And now for the final matchup of the first round, and the last matchup in the Stephen A. Smith Region
MANNY RAMIREZ--CREDENTIALS
- RBI machine
- 100-plus RBIs in 11 of last 12 seasons
- All Star 11 times
- MVP of 2004 World Series
- Helped lead Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years
- His trade and contract demands are always the centerpiece of ESPN's obnoxious "Hot Stove League" baseball off-season coverage EVERY SINGLE YEAR. We're still waiting for him to be traded
- ESPN has to use the phrase "Manny Being Manny," or a derivative of it, every time Manny or another baseball player does something outrageous
- Highest per-game scoring average among active NBA players
- NBA MVP in 2000-2001 season
- Led team to the 2001 NBA Finals
- The original "ESPN Bad Boy," only to be surpassed by the likes of Pacman Jones and Michael Vick
- Numerous problems with the law
- Constant run-ins with 76ers coaches, teammates, and management until they were forced to trade him to Denver
- Helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics
- Partly responsible for Stephen A. Smith
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