Every week I will be awarding what I call the "Swag Award of the Week." This award be awarded every weekend and will go to the individual who displays the most "swag" throughout the week. Swag is a loosely used term, and everyone has their own interpretation. Old Spice says swagger is 'the scent that makes the difference.' I think we can all agree that overall not giving a f!@k; disregard for what people think about what you're doing, gusto, cajones, balls, and confidence are all prerequisites of "swag."
With that said, I am proud to announce that the "Swag Award of the Week" goes to none other than MANNY RAMIREZ.
It was announced yesterday, that Manny rejected yet another offer by the LA Dodgers to keep him on the team for at least one more season if not two. The latest offer would have put $25 million in Manny's pocket this season and an option for $20 million next season. Manny and his agent Scott Boras (also the agent for A-Roid, Carlos Beltran, Daisuke Matsuzaka, & Mark Texeira) kindly said no thank you for the fourth time since November.
For the baseball fans out there, you'll remember that the Dodgers acquired Manny from Boston at the July 31st trade deadline. Manny went to LA and DID WORK, hitting .396 with 17 long balls, 53 RBI in 53 games. PS..The Dodgers won the NL West title largely due to Manny's bat.
Considering that the Dow Jones average has gone down 21% since November and average Americans are sinking like the Titanic, for this man to still be turning his back on nearly $50 mil in this economy in my mind is the epitome of "swag." The Dodgers have made 4 offers (no other team has made one offer) to this man in the last 4 months, and he still isn't happy.
I guess he knows something we don't. Good luck Manny. Enjoy your award.
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Actually, the structure of the deal isn't the way you described it. He was only getting about 10 mil this year and in 2010. The remaining $25 million was going to given to him over the following three years after his 2 year deal was finished. I think that's the part he was pissed off about.
ReplyDeleteBut I agree, he deserves the swag award...His bargaining position is weak... NOBODY else is bidding on him... Yet he is still turning down all this bread.. that's gangsta.