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Ramirez heating up, enjoying himself

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach
Ramirez laughs with fans as Andy Pettitte tries to keep him close to first base.

Manny Ramirez is hot, and he's playing like he's having fun. Last night, fans were treated to his big belly-flop slide into second base on a double, and his rather laughable attempts to distract Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte by taking big leads off first base and wiggling his fingers as if he were about to take off. Pettitte, who has one of the best pickoff moves in the history of the game, made several half-hearted throws to first, amusing Manny greatly. Unfortunately, the inning ended with him still standing at first.

Sox fans can appreciate this: Ramirez has a six-game hitting streak going, and in the last 10 contests he is batting 18 for 37, good enough to push his season average from .244 to .288. The hot streak notwithstanding, Ramirez's ninth-inning strikeout against Mariano Rivera should have come as no surprise: Ramirez is 8 for 37 (.216) for his career against the Yanks' closer, with just one home run and 11 whiffs.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 2:36 PM to Projo Mannybeingmanny | Permalink

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