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CLEVELAND -- Manny Ramirez didn't throw up his arms and admire the
baseball he launched in the third inning of Game 5 of the American
League Championship Series on Thursday night, but the Red Sox slugger
still managed to become the center of controversy once again.

With two outs and David Ortiz on first base, Ramirez sent the first
offering he faced from Indians left-hander C.C. Sabathia rocketing
deep to right-center field. Believing the blast to be a home run,
Ramirez trotted out of the batter's box and toward first base, while
Ortiz sprinted around the bases.

The baseball came crashing down on top of the wall, appearing to
bounce off the yellow line that sits atop the fence, according to
television replays. Ortiz scored on the play to put Boston ahead, 2-1,
but Ramirez remained at first, confused that he was only being
rewarded a long base hit.

Ramirez turned to first-base umpire Dana DeMuth and asked for a
timeout, and then began pointing toward the wall and walking into the
outfield. Ramirez then begged for an appeal to right-field umpire Paul
Emmel, who jogged in to hear Ramirez's argument, as Boston manager
Terry Francona emerged from the visitors' dugout.

The ground rules for Jacobs Field indicate that a "fair batted ball
that travels over the yellow line on top of the outfield wall" is a
home run. Considering that Ramirez's shot appeared to ricochet off the
yellow line, the umpires made the correct call. Still, the men in blue
convened and talked the matter over, while Ramirez and Francona stood
close by.

After a few minutes, the umpires held up the ruling that Ramirez had
only achieved an RBI single, resulting in an eruption of cheers from
the raucous crowd at The Jake. Francona remained on the field, arguing
with the umpires, but the decision stood.

Ramirez stirred up some controversy during Game 4 on Tuesday night,
when he belted the third consecutive homer for the Red Sox in the
sixth inning. After connecting with the pitch from Cleveland reliever
Jensen Lewis, Ramirez threw both hands in the air and watched the ball
sail over the wall for a solo homer -- his record 24th career shot in
postseason play.

On Wednesday's off-day, Ramirez engaged in a rare interview with a
pack of reporters, who were quick to ask Boston's left fielder about
his antics. Ramirez smiled and shrugged off his actions, saying that
he wasn't trying to show anyone up by watching his home run.

"Man, I'm just happy to do something special like that," Ramirez said.
"I'm not trying to show up anybody out there. I'm just trying to go
have fun. If somebody strikes me out and shows me up, that's part of
the game. I love it."

Source: Jordan Bastian / MLB.com