Manny Ramirez Is A Thug
COLIN LINNEWEBER
Big City Bias Without the Boston Bullshit
Boston Red Sox left-fielder Manny Ramirez physically threw the team’s traveling secretary, Jack McCormick, to the ground in Houston Saturday before a game against the Astros after Mccormick informed Ramirez that he may not be able to amass the 16 tickets that he had requested for that night’s game. Following his assault on McCormick, 64, the 9-time Silver Slugger Award winner did his best Avon Barksdale impersonation as he menacingly screamed “do your fucking job” at the elderly club executive.
“Whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse,” Ramirez said before Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. “I talked to him and everything is fine. He’s going to continue being my friend.”
Saturday’s incident was the second altercation last month that Ramirez was involved in with a member of the organization that he is employed by. On June the 5th at Fenway Park, Ramirez and first baseman Kevin Youkilis had to be separated from one another after tempers flared between the teammates in the Sox dugout.
Ramirez, a village idiot who is skilled at swinging a wooden bat and striking a leather ball, is often granted a pass with the nauseating phrase “It’s just Manny being Manny.” The native of Santo Domingo should not be provided such ridiculous leeway in this instance. Manny was just a thug and, if the Red Sox don’t reprimand their star, they are just as yellow as he is.
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‘Thug’ is bit harsh, Colin - after all, how can someone be a ‘village idiot’ and a thug? - but he does appear to be suffering from some anger management issues lately.
I agree the club does afford him quite a bit of leeway when it comes to his MBM antics, but I think privately they have to be dealing with these incidents in a very serious manner.
To go from a happpy-go-lucky clown prince to a hair trigger brawler in a few months time tells me there is a deeper problem here, and I’m sure the Sox management will get to the bottom of it. No need to do so publicly.
Keep up the good posts about criminals and thugs.