Manny Ramirez Should Never Be a Yankee

Instead of the back of Manny's jersey saying "Ramirez," it should say "Schact," as in Al Schact, the clown prince of baseball. For those of you who are not old enough to remember, long before the San Diego Chicken, Al Schact used to be an act for those teams who weren't very good and needed a gimmick to get fans to come to the games.  Al Schact wore a too-large uniform and used to dance in the first base coach's box and sort of did the splits.  He would turn his hat sideways and make faces to the crowd, all to get attention and laughs. Schact has now been replaced by Ramirez. Before Brian Cashman or Joe Girardi even consider entering the Ramirez sweepstakes, they should think long and hard about whether they need a clown to fill the seats at the new Yankee Stadium.  I don't question that Ramirez may have been the greatest right handed hitter of the last 25 years, maybe ever. He has hit in the clutch, and he has been a Yankee killer. But he has also hidden in the ... (link)