Manny Ramirez is officially a Dodger again. I’m extremely excited about this, but I certainly could’ve lived without the wait and hoopla. While I don’t believe Manny is worth a five year investment as he wanted, I do believe he’s worthy of being the second highest (even highest) paid player in baseball. I do wonder however if Manny recognizes what he’s gotten himself into. I hope he realizes that the “honeymoon IS over”. Welcome to the land of fair-weather fans Manny. We love you now, but we are a “what have you done for me lately” kind of town. In his short time with the Dodgers last season Manny hit 17 homeruns, 53 RBIs and batted .396; all in 53 games AND he supposedly single handedly took the Dodgers into the playoffs. So, for Manny to remain in good graces LA fans he’ll have to have those kind of numbers by at least midseason. This isn’t going to be easy since LA fans change their minds like a mother changes a newborn’s diaper and whose loyalties change direction like a feather in the wind. And even if he does put up those numbers, that’s still not going to be enough. If the words “Los Angeles Dodgers, 2009 World Series Champions” aren’t uttered, Manny won’t have to worry about whether or not he’ll be coming back next season, because some Dodger fan will have already made his way to the clubhouse and will be packing Manny’s bags for him.
MANNY-MANIA IS RUNNIN’ WILD!!!
But…
Manny…
WHATCHAGONNADO...
WHATCHAGONNADO BROTHER…
WHATCHAGONNADO, WHEN LOS ANGELES FAIRWEATHER MADNESS RUNS WILD ON YOU???
