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May 2, 2007
Manny Ramirez has now had two straight multiple hit games, after collecting two last night against Oakland. Unfortunately, he couldn't get his bat on the ball against Huston Street in the 10th inning, when he struck out for the second-to-last out of the game. It seemed to me that Ramirez had struck out an unusually high number of times this year, but I was surprised to find that he had only gone down 16 times in 25 games. That would put him on pace for 103 strikeouts this year, well below his personal record of 147, set during 2001, his first season with Boston.
It's almost hard to believe, now that Manny has been here so long, that he still does not have as many hits in a Red Sox uniform (1,000) as he collected with the Cleveland Indians (1,086).
Ramirez had an interesting fielding play last night when -- I think it was Bobby Crosby batting -- a line drive single went into left field. Ramirez stood stock still waiting for the ball to come to him, but instead it sliced to his right, in the general direction of the left-field corner. Ramirez had to throw his glove out to keep it from scooting right by him. Then, of course, he quickly reached into his mitt and fired back into the infield, in his effortless, trademark style.
What They're Saying: The Boston Globe today reviews Merengue, a Dominican-style restaurant in Roxbury where Ramirez and David Ortiz are regulars.
Scott Miller, on CBS Sportsline, writes today about "quet star" Vladimir Guerrero. Here's what he says about Manny in the story: "Manny Ramirez burps and the entire city of Boston quakes." Well, yeah.
Posted by Mike McDermott 
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