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06:54 AM ET 10.21 | It sounds bad. Really bad. Not even Joe Torre could deny that. In the moment Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins crushed Jonathan Broxton's 1-1 fastball for a two-run, winning double Monday night in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez was already in the showers, blissfully unaware of the punch to the gut his teammates on the field were enduring. "I was taking a shower," Ramirez said with a nonchalant shrug. "I came out and saw it on television. Then everybody started coming in and they turned the television off." few minutes later, Torre quickly began the damage control. He seemed disappointed, but not surprised. Showering early, heck leaving early, is rather common for Ramirez, and Torre has come to understand him better than almost anyone. "I think the way it turned out, it probably doesn't look good," Torre said. "But he certainly didn't have any lack of respect because of that."

Manny Ramirez, AP

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October 21, 2009 06:58 AM ET

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Well they can't claim they're surprised. This is what they signed on for.

Atro Suckles Yer

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October 21, 2009 07:21 AM ET

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He is not a team player...it's all about manny

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October 21, 2009 07:31 AM ET

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Manny being Manny????

SHOCKER............

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October 21, 2009 07:32 AM ET

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Gotta wash the stink off ya know!

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October 21, 2009 07:33 AM ET

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Originally posted 07:25 AM ET 10.21 by Red hats for you

manny is baseballs version of a dumb blonde!

Manny isn't dumb. Just selfish and arrogant.

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October 21, 2009 07:35 AM ET

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He probably had to hustle out of there to attend yet another grandmother's funeral.

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October 21, 2009 07:40 AM ET

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A classic case of "Manny being Manny"....

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October 21, 2009 07:40 AM ET

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Originally posted 07:33 AM ET 10.21 by RobPLS

Manny isn't dumb. Just selfish and arrogant.

Yup. Too bad he probably made more this year than everyone who's commented so far will in their lifetimes.

Science!

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October 21, 2009 08:03 AM ET

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Originally posted 07:40 AM ET 10.21 by Science!

Yup. Too bad he probably made more this year than everyone who's commented so far will in their lifetimes.

All that does is prove that money can't buy you respect or class.

RobPLS

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October 21, 2009 08:10 AM ET

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Did they think that they were getting a great teammate when they signed him?

Morning all...played a little office hooky yesterday, but this mornign it sure does feel great to be up 3 - 1

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October 21, 2009 08:11 AM ET

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Manny took a shower? Bout time; good for him.

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October 21, 2009 08:11 AM ET

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he had to meet someone right after the game ended to get his steroids.

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October 21, 2009 08:17 AM ET

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Boston dealt with this for years. Now LA. I'm sure he will be someone elses problem soon enough. It's not like you don't know what your getting with him so teams can't be surprised. He does it because people allow him too.

A&D: Congrats…

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October 21, 2009 08:20 AM ET

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I thought there was no "I" in M-A-N-N-Y, hmmm .... R-A-M-I-R-E-Z has one though and M-I is close enough to M-E. What a guy.

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October 21, 2009 08:21 AM ET

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teams should send jerks packing...it's not all about them

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October 21, 2009 08:22 AM ET

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He can take a nice long shower after he's eliminated tonight.

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October 21, 2009 08:26 AM ET

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Originally posted 07:40 AM ET 10.21 by Science!

Yup. Too bad he probably made more this year than everyone who's commented so far will in their lifetimes.

Didn't know the two topics were related...

Regardless of how much he makes, the guy's about as selfish as they come. A great hitter, but his sense of entitlement is overwhelming at times and obviously gets in the way. His actions once again show everything the TEAM concept is not about.