Yankees Reportedly Have Discussed Manny Ramirez

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[h1]Yankees Reportedly Have Discussed Manny Ramirez[/h1]

By Marc Lancaster
MLB Writer & Editor | Follow on Twitter: @MarcLancaster

Manny Ramirez in pinstripes? Say it ain't so! 

Well, it almost certainly ain't, but at least the sports-talk radio hosts in New York (and Boston) will have something to feed the masses on Christmas Eve after Jack Curry of YES reportedthe Yankees have had internal discussions about signing Ramirez. 

Hey, New York would like a right-handed-hitting outfielder, and Ramirez qualifies there, so Yankees execs were merely doing their due diligence in talking amongst themselves about the enigmatic slugger. Curry himself made that point in a follow-up tweet -- as if he couldn't have predicted the frenzy that would follow the initial report -- further downplaying the chances of Ramirez actually wearing the home whites in the Bronx next year. 

You can tell it's getting to be what passes for desperation time in New York when rumors involving hot-button names like Manny's and Johnny Damon's start to make the rounds. Nearly two months into the offseason, the Yankees have only Russell Martin to show for their efforts, and that obviously isn't going to placate the masses. 

Never mind that squeezing a Ramirez or Damon into the Yankees' current roster doesn't make much sense for the player or the team, at least this kind of stuff keeps the buzz going. And that's all important in New York, especially considering the Yankees have to follow in some pretty big footsteps these days to get a back-page headline.

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/12/23/yankees-have-discussed-manny-ramirez/

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[h1]Yankees Reportedly Have Discussed Manny Ramirez[/h1]

By Marc Lancaster
MLB Writer & Editor | Follow on Twitter: @MarcLancaster

Manny Ramirez in pinstripes? Say it ain't so! 

Well, it almost certainly ain't, but at least the sports-talk radio hosts in New York (and Boston) will have something to feed the masses on Christmas Eve after Jack Curry of YES reportedthe Yankees have had internal discussions about signing Ramirez. 

Hey, New York would like a right-handed-hitting outfielder, and Ramirez qualifies there, so Yankees execs were merely doing their due diligence in talking amongst themselves about the enigmatic slugger. Curry himself made that point in a follow-up tweet -- as if he couldn't have predicted the frenzy that would follow the initial report -- further downplaying the chances of Ramirez actually wearing the home whites in the Bronx next year. 

You can tell it's getting to be what passes for desperation time in New York when rumors involving hot-button names like Manny's and Johnny Damon's start to make the rounds. Nearly two months into the offseason, the Yankees have only Russell Martin to show for their efforts, and that obviously isn't going to placate the masses. 

Never mind that squeezing a Ramirez or Damon into the Yankees' current roster doesn't make much sense for the player or the team, at least this kind of stuff keeps the buzz going. And that's all important in New York, especially considering the Yankees have to follow in some pretty big footsteps these days to get a back-page headline.

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/12/23/yankees-have-discussed-manny-ramirez/

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[misterp0315]

Of course...

 

[misterp0315]

Of course...

 

[jayvee1220]

i hope they don't do that. they need pitching.

 

[jayvee1220]

i hope they don't do that. they need pitching.

 

[debso]

so then it was desperation when the red sox were trying to get mariano rivera? oh, ok then.
foh lancaster.

 

[debso]

so then it was desperation when the red sox were trying to get mariano rivera? oh, ok then.
foh lancaster.

 

[wawaweewa]

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

 

[wawaweewa]

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

a world series in '09 and we're done?

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

a world series in '09 and we're done?

 

[wawaweewa]

Originally Posted by GotHolesInMySocks

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

a world series in '09 and we're done?

One last peak before the plummet. Go into hibernation. All good things come to an end.

 

[wawaweewa]

Originally Posted by GotHolesInMySocks

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

a world series in '09 and we're done?

One last peak before the plummet. Go into hibernation. All good things come to an end.

 

[celticspride34]

as a Red Sox fan I respectively... aww %### it

 

 

[celticspride34]

as a Red Sox fan I respectively... aww %### it

 

 

[d3si]

I don't think the Yankees are going after Ramirez. Who's their DH? Posada?

 

[d3si]

I don't think the Yankees are going after Ramirez. Who's their DH? Posada?

 

[nooera]

Originally Posted by debs 168

so then it was desperation when the red sox were trying to get mariano rivera? oh, ok then.

foh lancaster.

 

[hymen man]

Originally Posted by d3simet

I don't think the Yankees are going after Ramirez. Who's their DH? Posada?

that's the plan.

 

[hymen man]

Originally Posted by d3simet

I don't think the Yankees are going after Ramirez. Who's their DH? Posada?

that's the plan.

 

[nooera]

Originally Posted by debs 168

so then it was desperation when the red sox were trying to get mariano rivera? oh, ok then.

foh lancaster.

 

[down by law]

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

You must be ******ed.

 

[down by law]

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

You must be ******ed.

 

[king x riece]

Originally Posted by Down By Law

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Yankees are done. They had a nice run for a decade there.
Let's see how many Yankee fans bail on 'em once they realize this. 

You must be ******ed.

most likely