The Laziest Baseball Player
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by Romiezzo
There has been a lot of talk about how many people don't hustle in baseball. I don't know about you, but I don't think it's lack of hustle, I think it's just lack of remembering what to do on a certain play. I got into this conversation with my mother (Red Sox fan; go figure) about how Manny Ramirez is extremely lazy, but there has been little talk about him now that everyone knows how lazy he really is.
For instance, in the game two days ago against the White Sox, J.D. Drew was up, and Manny Ramirez, as well as everyone else, thought he hit a home run. Manny, in my opinion, should've scored in that situation, but it didn't matter, as the Red Sox won 10-3. The umpires didn't call it, so Manny still had to bust his butt and make it home. He didn't even slide or even attempt to try to not be what was the final out to end the inning.
Now we all know that Manny Ramirez is a pretty lazy guy most of the time. My question to you guys is: Is Manny the laziest ballplayer today? I was thinking Barry Bonds is up there. Even though he can surprisingly steal a base, if he's gonna play ball, he's not just going to play all of the home games. Now I understand that he should play all of the home games now (because he's so close to the record), but come on! Just because he's in a mini-slump, Barry Bonds "must" take some time off because of the old fashioned excuse that has been used for what? 2-3 years?
"Oh, MY LEG HURTS!! I CAN'T PLAY TODAY, OR TOMORROW, OR THE DAY AFTER THAT! WAAA WAAA WAA!! I'm a little girl." That excuse is getting old.
Also, would you consider Roger Clemens lazy, or just selfish? He's getting 25 million dollars THIS YEAR and he is turning 44 in about 2 weeks. It's ridiculous, and he didn't even start playing until June. I feel bad for all of the other players who deserve better, and need a chance to play in the majors rather than having Roger Clemens, a guy who is probably going to play longer than Julio Franco, play for the Yankees. He's not even doing that great. Sure, he's getting it back, with a 2.63 ERA so far this month, but in June, he wasn't helping at all. 5.32 ERA that month, and he hardly made it through the seventh inning. He's doing a lot better for the team, and don't get me wrong, he's not lazy in my opinion, but some people might take that into consideration because he doesn't start like everyone else.
