Manny's showertime adventures

October 21, 2009 by Jason@IIATMS

Bill Plaschke’s got it right on this one, and yet another Torre “rubber stamp of approval and look the other way” moment:

By the time the Dodgers had finished staining themselves with a ninth-inning collapse in a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, Ramirez was just scrubbing clean.

“I come out of the game early, I take a shower,” he said Tuesday, his feet propped up in front of his locker at Citizens Bank Park before an off-day workout.

So you never saw Broxton give up the ninth-inning, two-out, two-run double to Jimmy Rollins?

“No, I was in the shower,” he repeated.

So you didn’t see one pitch in what became the most important moment of the season? You didn’t stick around the dugout to offer one word of encouragement? You couldn’t leave Mannywood long enough to become part of, you know, the Dodgers?

“I caught the highlights,” he said.

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And what did Joe Torre have to say:

“I think the way it turned out, it probably doesn’t look good,” said Manager Joe Torre. “But it’s nothing different than he has done before.“

That is true. During his parts of two seasons with the Dodgers, Ramirez has consistently showered and changed into street clothes immediately after coming out of the game.

He never leaves the clubhouse until the game is over, but he also never sticks around the dugout to watch and cheer.

“He’s a cool customer,” said Torre.

[...]

“As we say, Manny is Manny,” said Torre.

What a lame job by Torre. No wonder why “Manny being Manny” exists; he’s been enabled his whole career to do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, with little or no concerns.

Dumb.

 
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