Orioles have talks with Manny Ramirez

I think the Baltimore Orioles have officially lost their minds. The club’s vice president Dan Duquette said on Monday that the team has had exploratory talks with free agent outfielder Manny Ramirez. Yes, Manny Ramirez the guy who helped end the Boston Red Sox long streak without a World Series. The same Manny Ramirez who will be suspended by Major League Baseball if he ever returns to the game.

The Baltimore Orioles have had “exploratory talks” with free-agent slugger Manny Ramirez’s agent, club executive vice president Dan Duquette said Monday.

“We are still considering the composition of this club, and some of the challenges of integrating a player like Manny into our ball club and market,” Duquette said. (Philly.com)

If the Orioles were to sign Manny he’d have to serve a 50-game suspension for violating the leagues drug policy. That 50-game ban isn’t as bad as it seems since he would have had to sit 100 games if he didn’t retire last April.

I just don’t know why the Orioles or any team for that matter who would want to bring Manny in. Personally, I think it tells your team that you don’t think they’re good enough. You’re saying that you’d be willing to wait a third of the season for this former way past his prime star to come and replace them.

Oh wait I know why Orioles would do this…… It’s all about the dollar dollar bill y’all.

That’s right the Orioles are probably under the belief that Manny Ramirez would bring them additional income. They probably think he’ll help their dismal attendance figures. They probably think he’ll help jersey sales.

Well guess what? It’s not 2005 anymore, it’s 2012. Manny Ramirez isn’t bringing in any additional income. He may get the team some extra mentions on Sports Center and by the mainstream media but that’s it.

From a baseball perspective this move would hurt them more then anything. I could even see Manny pissing off Buck Showalter and spending most of the year on the bench.

Being a Yankees fan though all I think is go ahead Baltimore sign Manny and have fun, you’re organization is still a joke.

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