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Manny Ramirez: Underrated

Found June 01, 2008 on MVN:
PLAYERS: Manny Ramirez,  Manny Ramirez,  Chad Bradford,  Ken Griffey
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox

Manny Ramirez hit his 10th home run of the 2008 season last night off Chad Bradford, launching him into the record books as the 24th player in Major League history to hit 500 career home runs. Much was made about Manny's home run, even though it shared the day with Ken Griffey, Jr. hitting career home run #599. Since so much was made about Manny's feat , I'm sure some people will be surprised when I say that Manny Ramirez has actually been underrated throughout his career...
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