With Manny Ramirez’s sudden retirement from baseball, the phrase “Manny being Manny” probably ranks among the week’s most-often spoken. That just begs the question, though: what exactly is “being Manny”? Well, quite simply, it’s being one of the best right-handed hitters ever to play the game. I’ve heard some ludicrous questions about his Hall of Fame candidacy being brought up, and I want to address them here. For his career, his 162-game average line was:
.312/.411/.585 39HR 129RBI 94BB 109R 154OPS+ Continue reading