OT: Manny Ramirez retires

Post #1 » by **Schad** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:25 pm

Wow. Apparently he tripped up the drug testing program, and he opted to retire instead.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/04/m ... tires.html

Post #2 » by **LittleOzzy** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:29 pm

Wow what a strange end to his career.

We should all be thankful that he didn't end up here.

Post #3 » by **Schad** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:31 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:Wow what a strange end to his career.

We should all be thankful that he didn't end up here.

Meh, wouldn't have really made a difference; we didn't acquire anyone because we failed to get him, he only played a couple games, and now the Rays don't have to pay him. Zero effect either way.

SharoneWright · Post #4 » by **SharoneWright** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:33 pm

Shed no tears.... Cheater.

Michael Bradley · Post #5 » by **Michael Bradley** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 8:59 pm

Wow. What a bad way to end a great career. Would have loved if the Jays signed him, but I guess it wouldn't have mattered.

Hoopstarr · Post #6 » by **Hoopstarr** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 9:01 pm

I wonder if they'll say screw it and bring up Jennings before June.

CapeCrusader · Post #7 » by **CapeCrusader** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 9:02 pm

Just Manny being Manny.

gei · Post #8 » by **gei** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 9:59 pm

CapeCrusader wrote:Just Manny being Manny.

khin_s · Post #9 » by **khin_s** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 10:02 pm

Ah well.. great hitter but he was a nutjob.

Too bad his steroid suspicions will probably keep him out of the HOF

Randle McMurphy · Post #10 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 10:11 pm

One of the greatest hitters of all time and would be a sure-fire HOF if most of the writers weren't morons.

Apparently needed to find some better masking agents, though.

canucks22 · Post #11 » by **canucks22** » Fri Apr 8, 2011 10:36 pm

CapeCrusader wrote:Just Manny being Manny.

LOL this

Chevy Chase · Post #12 » by **Chevy Chase** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 12:20 am

I think this does hurt TB. While they paid little for his services, what moves did they not make figuring on Manny being there?

Hoopstarr · Post #13 » by **Hoopstarr** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 12:44 am

sci96krusty wrote:I think this does hurt TB. While they paid little for his services, what moves did they not make figuring on Manny being there?

They didn't forgo any moves to sign Manny and Damon. They were signed as a package deal from Boras at the very end of the offseason and even that sort of came as a surprise. Before that, they planned on using their internal options to replace all the players they lost (they also added 10 picks in the top 75 this year for losing all those players). It's not like they were expected to be this bad. Losing Crawford hurt badly but Damon and Manny should've been adequate, while Pena and Bartlett didn't give them much last year anyway. It's the bullpen where they're going to rely on sleepers to step up.

SharoneWright · Post #14 » by **SharoneWright** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 1:37 am

How many millions of dollars did he make lying to you, me, his teammates, and his competitors?

Dirtbag scumwad.

zilby · Post #15 » by **zilby** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 2:20 am

Manny will be Manny...

I wouldn't be surprised if two things happened:

1) He was roiding it throughout his whole career.
2) It holds him out of the HOF.

Randle McMurphy · Post #16 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 2:57 am

SharoneWright wrote:How many millions of dollars did he make lying to you, me, his teammates, and his competitors?

Dirtbag scumwad.

I don't remember him lying to anybody, I remember him taking steroids like most of the other players of his era.

Post #17 » by **YogiStewart** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 4:58 am

yeah, its funny. Greg Zaun has a nice gig with Rogers. if i recall correctly,Mr Nice Guy was found guilty of using PEds

ItsDanger · Post #18 » by **ItsDanger** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 5:15 am

And to think some people wanted the Jays to sign him. Thankfully AA was probably never interested.

Randle McMurphy · Post #19 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 5:17 am

ItsDanger wrote:And to think some people wanted the Jays to sign him. Thankfully AA was probably never interested.

The fans that care about a higher team OBP wanted to sign him.

Randle McMurphy · Post #20 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sat Apr 9, 2011 5:18 am

YogiStewart wrote:yeah, its funny. Greg Zaun has a nice gig with Rogers. if i recall correctly,Mr Nice Guy was found guilty of using PEds

People only remember the big names.