Manny Ramirez talks to the world -- about baseball only please

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Manny Ramirez’s first official press conference was just televised on ESPNews (thank you to the only outlet that gave it to us live) and here’s the gist of what Manny said:

He’s moving on. We are all humans, we learn from our mistakes and only one man was perfect and they killed him. Which seems to mean Manny isn’t Jesus Christ.

Manny will only talk baseball, not drugs. Manny has nothing to prove, or, as Manny said, ‘No, I don’t got nothing to prove.’

Manny wore white-framed sunglasses with Dodger-blue lenses. Nice touch.

Manny chewed gum a lot. And maybe in a Lakers tribute, he finished by saying, ‘It’s showtime.’

Then Joe Torre talked. His message? Manny is uncomfortable in this moment. Ah, the burdens of stardom. And failed drug tests.

-- Diane Pucin