"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that the dunces are all in confederacy against him." -Jonathan SwiftManny Ramirez is a baseball genius, and a national treasure that we should all cherish this postseason. One of the great things about professional sports is that they allow us to see folks get paid for doing exactly what it is in this world that they are best at. We must all be geniuses at something, but few of us are lucky enough to get paid for doing what we're geniuses at. This is why Manny can get away with 'Manny being Manny,' but at our office, we can't necessarily get away with 'Frownie being Frownie.' At our office, we're relatively expendable. At Manny's, he is not. The Dodgers know this now. And we expect that the Red Sox will learn, and will regret that they allowed Manny's agent to run him out of town -- just like we regret that the Indians allowed another of Manny's agents to run him out of our town. We suspect that a greater willingness to appreciate what makes Manny unique might have helped either team keep Manny in town, but in any event, we're sure there's a lot to be learned from Manny's legend. And there's a lot to be gained if that legend grows with a Dodgers World Series victory this season. It's impossible for us not to pull for this. A happy Manny Ramirez is not only a joy to behold on the baseball diamond, but a force to be reckoned with. Manny is certainly happy now in LA, which might be just the place for him. On our couches, rooting for Manny and the Dodgers, is just the place for us this postseason. Go Dodgers.
The Pick: Dodgers -115 over the Phillies to win the NLCS
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Proper post!!!!!
Nice post, but you negelected to mention that if Cleveland paid Manny the money that Boston paid him, then Manny would've been the ONLY player on the team. Without a salary cap mid/small markets can't compete to get/keep the same players as Boston, NY, Chicago and LA.
That is why the Rays are in the ALCS with Boston. I think Arod makes more than the whole team combined. The 2 New York teams paid more than every other team and got to watch the playoffs on TV. The Marlins have won the World Series 2 times and seem to compete every year. The Rockies have made the playoffs plenty of times....shall I go on?? It helps to have really good drafting and scouting and the Indians don't do that as well as they used to.
Still love the Manny.
Your fantasy team names should forever be "Frownie being Frownie."
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