First, earlier this season, instead of dealing with the repercussions of a second positive test for performance enhancing drugs, Manny Ramirez decided to retire. Now, in the same season he decided to retire, he has been arrested for domestic battery for slapping his wife across the face.
Back in 2004, Manny Ramirez was a hero. He was a major factor in the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series that season. Yes, he still had his intricacies, where it was just "Manny being Manny," but most of those things were able to be swept under the rug because of who Manny Ramirez was to baseball fans. He still had the personality that made him loveable, and baseball fans either loved him, or loved to hate him.
But now, fans are tired of Manny Ramirez. He's lost that sparkle that made him so lovable, and now, to put it frankly, people are tired of putting up with his crap. I think that some people were happy that he retired, rather than being suspended for 100 games, because then they knew he couldn't come back and pull even more stunts like he had in seasons past. But instead, while retired, he decides to abuse his wife and ends up being arrested for it, and of course that makes headlines. I think everyone, including myself, is ready for Manny Ramirez to simply go away. Yes, he was a great player. Yes, for a while he was fun to watch. But that's over now. But he won't be elected in to the hall of fame, especially after the second positive test. No one wants Manny to be Manny anymore, because no one cares. Do everyone a favor and disappear.
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