Here’s to hoping Manny Ramirez doesn’t read the Bible, or, at the very least, that somebody convinces him that the story of Samson & Delilah was just an obscure Grimm Brothers tale. Because Joe Torre, Ramirez’s new manager, would very much like the slugger to tighten up his wig. As in: cut off the dreadlocks and try to look more like a baseball player and less like a hobo.

The LOS ANGELES TIMES’ T.J. Simers thinks that, despite Torre’s wishes, there’s no way the mercurial Ramirez would oblige, and Simers is even willing to put his money (in the form of a charitable contribution) where his mouth is: Read more…