In case you missed it last night, here’s the Red Sox highlight of Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS.
Kevin Youkilis, David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez provided the Red Sox some offense with back to back to back Home Runs in the top of the sixth inning …
And Manny Ramirez might have just set a record for the longest admiration of a Home Run in an MLB playoff game.
The only problem was that the Red Sox still trailed the Indians by four runs.
I can understand a display like if it was a walk-off shot in the ninth inning (or later).
I could understand it if the Red Sox were winning (the game or the series).
I could understand it if it was against the rival Yankees.
I could really understand it if Home Runs were worth five runs.
But that’s just bush-league crap right there. Whether he was just “being Manny” or not.
That ranks down there with Shawne Merriman doing his “Lights Out” sack dance when his Chargers are trailing the Patriots by 17 points.
If this was a regular season game (or a Yankees/Red Sox game), I’d say Ramirez should be on the lookout for pitches near his head the next time he’s at bat. But I don’t think the Indians will do that.
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October 17th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
In his own defense, Manny probably didn’t even know what the score WAS at the time!
With his own stats to keep track of (batting avg, slugging %, HR, RBI, BB, H, etc) who has time to worry about a pesky game score?
It’s just another case of Showboater being Showboater.
October 17th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
But we love the home run here at HRD. Right?
October 17th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
I can look past Manny’s visual masterbation. It’s the hair that’s too much for me. Geez … I dated a girl in high school with that hair.
October 18th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Living in MA, always a Sox fan, rooting for a win tonight and cheering for a purpose pitch.
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