Manny Ramirez was hit by a pitch on the wrist yesterday, and was taken to a local hospital. Fortunately for the Dodgers, the X-Rays came back negative and the ruling was he's be day-to-day.
Well that day was today! On the night the Dodgers were giving away free Manny Ramirez bobble heads, Ramirez came up to the plate as a pinch hitter in the 6th inning with the bases loaded.
The crowd went wild. Bobbleheads were in the air and bobbling like they just didn't care! Manny came up to bat and it was over in an instant.
Ramirez lasered the first pitch he saw from Reds reliever Nick Masset over the left field wall and took a sold out crowd at Chavez Ravine a trip down to Mannywood!
A grand slam one on pitch. Manny Ramirez hits his 11th home run of the season and his 21st all time, placing him two behind the all time leader Lou Gehrig. The Dodgers went up 6-2 and eventually won the game.
And to think that Manny asked out of the lineup when he saw his name penciled in to play left field. It wouldn't surprise me if this was orchestrated by Manny himself. What better way for the fans in Los Angeles to shower you with love than hitting a grand slam on your night. I can't remember the last time a Dodger got not one but two curtain calls.
This was a clear indication to everyone around Major League Baseball that the Dodgers fans have forgiven Manny Ramirez. You can even hear that same passion in Vin Scully's voice as he announced the home run shot. Vin later said in the telecast, that the fan reaction to Manny's home run was the loudest he's heard the fans in twenty years. The fans know that it isn't about cheering or booing a cheater. It's about the opportunity to watch something special.
The Dodgers have now gone 11-5 since Ramirez returned. They currently have the best record in baseball and it looks like no one in the National League can touch them besides the World Series champs.
The Philadelphia Phillies are playing their best ball, and they are heavily rumored to be the front runner to acquire the services of one Roy Halladay.
We'll see if Toronto can pull the trigger on a trade before their self-imposed trade deadline of July 28th, but I do know one thing that's for sure. The 2009 Dodgers are the best blue team Los Angeles has seen since 1988.
1 comment:
Ohhhhhhhhhhh my that dodger game was absolutely amazing. What a capivating story that only the one they call "Mannywood" would come up with. Hollywood seems to be the place for Manny especially when hes making crazy storylines like his pitch hit grand slam... ON MANNY RAMERIZ BOOBLE HEAD NIGHT hahahhaha. Tremendous stuff, great coverage on this story
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