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Before You Run Them Out Of Town ...
Written by wrigleyville   
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
For all of the mouthbreathers out there trying to run Aramis Ramirez and Alfonso Soriano out of town because they don't "play the game the right way" or are "lazy Latin lollygaggers," here's a useful thought for you from Bill Simmons (on the Manny situation): The critics quickly began singing a familiar chorus: Manny doesn't respect The Game! He just doesn't respect The Game! The guy just DOES NOT respect The Game! Manny ... Ramirez ... does not ... respect ... The Game! Quick tangent: I don't know what the hell this means. If you want to win the old-school media guys, really, you only have to do six things: run out every ground ball, end up with a dirty uniform every once in a while, show up on time, give reporters whatever time they need, light up like a little kid if Willie Mays or Hank Aaron ever walks into the dugout, and smile broadly during games (so the announcers can talk about how you'd play this game for free, even though you just opted out of your contract and held your team hostage for a $100 million raise). Do those things and you earn an "I Respect The Game" card. We should also mention that ... A. Boston won two titles with a Hall of Famer who didn't respect The Game (Manny) and zero titles with a Hall of Famer who did (Carl Yastrzemski). B. Players considered "Respects The Game" guys in their primes include Pete Rose (convicted felon, baseball gambler), Roger Clemens (identified as a cheater in the Mitchell Report) and (fill in the names of at least 12-15 other major stars from the Steroids Era). So, yes, keep working to get rid of the two best hitters the Cubs have had since Sammy Sosa. That will work wonders. Oh, and for those of you who say "none of it matters if they don't do it in the postseason," Ramirez and Soriano are the reasons the Cubs played in the postseason the last two years. Finally, your boss told me you weren't particularly good in crunch time, either.

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