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BOSTON -- No, this isn't Manny Ramirez's best year. But it speaks to a
hit-making career -- not to mention a month and a half to improve --
that the Red Sox's 2007 Hank Aaron Award nominee has received the
benefit of the doubt.

Since 1999, Major League Baseball has recognized the best offensive
performer from each league with the Hank Aaron Award presented by
Sharp. Past recipients include Barry Bonds (three times), Alex
Rodriguez (three times), teammate David Ortiz, Andruw Jones, Albert
Pujols, Todd Helton, Sammy Sosa and Carlos Delgado.

Last year's winners, selected via balloting during the regular
season's final month on MLB.com, were New York's Derek Jeter and
Philadelphia's Ryan Howard.

Of course, Ramirez is no stranger to the honor himself. A win this
year would give him three Aaron Awards, tying him with Bonds and
Rodriguez for the most. His climb this year up the all-time records in
RBIs has been a daily march past luminaries young and old -- Rogers
Hornsby on July 29, George Brett on Aug. 15 -- and Ramirez has thrice
posted a season OPS better than Aaron's own career high of 1.079 in 1971.

Until the All-Star break, still, Ramirez's 2007 season had better
resembled a trial than a cause for celebration. Suddenly, that
changed. As of Aug. 17, only Bobby Abreu and Magglio Ordonez have
racked up more than Ramirez's 34 RBIs since the All-Star break.

"I think he knew he was uncomfortable," said Red Sox manager Terry
Francona of Ramirez's slow start, which resulted in just 11 homers
before the break. "He was worried about where his hands were, things
like that. He still has the ability to get hits, even when he's not
comfortable. When he gets comfortable, he has a chance to be Manny."

Manny was Manny during the last week of July. On the final Thursday of
that month in Cleveland, Ramirez blasted a pair of titanic homers, the
first traveling 481 feet, farther than all but two homers in the
history of Jacobs Field.

Ramirez's Red Sox teammates were so energized by the blast that they
had then-teammate and normally soft-spoken outfielder Wily Mo Pena
roaring in the dugout.

"It was unbelievable," Pena said.

After that week, in which he hit .393 with four doubles, three homers,
and 10 RBIs, Ramirez was named American League Player of the Week for
the 15th time in his career, more than any active player.

"He's incredible. He's one of the greatest, pretty much of all time,"
said Red Sox center fielder Coco Crisp. "And he's still in the game
and still fairly young. You come to expect those things from him."

With time to spare, Ramirez could very well get his 2007 performance
in line with those career totals. Even if not, he might remain the
most deserving candidate for the award on the team with baseball's
best record -- no small feat.

Source: Alex McPhillips / MLB.com