Man Ram Rumors Run Rampant

Over the weekend, the Daily News reported that All-Star slugger Manny Ramirez has been expecting a three-year offer from the Yankees: "Ramirez has already turned down a two-year, $45 million offer from the Dodgers and has told friends he is seeking a four-year deal in the $100 million range." However, while Hank Steinbrenner wants some "Manny being Manny," Yankees GM Brian Cashman was apparently less enthused. Now Bombers Beat swapped text messages with Cashman, who says that rumors of a three-year, $75 million are "not true." Still, hopes of Ramirez selling his cars in the NYC area (like this) are alive.

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By Jen Chung in News on December 22, 2008 11:50 AM

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babyfishmouth

Tini, if you knew anything, you'd know that Manny is on the Dodgers now. They're in LA, not Boston.

Rfive

If you knew anything tini, you'd know that they are hardly a classy organization. The Yankees have always shown class in their choice of upstanding citizens personified by the likes of Mantle, Martin, and Mercer. And let's not even begin to get into the roll call of steriod era success stories.

SP

#10, you don't know shit. You already showed that in your previous comment.

Nyctini11

And #9, you two are APPARENTLY from the same hood. Yankees tend to stand and uphold a certain kind of classiness that players like Ramirez and fans like yourself, who seem to be the Anti of all that. But, i'm just going off of what's been shown & spoken, what do i know.

Rfive

Wow. The Bombers have a legitimate chance to get a PROVEN slugger, who has made significant contributions to teams that won in the recent past (he's been in the playoffs the last 3 seasons and has 2 rings) AND has a huge fucking fan base in the city, as you stupid crackers would rather sign who?

You bitches don't know shit about sports. Ramirez is from NYC, something probably no one from the current team can even say.

CubanB

It'd be worth it just to see them make him shave those grimey ass dreads off.

ides_of_march

#5 Exactly.

SP

"Stay in Boston PLEASE!"

LOL. Please, drop all pretenses of knowing what you are talking about.

Papercutninja

Yes, yankees. Let's keep throwing HUGE amounts of $$$ to these superstars who arrive in the Bronx and do NOTHING. Why not scrounge up some young talent and build a team?

SP

"Man Ram?" How gay can you get?

jaycjay

"hopes of Ramirez selling his cars in the NYC area (like this) are alive."

Hopes? Not many Yankee fans I've talked to feel that way. Cashman's right on this one. "Manny being Manny" doesn't fit this team.