Manny

Talk of Manny Ramirez dominated the lunch table today. Nina, who loves Manny for his style, attitude, general zaniness and his hair, is heartbroken. If only Manny was a free agent and chose to go away, perhaps to those evil Yankees, Nina would have the freedom to hate him. Now if the Yankees pick up Manny, Nina won't be able to watch baseball forever or at least for a very long time. Steve, on the other hand, says, "good riddance," let's get rid of that "cancer." Steve doesn't like Manny's attitude and says "he's not into winning." Thus is the tug of war, there are the fans like Nina who love certain players and the team at large and then there are the less forgiving fans like Steve who want the best team possible. While Nina likes how Manny "sticks it to the man," Steve (perhaps being the man) doesn't like Manny "sticking it to him." Despite a comprehensive in depth analysis of “the man,” we have yet to determine who exactly is “the man” we’re “sticking it to.” I think Nina articulates this best, "Steve doesn't care if we have an ugly team...no one's as cute as Manny." I must say, I'm with Nina on this one and I've gotta admire her for her loyalty and devotion.