Mannywood banner can't pay the Dodgers' freight; sign gives way to more advertising
What next, Dodger caps with dreadlocks vanish?
While Manny Ramirez is in Arizona trying to reacquaint his body with his right calf, Mannywood has quietly disappeared from Dodger Stadium. At least in name.
The banner that proudly proclaimed the left-field section just next to the Dodgers bullpen "Mannywood" is no more.
It disappeared because -- surprise, surprise -- the Dodgers could make a buck. Or, at least, a better buck. The "Mannywood" banner has been replaced with signs sold to John Hancock and 790 KABC.
The Dodgers, however, are still selling Mannywood seats -- two tickets and two T-shirts for $99. The Dodgers said the banner space had been for sale all season, but they only recently found someone to put their John Hancock on it.
Not that anyone is buying any of those seats right now, either. The two sections were almost completely deserted Monday, which is getting to be the norm without Manny trolling in left.
Manny was at the Dodgers training facility in Phoenix, on the disabled list for the third time this season with a bad right leg. Manny has appeared in 61 of the Dodgers’ first 106 games, batting .317 with eight home runs and 39 RBI.
The John Hancock banner reads, "the future is yours," which I guess you could argue is still a plea to Manny.
-- Steve Dilbeck
While Manny Ramirez is in Arizona trying to reacquaint his body with his right calf, Mannywood has quietly disappeared from Dodger Stadium. At least in name.
The banner that proudly proclaimed the left-field section just next to the Dodgers bullpen "Mannywood" is no more.
It disappeared because -- surprise, surprise -- the Dodgers could make a buck. Or, at least, a better buck. The "Mannywood" banner has been replaced with signs sold to John Hancock and 790 KABC.
The Dodgers, however, are still selling Mannywood seats -- two tickets and two T-shirts for $99. The Dodgers said the banner space had been for sale all season, but they only recently found someone to put their John Hancock on it.
Not that anyone is buying any of those seats right now, either. The two sections were almost completely deserted Monday, which is getting to be the norm without Manny trolling in left.
Manny was at the Dodgers training facility in Phoenix, on the disabled list for the third time this season with a bad right leg. Manny has appeared in 61 of the Dodgers’ first 106 games, batting .317 with eight home runs and 39 RBI.
The John Hancock banner reads, "the future is yours," which I guess you could argue is still a plea to Manny.
-- Steve Dilbeck
LOL...Politics. What a joke. All of a sudden someone wanted to buy the ad space. Oh no...has nothing to do with last weeks sudden interest in Manny. They take us and the media for fools.
Posted by: BillyBobBLUE | 08/02/2010 at 10:43 PM
Now, wait a minute BillyBobBLUE! Your comment " They take us and the media for fools" needs explaining. Didn't you mean only Simers and Dilbect as the media not being fools?
Posted by: Stan | 08/03/2010 at 05:18 AM
Manny's done, just like the Dodgers.
Posted by: Grandpa | 08/03/2010 at 12:49 PM
Hey, a buck is a buck...you gotta get it when the getting is good, especially in the club's dire financial situation. That's OK...there's only two months left in the season. After Oct. 3, Ramirez is history.
Posted by: bob cuomo | 08/03/2010 at 01:22 PM
You fools are getting exactly what you deserve with this clown. One of the biggest disgraces to ever wear an MLB uniform.
Posted by: Kobe Sucks | 08/03/2010 at 02:30 PM
So they finally abandoned that silly sign. Mannywood is as done as the man himself. He will never be the "old Manny" again, and this move reflects that. Besides, Old Frankie needs as many streams of revenue as he can find to pay his lawyer bills.
Posted by: K | 08/03/2010 at 03:52 PM
Please. Knowing the inside of the business, there is zero chance that KABC paid any money for the sign and since Hancock was already a sponsor, that was probably given to them as well. Mannywood is down cause they know he is no longer magic and they think it makes them look bad.
Posted by: i know | 08/03/2010 at 04:31 PM
Ohh wait to Manny is gone to another team and he tell his new fans how he loves it there and how he hated LA, Just like he did in Boston. Atleast he did not knock down a old man when he demanded 30 tickets for a game just a hour or two before the gaame for a sold out game, We warned you
Posted by: mary | 08/03/2010 at 07:13 PM
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Posted by: Alma Jones | 09/21/2010 at 11:16 PM