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Bill CornellI always thought that the "role model" cliche was the dumbest that sports had to offer and I hope Manny Ramirez's latest cop-out (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1607063) is the final proof. Crucial series, sore throat, but he still can go off and get typically goofy. Would anyone want a child to grow up to be as good of a hitter but this dumb? The PC-centric world doesn't want to call a dope a dope, but Manny continues to set new standards.
As an aside, Red Sox fans often get labeled as "bitter", but when I saw their game in Phiadelphia today, I realized that we can only run a distant second - the Phillies fans are just plain mean. They booed the home team unanimously every chance they got: on foul balls, when they took the field between innings, when the wind blew in a different direction. If this happened in, say, Seattle, they'd have grief counselors in the dugout to help the players cope...