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Perfect Hollywood Marriage: Manny and Dodgers

Mar 5, 2009 – 12:45 AM
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Jay Mariotti

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With no better evidence than dreadlocks, a skullcap, a chubby belly, a No. 99 jersey and a uniquely goofy grin, Manny Ramirez is a lovable lunkhead, a cartoon character, a klutz and a moody cuss. He's also maybe the best right-handed hitter of his generation, which might explain why I can't stay mad at the dude very long, hard as I try. Some places are more conducive than others to hosting a daily extravaganza such as Manny Being Manny.

Boston was uptight, filled with too many die-hards who clutch rosaries, live and die on every pitch, obsess over the Yankees and prefer keeping score to drinking beer. Philly and New York wouldn't work, either, not when the fans are crazier than Ramirez himself. And don't suggest Wrigley Field, where he'd lose himself in the ivy and never return.

In L.A., though, they get Manny.
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