Today is Manny Ramirez's 35th birthday and for some ridiculous reason, May 30th is not a state holiday in Massachusetts. It's ridiculous. The guy is the second greatest hitter in Red Sox history- yes, he is- and yet, he's not worthy of a state holiday. No wonder why Mitt Romney left six years ago.

I love Manny. Not quite as much as Julian Tavarez does but I have a little man crush on the guy. Manny just makes life better. As David Ortiz once said, "Manny is a crazy motherfucker." And harmless crazy motherfuckers that crank 40 homeruns and hit .300 are more than welcome on my favorite team.

It's hard to come up with a list of all of my favorite Manny moments but here are few of my fondest off the top of my head:

• holding the Jeter sign during the World Series parade
• peeing
• hitting a homerun in his first Fenway at-bat
• not getting traded and then getting the game-winning hit
• the catch against Yankees in 2004 ALCS (I think...)
• naming both of his sons Manny, Jr.
• losing his $15,000 diamond earring sliding into third
• running onto the field after he became a US citizen
• the handshakes and hugs