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Today's Manny file: What a shot

For those of you who may have been wondering if Manny Ramirez has been showing his age this season, it should come as some comfort that last night's mammoth second-inning shot was not only the third-longest in the history of Jacobs Field, it was the longest of Ramirez's career, anywhere, according to The Boston Herald's Rob Bradford, who got the story confirmed by Ramirez himself.

As Bradford continues, the pregame scene was an example of Manny Being Manny: "Even before accelerating his offense to another prodigious level, Ramirez offered a glimpse into his unpredictability. It came before the game and after three days in which Ramirez’ presence was dominated by trips back and forth to the batting cages, some quiet interaction with teammates and an occasional turn on the clubhouse’s video game system. But then came another surprise. 'Hey Varitek, are you going to buy me a Nintendo game?' Ramirez bellowed. 'We’ll chip in to get you one,' responded a seemingly caught-off-guard Jason Varitek.

What a way to make people forget about your gaffe of the night before, when Coco Crisp got thrown out at the plate.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer has more on the fast friendship of Manny and Ryan Garko. Apparently, Garko received some custom batting gloves from Ramirez this week, and Manny requested and received an autographed bat from Garko.

MSNBC's Mike Celizic says Alex Rodriguez is the king of the Golden Age of Offense, and that only Manny comes close.

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