Really Manny? Was this another Manny being Manny moment? Has his legacy been tainted? Is it all just a bad dream?
This morning, Manny Ramirez was suspended by MLB for 50 games for violating the leagues drug policy. Hmm… This does not mean it was for steroids as everybody around baseball is already assuming. Manny claims the drug he took was prescribed by a physician for a medical condition he would like to keep private. My first thought was: “HAHAHAHAH it all makes sense now! Manny has been smoking weed all these years which explains his personality and hi jinks over the last 15 years. “ I never once believed he was on roids. Now it turns out he has been taking this medication to boost his sex drive but it is not Viagra.
So yes, it was a performance enhancer…. in the bedroom.
Seriously though… did Manny just pull a Jamaal Wilkes? Does Manny need a sex drive boost now that he is the Mayor of Dodgertown too keep up with his “fans”. Does Manny have his own private room where he takes his fans like Jamaal had in the Forum and Magic inherited after Jamaal left? Or is Manny taking this drug to restart his sex drive after losing it because he juiced up while with the Red Sox? Only time will tell.
I for one will add this to the “Manny being Manny” list.
So what will happen to the Dodgers now that Manny will miss the next 50 games? Dodgers are currently 21-8 and a comfortable 6.5 games ahead of the 13-13 Giants. If the Dodgers win half of the next 50 then we should still be in very good shape leaving us with a 46-33 record and 13 games above .500. I’m not too concerned. Yes Manny is a huge part of this teams success and yes he will be sorely missed but in a little over a month we had this record with him, then in the last three months we should be equally as good if not better. The final 83 games of the season will be very interesting to watch as Manny tears apart the National League just like he did last year.
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