Manny Ramirez Wants To End His Career As A Dodger–We Won’t Hold Our Breath

If there’s anything anyone’s learned about Manny Ramirez in his 16 years playing professional baseball, is that everything he says needs to be taken with a grain of salt. That’s why his latest proclamation about wanting to finish his career with the Dodgers, who acquired him a mere four days ago, will be taken with a shovel’s full. Why? Considering the rumors that he begged the Red Sox to not trade him to Los Angeles after the deal was done, we feel the change of heart after less than a week might be a little premature—just wait till he finds out he can’t get reception or take a leak in the Dodger outfield as easy as he could in Boston.

“I like this city, the environment, the energy in the fans. I think that I’ll play here for the remainder of my career… I just feel comfortable. Regardless of how hectic Friday was — traveling from Boston with only a few hours of sleep, going to a press conference and later play a game — I started to feel the peace of mind that I was searching for.”

“The Dodgers brought me here to end my career in this city — at least that’s what I’m thinking. However, we haven’t even discussed the future. I’m simply starting to know this team,” Ramirez said.

Wait, what? Let’s throw that into the Manny-to-normal-scenario translator and see what we get. “Yeah, I’d like to marry you, which is why I brought you on this first date, but I might be getting ahead of myself. So let’s just order the appetizer and talk about our lives, and maybe we’ll get married. But I’m not promising you anything.”
Manny says he wants to finish his career with the Dodgers [Boston Globe]
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