Manny Ramírez

During the 2005 season, Manny Ramírez is the 3rd highest paid player in Major League Baseball at the yearly salary of $19,906,820.00. His cousin by adoption is Ling Bouvier. His season was capped off by being named the MVP of the World Series as he led the Red Sox to their first title since 1918. His former uncles-by-marriage include Robert Underdunk "Sideshow Bob" Terwilliger, Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, and Disco Stu. Along with Derek Jeter (a single), Ichiro Suzuki (a double) and Iván Rodríguez (a triple), Ramírez made history as the American League became the first All-Star team to hit for the cycle during the same inning. Bart is:. In the All-Star Game, facing Roger Clemens in the top of the first inning, Ramirez knocked out a two-run home run giving his teammates an immediate 3-0 lead. Episodes that feature Bart extensively include:.

Also along with Ortiz, Ramírez hit back-to-back home runs six times, tying the major league single season set by Hank Greenberg and Rudy York (Detroit Tigers) and Frank Thomas and Magglio Ordóñez (Chicago White Sox). The use of underpants over boxer shorts is commented on by the show's creators on the Series 4 DVD, where he says they were trying to be different as boxer shorts were the least taboo form of underwear on TV as they showed "less of a bulge". In addition, Ramírez and David Ortiz became the first pair of American League teammates to hit 40 home runs, have 100 RBI, and bat .300 since the Yankees Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1931, and the first Red Sox duo with 40 homers since Tony Armas and Jim Rice (1984). Bart's underwear style is of white "underpants". He led the American League in home runs (43), slugging average (.613) and OPS (1.009); finished 3rd in RBI (130), 6th in on base percentage (.397), 8th in base on balls (82), 10th in runs (108), and posted a .308 batting average. The only other clothing "scenario" that comes up regularly is his "bed outfit", which consists of a green pyjama set (although he has been known to wear white socks on his feet to bed, he more regularly goes barefoot to bed). Coupled with impressive play on the field, this absolved Ramírez in the eyes of many Boston fans and sportswriters. His churchgoing outfit consists of a blue two-piece suit (with shorts rather than long pants), white shirt, blue tie and blue shoes (colour of socks, if any, is unknown).

He displayed a good attitude and an enthusiasm for playing, two qualities his critics had charged that he lacked. His normal attire is an orange t-shirt, blue shorts, white socks and blue training shoes. In 2004, nevertheless, Ramírez silenced his critics. Bart's dress sense is fairly standard. All 29 other teams passed, due to the length and costs of his contract. He is also known as Bartman. After the season, the Red Sox put him on irrevocable waivers, meaning he was had but for the asking. When he vandalizes property, Bart uses the alias El Barto, which is a Spanglish way of saying "Bart." However, no one in Springfield has made the connection and Bart still vandalizes property without getting caught.

Despite his strong play in the 2003 post-season, Ramírez's Red Sox lost in heartbreaking fashion to Wilson's Yankees in the ALCS. In 1998, Time magazine selected Bart as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century—the only fictional character to make the list. When it was learned that he had been seen in a hotel bar with close friend, Yankees infielder Enrique Wilson, the controversy grew, causing Boston manager Grady Little to bench Ramírez for one game. In an interview, Simpsons creator Matt Groening stated he chose the name as an anagram of brat. Some Red Sox fans criticized the outfielder, saying he should have played despite the ailment. In another episode set entirely in the future he's a blue-collar worker like his father. In the summer of 2003, Ramirez found himself as the latest victim of the Boston Sports Media's thirst for blood when he missed several games with pharyngitis. In a short scene set in the future Bart is shown to become a Supreme Court Justice.

His 165 RBI total in 1999 was the highest by any player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938; and made him the first player to have more RBI's than games played in a season since Ted Williams in 1949. This may be inherited from Homer, who has also demonstrated advanced language abilities, including penguin. He made the All-Star team four times, and hit 127 homers and 432 RBI in 415 games over last three seasons. Also in "Bart on the Road," he makes a delivery to Hong Kong where he hauls a cooler labeled "HUMAN EYES" off the plane, and brings it to a man in a white lab coat where they converse in Chinese (specifically, the variety of Cantonese spoken in the city). From 1993 to 2000 Ramírez collected 236 home runs and 804 RBI in 967 games for the Cleveland Indians, including a career-high 45 home runs in 1998, and a team-record career-high 165 RBI in 1999, when he hit .333 with 44 homers and 131 runs (also a career-high). He also once made an exchange with Homer in Japanese. During the 2004 season, he was nominated for play of the year because of a spectacular catch he made in left field at Yankee Stadium to rob Miguel Cairo of a home-run. He also was able to speak Spanish briefly on a trip to Brazil; however, he forced himself to forget when he discovered that they speak Portuguese in Brazil.

While playing for Cleveland in the sixth inning of Game 6 of the 1998 American League Championship Series, he turned his back on a line drive off the bat of the New York Yankees Derek Jeter and attempted a leaping catch at the top of the right field wall, only to have the ball hit him in the back of the feet. Bart speaks French fluently. Ramirez has been known to be involved in several comical misadventures while playing the outfield. This was parodied when in an episode, Bart says that he doesn't remember being in a commercial, then he holds up a Butterfinger and eats it. Ramírez is aggressive playing balls off the Green Monster and holding runners to singles. Bart Simpson and other characters from The Simpsons appeared in numerous television commercials for Nestlé's Butterfinger candy bars from 1990 to 2001, with his catch-phrase and the slogan "Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!". He still has trouble at times with footwork, his range is limited, but his arm is fairly strong and he has soft hands. Many times, when Homer finds out that Bart has said or done something stupid or bad, he yells out, "Why you little—!" and strangles Bart in anger.

Ramírez is a serviceable fielder, although is unlikely to win any Gold Glove Awards. (This is an oversimplification of that phenomena, which amusingly popularized the legend even more.). He has good power that way and seems content to go with the pitch, but he is not afraid to take the occasional free walk. Australia" when he placed a very long collect call to an Australian boy to find out in which direction toilets flush in the southern hemisphere. He does most of his damage from center field to the right field line. Bart caused a fictional diplomatic incident between the United States and Australia in "Bart vs. He combines power, contact and patience at the plate, against left-handed pitchers and righties equally well, but he still doesn't pull the ball very often for a power hitter. Although he frequently takes advantage of Homer, they share many of the same mannerism and behaviors.

Ramirez is universally considered one of the best all-around righthanded hitters in the American League. Various explinations for his behavior include genetics (the male-linked 'Simpson Stupidity' gene), environment (watching and emulating Homer's bad examples), disinterest of his school's faculty, and a general dim view of authority. He has totaled 390 home runs and 1270 RBI in 1535 games. While Bart is considerably undermotivated and takes great joy in disrupting the routine at Springfield Elementary, his actions and speech frequently show considerable mental agility and understanding, and so he cannot be called "stupid" per se. Through the 2004 season, Ramírez is a career .316 hitter, with a .397 on base percentage and a .613 slugging average.
He is a self-proclaimed underachiever who begins each show in detention writing lines on the blackboard (see list of Bart Simpson's blackboard sentences), and pretty much distracted by anything; even, strangely enough, algebraic equations. . Like many other characters on the show, Bart is also left-handed.

In 2004, he became an American Citizen. Bart's interests include skateboarding, comic books (especially Radioactive Man), terrorizing his sisters, helping Lisa solve various problems (e.g, reuniting Krusty the Clown with his estranged father), Dickensian chimney sweeps, mooning unsuspecting victims, and prank calling Moe Szyslak at his tavern. Though originally from the Dominican Republic, he grew up in the Washington Heights section of New York City a short distance away from Yankee Stadium. The year is probably not consistent as Bart is always described as being 10 years old. He bats and throws right-handed. However, in the episode "I Married Marge", it was revealed that Bart was conceived in late-May 1980 (Homer and Marge had just seen The Empire Strikes Back), which would make his birthday April 1, 1981. Previously, Ramírez played with the Cleveland Indians (1993-2000). According to the show's chronology Bart was born in 1982 as he is two years and 38 days older than Lisa, who was born during the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Manny Ramírez [rah-MEE-rez], born Manuel Arístides Ramírez (May 30, 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), nicknamed "Manny", is an outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox (since 2001). According to the book The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album (ISBN 0-06-096582-7), his "birthday" is April 1 or April Fool's Day. He was featured on the cover of the Electronic Arts Sports electronic game MVP Baseball 2005 [1]. He is the 10-year-old son of Homer and Marge Simpson and older brother of Lisa and Maggie. Ramírez appealed to fans by joining the 2004 Red Sox tradition of growing a unique hairstyle, maintaining a solid set of dreadlocks throughout the season. Bartholomew Jo-Jo "Bart" Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. 20 grand slams - 1st and 2nd. However, this has never been mentioned in the series.

129 intentional walks - 12th and 56th. In the comics, it is revealed that the Simpsons and the Delroys are related, which means Cletus, Brandine, and their numerous children are Bart's cousins. 1.010 OPS - 3rd and 9th. Montgomery Burns. 785 extra base hits - 18th and 89th. Former heir to C. .599 slugging average - 3rd and 8th. Nephew to Herbert Powell, Abbie, Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure.

.411 on base percentage - 9th and 35th. the twin brother of Hugo (who appears in a Halloween-Special episode). 1270 RBI - 12th and 98th. Older brother to Lisa Marie Simpson and Margaret Simpson. 410 home runs - 9th and 38th. Son to Homer Jay Simpson and Marjorie Bouvier Simpson. .316 batting average - 4th and 69th. Grandson to Abraham Simpson, Mona Simpson, Clancy Bouvier, and Jacqueline Bouvier.

Career rankings among active players and on the All-Time lists