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This was good!!
From redsox.com:
Any notion that outfielder Manny Ramirez's march toward 500 home runs would affect other parts of his game was put to rest when the dreadlocked slugger flashed some serious leather to ignite an incredible inning-ending double play from the warning track in left-center field in the fourth inning.
"That was great entertainment. ... I don't think it's happened before, and I don't think it'll ever happen again," Van Every said.
Probably not, but thanks to video, the moment will live forever.
With two on and one down, Ramirez's former teammate, Kevin Millar, slammed a ball to left-center that appeared destined to carry over Ramirez's head. On a full sprint and fully extended, Ramirez chased it down just before he hit the warning track for the second out.
"I thought I was not going to have any chance to throw the guy out at first, but I did it anyway," Ramirez said. "I just got a bad jump, but I never give up. I go there and I caught it."
What happened next made it even more special.
In two strides, Ramirez was at the seven-foot wall. He propelled himself up the green, cushioned wall with his right foot and high-fived a fan -- one wearing a Red Sox T-shirt, no less -- before getting back to business. Using his momentum, which was now pushing him toward the field, Ramirez spotted second baseman Dustin Pedroia in short left field and saw Aubrey Huff, who had singled, desperately trying to scamper around second base and get back to first.
Ramirez hit Pedroia with his relay and Pedroia's throw to first baseman Kevin Youkilis beat Huff to complete the double play.
This was good!!
From redsox.com:
Any notion that outfielder Manny Ramirez's march toward 500 home runs would affect other parts of his game was put to rest when the dreadlocked slugger flashed some serious leather to ignite an incredible inning-ending double play from the warning track in left-center field in the fourth inning.
"That was great entertainment. ... I don't think it's happened before, and I don't think it'll ever happen again," Van Every said.
Probably not, but thanks to video, the moment will live forever.
With two on and one down, Ramirez's former teammate, Kevin Millar, slammed a ball to left-center that appeared destined to carry over Ramirez's head. On a full sprint and fully extended, Ramirez chased it down just before he hit the warning track for the second out.
"I thought I was not going to have any chance to throw the guy out at first, but I did it anyway," Ramirez said. "I just got a bad jump, but I never give up. I go there and I caught it."
What happened next made it even more special.
In two strides, Ramirez was at the seven-foot wall. He propelled himself up the green, cushioned wall with his right foot and high-fived a fan -- one wearing a Red Sox T-shirt, no less -- before getting back to business. Using his momentum, which was now pushing him toward the field, Ramirez spotted second baseman Dustin Pedroia in short left field and saw Aubrey Huff, who had singled, desperately trying to scamper around second base and get back to first.
Ramirez hit Pedroia with his relay and Pedroia's throw to first baseman Kevin Youkilis beat Huff to complete the double play.
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 5:00 PMyea it was cool....but Manny is a punk -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 5:33 PMwas a punk. he's chill this year. hot dog? maybe, but not punk.
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 6:02 PMThat's hilarious! Manny's certainly entertaining. That almost makes up for this play from a few years back....
reid.mlblogs.com/archives/...st_pl.html
Greatest play *ever* :)
Sadly the video of the play isn't up any more. -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 6:39 PMhes still a punk....I heard he claims hes the best outfielder to ever play for Boston
ahem....ever hear of Ted Williams? -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 7:08 PMYeah, and he also said that Julian Tavarez should be traded to Milwaukee for one of the team’s racing sausages.
Hot Dog. -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 11:33 PMManny: Games 1674 fielding percentage: 978 Errors: 65 put outs 2812
Williams: Games 2152 Fielding Percentage 979 Errors 113 put outs 4158
Williams had a better arm because manny only has 65 percent of the put outs he did
Manny has played nearly 80 percent of the number of games Williams did yet Wiliams has nearly 175 percent more errors. The comparison is pretty irrelevant because Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski have better numbers than either of them.
Hell Yaz had over 10,000 put outs
Manny gets a bum rap I know he shouldnt stand in the box the way he does after a homer but everything else he catches shit for is pretty much benign crap. He has never gotten the credit he deserved for his fielding they always show him in the outfield and talk about manny being manny but never mentioned that he lead the league in put outs the last couple years -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Fri, May 16, 2008 - 12:14 PMThink the dude will ever cut his hair again? Its been since 2003 right?
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Fri, May 16, 2008 - 12:21 PMIm not taking anything away from his ability to play the game..I just feel he has no respect for his team,or the game itself. Hes in it for Man-Ram....so hes a punk in my book
but then again....the team accepts him...so who am I to say!? -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Fri, May 16, 2008 - 3:06 PM -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Fri, May 16, 2008 - 5:29 PMYeah, but it was one of the coolest moments in the game in a long while. -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 10:33 AMNo I must disagree about exciting. Cabbrera's single triple was pretty hawt (1909 was the last one in CLE!). Of course that is from the Club that could not teach Mannie a work ethic, The CLEVELAND INDIANS. Not a teachable one... not from this small ball fan... >; - )
I do believe we are so grateful that the Sox have him now, with all of THAT athleticism and ability to field...
Ah good luck as per to the Sox. I just wish old Astrubal had done that while the Tribe were playing with the Sox or Yankees.
MA
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 1:08 PM>>Yeah, but it was one of the coolest moments in the game in a long while.<<
no...cool moments are seeing Craig Biggio hit for 3000 and playing for the same team for 19 years....Cool moments are watching someone like Darryl Kile(RIP) pitch a no hitter and want nothing better than go home an d play with his daughter...cool moments are saved for good people.
Manny is at best a highlight reel that doesnt really appease this baseball fan..I like Baseball...and thats a team sport....and Manny to me isnt a team player, contrary to what you all think -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 3:50 PMHoops you can think that all you want but it wont make you any less wrong. read some of the stories about his work ethic. I watch about 140 Sox game every year and see him constantly being a team player in the dug out. Granted he makes some strange choices but they also say he is the hardest working player on the sox he is almost always the first to show and the last to leave the park. I think you are basing your decision on a very small amount of information -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 4:34 PMHis fielding pct this year to date is 1.000.
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 4:49 PMBarry Bonds was a hard worker too...he had good numbers too
I can feel anyway I wnat to about him...thats whats wonderful about the USA
best part about this....this tribe has been dead all season....at least some conversation has started up -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 6:15 PMFirst of all I didnt say couldnt feel that way I just said you couldnt feel that way AND be right. You dont have to tell me whats good about the USA by the way you know whats fucked up about the USA is that people just make shit up out of whole cloth and then purport it as a god damn fact.
Second of all puttin manny in the bonds catagory is kind of a pull, manny's been clean through all this. Your just throwing knives in the dark cause you dont know what else to do. -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 7:00 PMBoston fans are funny...you guys get so riled up -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 8:49 PMkinda like string cheese fans ;-) -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Sun, May 18, 2008 - 10:50 PMtouche! -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 8:21 AMHoops dont give yourself to much credit Im actually not that riled up. I know in the past I have called you a troll but i NEVER said you were good at being a troll -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 9:01 AMI dont know what you mean by calling me a troll...if by sparking up some baseball conversation is being a troll...then you got me!! If me not liking a player cause I think hes selfish is being a troll....guilty again.
my point is....you and others are REAL quick to defend your poor and misjudged Man-Ram cause hes getting dealt an unfair hand
its all opinions....Im entitled to mine just as you are to yours -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 9:26 AMHoops isn't a troll, he's just an Astro fan, and they're pretty far up the list as far as years w/o a WS title. Goddess it feels good not to have that effin' horse collar any more!
Been to any Cheesy shows lately?
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 9:30 AMIf you can't have a little joy watching Manny act like a goofy superhero for a minute, then I think you don't get baseball.
He ain't on my team either, but tip of the cap, buddy. -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 9:36 AMIm not saying there are'nt things the guy does that i am not stoked on. I dont like it when he stands in the box after a homer and there are times I wish he would hussle out of the box and I wish he would show up to spring training on time, thogh this year he did. Putting him in Bonds's category is at best ignorant. Considering its coming from an astro's fan whose team is smeared with Clemens dirt who would ever figured him for being a child molester -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 9:58 AMThe Clemens* issue would be a different thread. Don't bring his dirt to my Manny thread!
ikwym abt Manny standing in the box after a tater. Get your ass movin' Manny!
I tried not to follow the Barry drama in the clubhouse when he was playing. Wasn't he the diva, the prima-donna?
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 10:00 AM>>Considering its coming from an astro's fan whose team is smeared with Clemens dirt who would ever figured him for being a child molester<<
I dont think anything he did while playing with Boston(when his alleged affair was happening) has anything to do with the fact that Im an Astros fan
for the record..I was never a Clemens fan...think hes an arrogant ass -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 10:09 AMyou for got the asterisk, it's Clemens*
> for the record..I was never a Clemens fan...think hes an arrogant ass -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 10:22 AMhahaha nice one Dave!
oh and to answer a random question from you..Havent seen the Cheese in quite a while..... ACL Festival a few years ago being the last -
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Re: Manny snares line drive, high-fives fan, doubles up runner
Mon, May 19, 2008 - 12:59 PMIm just messin around to be honest when he started having sex with the 15 year old he was in Boson. fairs fair
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