Red Sox fans tiring of Manny's act?
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It's been a very active month, to say the least, for Manny Ramirez. It all started with Ramirez shoving traveling secretary Jack McCormick, a story that (along with an altercation earlier this season with Kevin Youkilis) belied Ramirez's laid-back reputation. Then came Ramirez's pinch-hitting appearance Sunday night, July 6, in the Bronx, when he looked at three called strikes against Mariano Rivera. Next, it was a back-and-forth in the Boston media, where Ramirez called on the organization for clarity about whether the Red Sox planned to pick up Manny's option for next season, after which John Henry responded that it was "offensive" for Manny to suggest that the team had been less than honest with him. And Friday night's comic misplay of a fly ball in Anaheim didn't help: When we asked folks in late May whether the Red Sox should extend Manny's contract, the answer was overwhelmingly positive: 78 percent said yes. Over the weekend we began asking the same question, and so far, 61 percent of you have voted no. In a similar survey conducted by The Boston Globe, 55 percent of respondants are opposed to picking up Manny's $20-million option for next season. As Art Martone noted earlier today in his Baseball Today column, Manny has taken heat over the weekend from Dennis Eckersley, and exasperation from Terry Francona over Ramirez's jovial response to the Friday night fielding mishap. Lost in all this? Manny is enjoying one of his hottest offensive stretches of the season. He's on a nine-game hitting streak, during which he has batted .484. 
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When the Sox have gone deep into October, and Manny has hit .300, 35 HR's, and 100 RBI's, the fans and media will be singing a different song.
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When the Sox have gone deep into October, and Manny has hit .300, 35 HR's, and 100 RBI's, the fans and media will be singing a different song.
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