Manny's strange intro..

[byrdz]

Speaking to the media in a formal interview session for the first time since the first day of spring training with the Dodgers, Ramirez pulled a fast one. Moments before he was to sit in front of an assembled mass, the fluent English speaker informed the White Sox that he would need a translator.

A shocked Joey Cora was summoned and other than one short answer in English, Ramirez conducted his first interview in a White Sox uniform speaking his native Spanish and having Cora do what ended up being a selective translation.

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The best Cora bait and switch came when Ramirez was asked about cutting his dreadlocks to conform with chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s appearance guidelines.

Ramirez’s actual answer: "That's a stupid question. I'm here to play baseball and that has nothing to do with playing baseball."

Cora’s translation: “I’m just worried about playing baseball. I’m not worried about hair or nothing.”

Funny that he gets translator to screen his actual words. They got out anyway but I suppose he knew they would. :laughlol:

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/white-sox/post/_/id/1851/white-sox-manny-at-fork-in-road

[AgentOrange]

That is one of the funniest things I have seen.

[Boy Howdy]

Manny's great. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Nothing would make me happier this Fall than to see Ramirez and Guillen earn another World Series ring by outlasting Dusty Baker's Reds in the World Series while a legion of thin-skinned know-it-alls choke on their bran muffins.

[The Wedge]

I wonder if he was also mocking Sosa a bit. I mean, not the Cubs, but still Chicago...

Bit of a late joke to make, but with Manny you never know, he might have.

[DuffMan]

Manny's great. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Nothing would make me happier this Fall than to see Ramirez and Guillen earn another World Series ring by outlasting Dusty Baker's Reds in the World Series while a legion of thin-skinned know-it-alls choke on their bran muffins.

Are you kidding me? You look up selfish in the dictionary and there's a picture of Manny. He's the last person to deserve another ring.

[OrangeJerseys]

After Guillen's rant on translators earlier this year, this is not only funny, but a statement. Go Manny.

[byrdz]

Are you kidding me? You look up selfish in the dictionary and there's a picture of Manny. He's the last person to deserve another ring.

Because he refuses to cut his hair over some dumb rule or because he helps any team he's on be competitive and get to the playoffs?

[DuffMan]

because he helps any team he's on be competitive and get to the playoffs?

When he has the help of steroids or feels like trying.

[Boy Howdy]

When he has the help of steroids or feels like trying.

554 home runs, a dozen All Star selections, nine Silver Sluggers, a batting title, two rings and a World Series MVP award tell me he tried pretty hard.

[weams]

Manny's great. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Nothing would make me happier this Fall than to see Ramirez and Guillen earn another World Series ring by outlasting Dusty Baker's Reds in the World Series while a legion of thin-skinned know-it-alls choke on their bran muffins.

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[scOtt]

Odd coincidence, I watched Mr. Baseball with Tom Selleck last night. Some hilarious bits in that with his translator.

[MikeAD]

How about the two teams he quit on? He was a great hitter. Now he's a great quitter.

He put up some of his best numbers after "giving up on the Sawx and the Indians.

[MikeAD]

Who said anything about the Indians? He never quit on them. He quit on the Red Sox his last season with them and on the Dodgers this year. I pray he never ends up with my favorite team.

You're right on the Dodgers, don't know what I was thinking about the Indians. His last season with the Sox was still very good.

[Tony-OH]

554 home runs, a dozen All Star selections, nine Silver Sluggers, a batting title, two rings and a World Series MVP award tell me he tried pretty hard.

Yeah, Manny might be a moody guy sometimes, but his performance on the field leaves little doubt about how hard he's trying.