Manny

Mannny manny manny, I could of kept typing his name because for the past 18 years he is one of about three people who'se first name is synonymous with a brand. Manny being Manny came to an end today the only suitable way, half on his own terms half question marks. As a Dodgers fan I credit Manny with giving me the two greatest seasons I have ever had as a Dodgers fan, he did the impossible. He gave the stadium electricity. Sure the stadium was electric when Gagne came in to close a game and Welcome to the Jungle was blasting. The stadium was great when Nomo pitched, and of course Fernando mania. But Manny was a position player. The dodgers were so desperate for someone like him they created "Mannywood" He gave Dodgers fans a glimpse of how the town is actually a baseball town sorry Lakers, and they just need a product to get behind. He will now forever linked to the steroids era for better or for worse. But I will always remember him as the guy who came out of Fenway's green monster, the guy who seemed to be actually having fun and for him saying at the Dodgers press conference"I'm backkkk" only because no other team would come close to paying him 25 million.