Manny Ramirez Is Breaking Out the Bottle

Having fallen behind the Phillies two games to none in the NLCS, there are a number of things the Dodgers could try to get back in to the series. I, for one, would recommend playing better. Manny Ramirez has three of the Dodgers' 15 hits and he's driven in four of their seven runs through two games. A one-man team will not go to the World Series. Manny, however, has a different suggestion. Alcohol.

As for coming back, "It might be time to do some shots of Crown Royal," said Manny Ramirez, who has been there, done that. "I know this, we'll have the music on Sunday in Dodger Stadium and maybe have some fun."

In 2004, Ramirez's Red Sox were down and out against the Yankees, but just before taking the field in Game 6, Kevin Millar urged each of his teammates to down a shot of whiskey.

Manny Ramirez + alcohol + baseball just sounds like a dangerous equation to me, but if I were on the Dodgers right now, I'd probably do a shot of gasoline if Manny told me that was what made him hit the way he's been hitting (note: I would not actually do a shot of gasoline and you shouldn't either). I mean, it probably can't make things worse than letting Brett Myers drive in three runs, can it?

Hat tip to Ziller over at the Sporting Blog

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

10-11-2008 @ 3:37PM

Rick said...

Frustration's doing the talking here. The Phillies have sort of harnessed the Ramirez threat for now and with that comes all sorts of drunken logic. No one man can do what it takes a whole team to achieve and Manny, as great as he is, needs input from the other players because if the Dodgers fold to the Phillies all people will remember is that Manny didn't come through for us when it counted and that sort of, again drunken logic, is enough to make anyone reach for a shooter or two.

10-11-2008 @ 5:47PM

DBrim said...

Manny has 10 homers against Moyer in 60 ABs. As a Dodger fan, I'd really rather have him sober.

10-11-2008 @ 5:50PM

finn said...

phils win in 5.then manny can go drink in mexico the f-----g showboat.instead of wathching a ball hit the fence he should try running out of the batters box when he makes contact.TYPICAL ONE MAN SHOWBOAT.GO PHILS

10-12-2008 @ 11:00AM

nyequil said...

drink.up...dodgers...if......it takes that to send them hick phillies..home...........go dodgers.

10-13-2008 @ 10:13AM

Sharon David said...

Manny mayne you should have stayed in Mexico instead of always compaining or going back to manny just being manny like you were for the red sox you always seem to find something to complain about and then try to put on a show

10-12-2008 @ 9:59PM

Sean said...

you all are missing the point obviously.....first off, none of these guys will be drunck..or even buzzed after one shot of crown royal...what this is, is sort of a team unity thing...by them drinking a shot together..it brings them together more!!