Down 2-0, Manny Turns Back to the Bottle

You know what the key to Philadelphia’s 2-0 series lead in the NLCS has been? L.A. hasn’t boozed it up. Manny Ramirez hopes to fix that.↵↵⇥As for coming back, “It might be time to do some shots of Crown Royal,” said Manny Ramirez, who has been there, done that. “I know this, we’ll have the music on Sunday in Dodger Stadium and maybe have some fun.”
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↵⇥In 2004, Ramirez’s Red Sox were down and out against the Yankees, but just before taking the field in Game 6, Kevin Millar urged each of his teammates to down a shot of whiskey. Everyone took a swig out of the same cup.↵↵Things are a bit more somber for the Phillies. Charlie Manuel managed last night despite the death of his mother on Thursday. Shane Victorino found out after his big performance in Game 2 his grandmother had passed away.
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↵All things considered -- two wins away from the World Fricking Series -- Philly fans are keeping their wits about them. The Inquirer gets some bubbly phanatics to open up.↵↵⇥“We were here last week for the Eagles and the Redskins, and you saw how that turned out. If something can go wrong, it always goes wrong with a Philadelphia team.”↵↵Positive thinking, yeah!↵