Manny Being Manny?

There are a couple things that annoy me in Major League Baseball these days, and I'll probably hit on all of them this summer. First, the problem of the six dollar beer and the ten dollar nachos. Second, Jonathan Papelbon...just him in general. Then there's the third problem that has been thrust into the spotlight recently, and that would be "Manny Being Manny"

ESPN coined this term when Manny Ramierez played for the Boston Red Sox, ESPN's favorite team coincidentally. This statement seems to be the blanket statement for everything and anything Manny seems to do. My question is just how far are we going to let this thing go? I understand how Dodger fans have grown to love him, but really, let's think about this.

Hey, look Manny misplayed a ball and now he's laying on top of it. That's just Manny being Manny! Oh and now he's talking on his cell phone asking Scott Boras why the hell he couldn't get 20 million a year for five years last season. That's just Manny being Manny! Now he's got some rolling papers and plucking some of the outfield grass. Now he's got his iPod too! Must be playing some Bob Marley or something. Well, that's just Manny being Manny! Now he's in the plaza...he just grabbed some girl...well that's unpleasant! Oh it's just Manny being Manny!

ALL RIGHT!!! The latest episode occured when Manny went to the doctor. Manny's doctor for whatever reason told him to take a female hormone known as hCg which actually helps the body recover at the end of a steroid cycle. Well, Manny supposedly didn't seem to notice that he was a man because he had no idea what his doctor was giving him. So let's get this straight. If the common man took this strategy, he would most likely wind up with Viagra as a cure for his throbbing headache, right? You would think that if Manny got a fertility drug, he would say "Doc, I'm a man."

So, what happens now. John Kruk and his fat ass was chugging Cheese Whiz on ESPN screaming that Manny should be kicked off the team. Peter Gammons cut his arm and it showed Red Sox red and blue and mentioned how nobody supported Manny towards the end of his tenure with the Sox. I believe that Manny shouldn't exactly be kicked off a team or anything, but for the love of God, clean up your act! I understand that you would like to enjoy life and everything, but come on. You can't take everything your team says as a joke!

Bottom line is this. You're a major league baseball player, Manny. Why don't you act like it sometime? Maybe then we'll get off your back a bit. Well, not like we're on it right now, but you get the point.