Happy Birthday, Rickhouse

by Bobby Stompy on July 7 at 12:03PM

Rickhouse's SlowBreaker shizzle here.

It's the Rickhouse's birthday today -- at least that's what they tell me. My present is actually from our old friend, Jay Mariotti. It's an excerpt from his latest column. I call it "this is what I hope you'll never become" (also, per the usual, I will not link to it as it was sent to me against my will through my Fanhouse RSS feed):

Just to refresh your memory, Manny Ramirez is a shamed steroid cheat. He used a female fertility drug that produced artificial testosterone, making him the latest in a pathetic line of high-profile players who have done performance-enhancers and contaminated an entire baseball era. He also is a petty quitter, having stopped running out groundballs in a hissy-fit ploy that forced the Red Sox to trade him to the Dodgers.

So why were people cheering him when he returned last weekend after a 50-game suspension? And giving him long, robust standing ovations? And proudly wearing $22 concession-stand dreadlocks and No. 99 jerseys? And waving signs that said "We Still Love You, Manny" and "It's all about the dreads, not the Meds" -- stadium greeting cards that made him feel good when he should be feeling like, well, a convicted scumbag? Why oh why would anyone with a soul, a conscience and working brain cells glorify a cheater?

Those are the only two paragraphs they gave me. If I wanted more ammo to make fun of him, I would have had to -- gulp -- actually click the link. And I'm not making him more famous!

Oh, where to begin? If he's a "shamed steroid cheat," then why are you railing against people who glorify him? Are glorified people also simultaneously shamed? This isn't even worth our time. Just remember: It's all about the dreads, not the Meds.

I'll end this with the first funny sports picture I could find:

Enjoy the day, man.

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BobbyStompy | July 7, 2009 5:37 PM | Reply

Who 1-stars a birthday post? You're a cruel, cruel person.

Rickhouse | July 7, 2009 6:59 PM | Reply

You just guilted me into 5-staring it.

Happy Birthday, Rickhouse

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