Remembering Manny Ramirez Through Pictures

_{The relationship Manny Ramirez has with Sox fans is a complicated one. (SawxBlog Illustration)}

Since we had a night of respite I thought I'd throw my hat in on the whole Manny Ramirez "retirement" saga. First of all Manny Ramirez did not retire, he quit, just like he did on the Red Sox. He's a liar, fraud, and cheat whose selfish ways have finally polarized himself on an island by himself, which might be where he was all along. This all said, the relationship and feelings that Red Sox fans have with Manny are complicated. It's like we have battered wife syndrome or something. When things were good with Manny they were the best ever, but when they were bad you had a black eye and the police at your doorstep. So instead of waxing nostalgic or debating about his Hall of Fame potential, I thought I'd let some SawxBlog Illustrations made throughout the years do the talking. So long Manny, it was fun while it lasted...I think.

 

Comments

[LUVBB]

THIS WAS STUPID!

[Derek Hixon]

TYPING ALL IN CAPS IS INTELLIGENT!

[Shea]

There is a NYT article today that is so apropos to your article...don't know if you knew it that's why you wrote it. Anyway, click the link attached as it shows Manny's early days as a New York youth. Interesting.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/26/sports/baseball/26manny.html?hpw

[Derek Hixon]

Good looking out Shea, my wife actually passed this onto me this morning, really well written, and the pictures are just fascinating. It truly is sad a guy with his talent that so many people yearned to love was so aloof so often.

Sara did a bang-up job on the article, but again, calling it "retirement" is not a true statement. If he didn't get busted again for PED's then he'd still be playing, I think it's irresponsible to call what Manny did this year a retirement, through and true to his actions with the Sox and even Dodgers - Manny quit on his Team, Management, and worst of all the fans.