Manny Being Manny

You may or may not know that Manny Ramirez hit his 500th home run over the weekend. What I can't figure out is if he hit it at Fenway Park or in Baltimore.

Seriously, are there any Orioles fans out there? That's kind of pathetic to have the home crowd going nuts for another team's player, even someone who just hit his 500th home run. I sort of expected a decent round of applause but while I was watching the video, I thought they were going to bring him out for a curtain call or two or have him do the Cal Ripken lap around the stadium, similar to when Ripken broke the consecutive games played streak. Perhaps that's why the O's are in last place. Well, that and the fact that Kevin Millar is their starting first baseman.

Looking back on the celebration, I guess I'm sort of dissapointed that Baltimore didn't have some type of huge banner unroll with the number 500 on it, a huge picture of Manny, a video highlight film of every one of his 500 home runs and the unveiling of Manny Being Manny Highway.

When you're watching the video below, check out Julio Lugo's reaction to the home run when Manny comes back to the dugout. First, he gives him a hug that lasts waaaaay too long before Manny even gets to the dugout steps. Then, after Manny has high fived everyone, we see Lugo return for a second helping of another waaaaay too long hug.



And in case you missed Manny's catch and high five earlier in the year, here it is. This is classic Manny being Manny. He probably doesn't even know what ball park he's playing or the score of the game but he's conscious enough to make a nice running catch, run another five steps, leap up the outfield wall and high five someone in the crowd. Classic Manny. This also took place in Baltimore and, as you can hear, the crowd is going nuts. Way to support the local team. They should rename Camden Yard to Fenway South.