The True Extent to Which Manny Be's Manny

Hearken back, people, to Manny Ramirez's introductory press conference in Boston after he signed his 8-year, $160M deal: Manny shambles up to the dais, settles in behind the mic, gives a double thumbs-up and says, "Bueno."

I can remember thinking, "This space cadet -- in Boston -- is gonna be fun."

Through all the oddball behavior, the phrase "Manny being Manny" has been beaten into the dirt to an extent that it's lost most of its meaning. But I think this incident calls it into pretty sharp focus:

Apparently Reebok once cut Emanuelito a check for $10K, and he just set it aside and forgot about it.

Why did Reebok cut him a check for $10 large? No one knows for sure; as you can see here, Manny's not a Reebok endorser.


You can also see in that photo that Manny appears to have a ten-pound sack of zebra mussels in his pants.

Just Manny being Manny...

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