Heeeeeere's Manny!

Heeeeeere's Manny!

Ramirez Arrives, Sidesteps Questions

Manny Happy Returns?

"I like to do this and that but I gotta represent Boston and the Red Sox in every way that I do outside this game. ... Like I said I get paid to play baseball no [matter] where I go to play I still gotta go and perform even if I like it or not." -- Manny Being Manny

"Oh yeah you know I�m back, I guess people want me to come back and my main focus is baseball right now and trying to help this team win and let me get this straight, I don�t want no question about the trade rumors about the winter this and that. You guys want to talk about baseball or whatever, you know I�m open to talk. We could talk all day.

"I�m here. I don�t live in the past, I live in the present and that�s it. This [is] a new year, I�m here. People want me to come back. People want me here so we�re just gonna move on. I�m just gonna come, do my job, I get paid to play baseball. That�s [why] I�m here. That�s it. What else can I say?"

Are you happy to be playing for the Boston Red Sox?

"I�m here. I�m here."

Are you going to play in the World Baseball Classic?

"Nah. I�m not playing. My main focus is getting prepared for the season. That�s my goal right now and that�s what I�m gonna do."
-- 3.1.06, Manny Ramirez (Read the complete comments from Manny's media Q&A)

Scenes from Manny's Arrival