog kid that made it out of nowhere. That's why I like Manny Ramirez. He may be a bit cooky and out there but all he wants to do is play baseball and he did it growing up with nothing in Washington Heights.
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Considering Pavano's track record this isn't at all surprising. He gives people reason to root for the underdog kid that made it out of nowhere. That's why I like Manny Ramirez. He may be a bit cooky and out there but all he wants to do is play baseball and he did it growing up with nothing in Washington Heights."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
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Considering Pavano's track record this isn't at all surprising. He gives people reason to root for the underdog kid that made it out of nowhere. That's why I like Manny Ramirez. He may be a bit cooky and out there but all he wants to do is play baseball and he did it growing up with nothing in Washington Heights.
Not cause he is a Red Sox, but because of the tings you said. And his work ethic is undeniable. He works on his hitting craft like Ted Williams used to.
The man just loves the game, and wants to have fun in it too.Last edited by EnigmaNemesis; 01-19-2008, 10:46 AM.Ⓥ Boston Red Sox | Miami DolphinsComment
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It talked about how even to that day Manny had trouble finding Jacobs Field and would get lost on several occassions just driving to the field. It talked about how he'd just day dream and not even know where he was or pay attention to directions.
He just wanted to get to the batting cages and swing a bat. That's all he cared about doing. It's all he thought about in his daily life most of the time.
Again, he's cooky and there's a reason people usually say "That's Manny being Manny" but it isn't negative. Manny is just a character. A character that loves baseball. It's sad that there was a time everyone wanted to say that the guy was a cancer in the clubhouse. Yet every teammate talks about how great the guy is. How couldn't he be? Look at him? Man, I wish I knew him personally. Him and Ortiz look like a lot of fun just to hang around with on a daily basis."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Everytime someone starts a conversation about Manny I always think back to an ESPN article I read about him way back in maybe 2000 or so.
It talked about how even to that day Manny had trouble finding Jacobs Field and would get lost on several occassions just driving to the field. It talked about how he'd just day dream and not even know where he was or pay attention to directions.
He just wanted to get to the batting cages and swing a bat. That's all he cared about doing. It's all he thought about in his daily life most of the time.
Again, he's cooky and there's a reason people usually say "That's Manny being Manny" but it isn't negative. Manny is just a character. A character that loves baseball. It's sad that there was a time everyone wanted to say that the guy was a cancer in the clubhouse. Yet every teammate talks about how great the guy is. How couldn't he be? Look at him? Man, I wish I knew him personally. Him and Ortiz look like a lot of fun just to hang around with on a daily basis.
The media gives him a bad rap, cause he isn't the most social, and doesn't put his feelings into words too well. He puts his feelings in his work ethic. And after that day I can respect the guy forever. There is nothing the sensational BS media can do to tarnish that. Just a cool dude, that wants to have fun playing a kids game.
And you are right about the day dream thing, he thinks baseball and how he can better himself as a hitter 24/7.Ⓥ Boston Red Sox | Miami DolphinsComment
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Everytime someone starts a conversation about Manny I always think back to an ESPN article I read about him way back in maybe 2000 or so.
It talked about how even to that day Manny had trouble finding Jacobs Field and would get lost on several occassions just driving to the field. It talked about how he'd just day dream and not even know where he was or pay attention to directions.
He just wanted to get to the batting cages and swing a bat. That's all he cared about doing. It's all he thought about in his daily life most of the time.
Again, he's cooky and there's a reason people usually say "That's Manny being Manny" but it isn't negative. Manny is just a character. A character that loves baseball. It's sad that there was a time everyone wanted to say that the guy was a cancer in the clubhouse. Yet every teammate talks about how great the guy is. How couldn't he be? Look at him? Man, I wish I knew him personally. Him and Ortiz look like a lot of fun just to hang around with on a daily basis.
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...my FAV manny moment is just last ST...when he's helping his neighbor sell his grill on EBAY...cracks me up even nowBummed that you're not on my ignore list yet?.....Don't worry, I'm sure you will be very soon.Comment
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Yeah, that was too funny! And remember how the media tried blowing it up as if Manny who makes 20 mil a year "needed money"! Such tards!
I thought that was cool of him to do that, and was funny as heck as to how carefree the many is. Good stuff!Ⓥ Boston Red Sox | Miami DolphinsComment
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Come on, dont forget this man ... David Ortiz Sr.
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