Manny Ramirez was always my favorite player on the Red Sox when he played for them. I was sad when he left to the Dodgers. Even though I was, and am, a Red Sox fan, I watched Dodgers games just so I could watch Manny play, unlike when Johnny Damon left the Red Sox for the Yankees, when I just stopped being a fan altogether. Leaving the Red Sox for the Yankees is just traitorous. I can't tell you stats or any really cool things about Manny. What I can tell you is that I loved to watch him play baseball. That he was a great outfielder, and a fantastic hitter.
I'm not an avid baseball watcher. I love the game, sure, but I don't follow the MLB or know all the teams. I just like to watch the game. Generally I root for who ever is winning. Except for when the Cubs, Giants, Yankees (given, right?), or Reds are playing. I don't care for those teams, and will always root against them. Still, there was something special about watching Manny Ramirez play. Maybe it's because I grew up watching baseball, and then when I hit Junior High, and the Red Sox were doing great, I saw Manny as a star player on the team. Here's a guy that can hit the ball. He may have some "performance drug" issues, but there's no denying the guy has some extreme talent.
As soon as I read that Manny Ramirez had retired, I ran up to campus so I could have a copy of this article in print. It's big. The article took up two full pages in the paper. I was going to scan it in, but it won't fit on my scanner. That big. So, it'll probably end up taped on my wall/pasted somewhere I can see all the awesome pictures of Manny and read about him.
The game will never be the same without him.
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