Being from both Boston and Florida, I want to tie this all together for you and the media. Hanley Ramirez's actions are not that unfamiliar in the Red Sox organization, and previews to this were visible in AAA Pawtucket.
"I wasn't trying to give up," Ramirez said. "That was the hardest I could go after the ball." Bullshit, now you're insulting all of the hundreds of fans in the stands (haha), and thousands at home watching on TV.
Ramirez is hitting .293 with seven homers and 20 RBIs this year. He is the Marlins' highest-paid player after signing a $70 million, six-year contract in 2008, and has become the face of a franchise that moves into a new ballpark in 2012. Doesnt this sound familiar to Manny who was making $20M a year, face of the most popular franchise in sports, yet couldnt hustle and bring his A game every day.
Hanley going half ass after a ball was seen many times by another Ramirez in Boston and because of his stellar bat, they just said "its Manny being Manny". The responses from Hanley are familiar as well. Downplaying it like it is no big deal and causing rifts in the locker room is the blueprint that finally put Manny in Los Angeles.
Hanley is 100% wrong. He should have shut up and apologized to his fans and the Marlins organization and moved on. Now he is a cancer in the locker room, a locker room that cant afford any distractions if it wants to win games.
The funny part is that in AAA for Boston, players used to threaten to kick his ass for his actions on the field. Hopefully there is someone on the Marlins that won't let this cancer spread.
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