It's Really Just Manny Being Manny

Tyler Kepner of the NY Times interview Manny Ramirez, here is some of what Manny had to say. About his friendship with A-Rod: "Sometimes, when I see him doing something wrong or I'm doing something wrong, we talk," said Ramirez. "We like to compete, but, after the game, we go and have a beer." "We never really get into the team stuff," Rodriguez said. "We'd both kill for a win and want to beat each other. But there's also mutual admiration that I think is healthy for both of us." And those HR celebrations: Before I asked anything about the subject, Ramirez explained that he is not trying to show anybody up when he raises his arms or poses after homers. He mentioned it repeatedly during our conversation. "When somebody strikes you out and they show you up, why are you going to get mad?," Ramirez said. "It's part of the game. That's how you do it. But we're not trying to sh...