Have the Cleveland Indians and their fans forgotten the “grandstanding” of Manny Ramirez upon hitting a home run in last years’ American League Championship Series?
It appears not. Writing in the Cleveland.com Sports blog, Skip Hall calls out for some action against the city’s former slugger.
“If professional baseball players truly police themselves on the field, it’s time for Ramirez to get the major-league equivalent of a Taser blast.
He needs to be knocked down — at the least.
Ramirez’s act last October calls for high-and-tight heat. Don’t hit him, just put him on the ground. If Jake Westbrook wants to put a two-seamer into Ramirez’s ribs, well, there will be no tears shed here.” – Skip Hall, Cleveland.com Sports Blog
I am certainly not a proponent of Manny’s grandstanding. But I don’t know that a “message” from the Indians is in order or would serve to “police” Manny in anyway. For a message to land with a meaning, the recipient must at least have a notion of what they have done and the consequence of that action. I don’t think Manny has either.
If I were the Indians, I would be focusing more on winning the game than “sending Manny a message.”
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Ugh. I realize our friend Skip is justing offering a short blog entry to fill his quota but why does it seem that lazy sportswriters always parade out the tired “it’s time to throw a knockdown pitch at player X” clich?
The Indians are a good enough team to be beyond that. If they were in need of a Phyrric victory that would stem from the suspension of whatever idiot threw the pitch, then they really shouldn’t be considered contenders in either league.
If I’m anyone on the Indians with a beef I shut up, throw the ball, hit the ball and try to win the game.
That is tough talk for a team with a 5-7 record.
I hope they do hit him. I would love a free guy on base and I’m sure it would just motivate him to do deep again.
i think manny is fat…………and i don’t like him anymore…………….i have always been a cleveland fan………..the tribe deserves a world series…………..but i will always be a tribe fan…………
i still think manny is fat
manny is so fat….i watched him play in charlotte when he started his career……….he was less fat and less stupid…………….now he is just greedy………..
but manny is still fat
Manny is soooooo fat when he did your mom there was bacon and butter. That’s how fat he is babs.
^probably not as funny if you don’t make your own butter and bacon, but still looking at you babs.
LOL.
Hey babs the fat guy just hit a game winning homerun. Also what are the Indians thinking having Borowski close?