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BY AUSTIN FAX
ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN
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Manny Ramirez is at it again. The former World Series MVP with the larger-than-life personality was arrested for domestic battery after he allegedly hit his wife in the face during an argument.
WCVB in Boston gives us the rundown of Manny’s past indiscretions.
“Ramirez has kept a low profile ever since retiring from Major League Baseball in the Spring. You’ll remember the Sox traded him to the Dodgers in 2008 in a monster $160 million deal. He served a 50 game suspension in 2009 after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. He ended his career with the Tampa Bay Rays this Spring after testing positive for a second time.”
Ramirez denies hitting his wife, Juliana, claiming he merely grabbed her shoulders. After making the $2,500 bail set on Tuesday, TMZ caught a glimpse of Ramirez’s reaction upon leaving the courthouse.
RAMIREZ: “We’re leaving, We’re leaving.”
(GRABS MICROPHONE FROM REPORTER)
PASSENGER: “Be a good guy Manny, c’mon don’t be that guy.”
REPORTER: “You’re going to get in trouble for doing that to us now Manny, you can’t do that! Did you get that on tape?”
The Washington Examiner’s Jeffery Tomik thinks Ramirez’s smile and quirky antics endeared him to fans while he was on the field. But in light of recent events, ‘Manny being Manny’ just ain’t what it used to be.
“The perception of Ramirez has drastically changed over the last couple years. He has been labeled as a cheater, a quitter and now possibly a wife beater. ...No one is willing to defend his conduct anymore. Ramirez used to entertain fans. Now he only disappoints them.”
A blogger for CafeMom’s The Stir says we shouldn’t be surprised at Ramirez’s actions. All of the warning signs were there.
“Professional sports are occupations heavily based on aggression... Athletes are used to getting what they want...It doesn't make it any of it excusable. Manny, you're a dirtbag.’
So what now? The Boston Herald’s Steve Buckley says the future isn’t exactly bright for the dread-locked star.
“...it’s hard to see where Manny Ramirez fits in [after baseball]. It’s impossible to envision him as a coach or as an instructor, given the angst he brought to many of his managers... Ramirez often was a clown... If you’re merely a clown, well, baseball clowns are cheaply bought and overly abundant.”
Ramirez could face up to a year in prison if convicted of the misdemeanor battery charge. No trial date has been set.
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