Daily Zoot - 6/2/09 - Manny Ramirez: All-Zoot

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-You already know the strong nature of my feelings towards Manny Ramirez (I celebrate everything I do like he does a 500 ft. home-run, I would use his hair for a loofa if I could, etc....). You already know that I was crushed when he was suspended 50 games for taking a lady drug. What is it they say about god not closing a door without only using a lock thats easily picked? 

Manny is Back! maybe... Well he can be with your help. Right now he is 5th in the all-star voting for NL outfielders, despite still being in the thick of his suspension. If he gets into the top 3 he gets to start in Baseball's annual mid-summer classic. Wouldn't that be amazing? not funny, not unfortunate, amazing. Manny Ramirez is proof of the American Dream, and its multiple re-incarnations within itself. Even when you've been suspended for a drug that is currently causing the downfall of Baseball in America (Barry Bonds has no comment) you can still represent your sport in achieving its highest commendation. 

Now the reason this is possible is because Baseball (and I hate to single them out because every sport does this as well; its a see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, and in hockey's case nobody watch no evil, situation) selects its starting all-stars through fan voting. Which means that the most popular player will make the game over a guy who deserves it more for his performance, or dare I say, actually playing at all. Sometimes it can backfire (see Carter v. Jordan NBA All-star 2003) Sometimes it can work out perfectly, like with Manny. As it stands right now, the top three vote getters are Ryan Braun, (tribe member, he stays) Raul Ibanez (replaceable) and Carlos Beltran (replaceable). 

You can vote for the all-star game here. But please, only do it if its because you want to see a juiced up giant, because as I said, the all-star game is about representing the game. And I can't think of a better representative than Manny Ramirez. Only in America!