One more time. We’re gonna celebrate. Oh yeah, alright. Don’t stop the dancin’. One more time. -Daft Punk
Public Service Announcement: OK, here we go! First place baby! First place. First place thanks to Mr. Manny Ramirez.
While you were sleeping, I was watching baseball. While you were sleeping, I was watching Boston Red Sox baseball. While you were sleeping, I was watching Manny Ramirez hit a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning to rally the Boston Red Sox over the Oakland Athletics. Woo doggy! What a way to the start the day. What a way to the start the season.
Manny banged in four runs. Manny banged a two-out, two-strike pitch off the center field wall at the Tokyo Dome. Manny banged in Julio Lugo and Big Papi with the go-ahead runs. Ballgame! Make no mistake about it. This the Year of the Ram. The Man-Ram.
Manny picked up where he left off in the post-season. Manny picked up where he left off in last year’s championship post-season. Last year’s championship post season where Manny tore it up. Hardcored it up. Katy bar the doored it up. Picked it up with four bombs. Picked it up with sixteen baseknocks. Sure last season wasn’t his best. Sure last season was the first season he didn’t receive any MVP votes. Sure last season his .493 slugging percentage was an all time low. This year will be different.
Manny’s worked harder than ever in the off-season. And that’s saying something. That’s saying a lot. He’s spent two months working out in Arizona. He’s abandoned the split grip in his batting stance. He’s no longer resting his bat on his shoulder as the pitcher heads into his windup. Manny finished spring training at .300. He’s started the regular season with a bang. Expect more from Manny. Expect more from the greatest Red Sox of all time.
Heresy you say? Blasphemy? Apostasy? I say, free your mind and the rest will follow. Be colorblind, don’t be so shallow. I’ve heard the criticisms. You lollygag the ball around the outfield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? A lollygagger! People take offense to his posing after titanic moon shots. People can shut the hell up.
All I know is, for the second time in four years, the Sox snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Snatched victory from the jaws of defeat and played themselves into the World Series. Played themselves into the World Series thanks, in large part, to Mr. Ramirez. Took all the breath out of the Cleveland Indians. You’re every song I sing. You’re the music that I play. And you take my breath away. And that’s just it. Manny is the music the Red Sox play.
So say what you will about Manny. Whatever gives you a thrill about Manny. Sing like the Barber of Seville about Manny. But know this, in this new era of Boston Red Sox baseball, this winning era of Boston Red Sox baseball, Manny is the straw that stirs the drink. Roll Sox roll!
Public Acknowledgements: Jed Clampett, Boston Herald, En Vogue, Bull Durham, Rex Smith and Reggie Jackson
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
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