Manny Ramirez Doesn't Regret PED Use Despite Shrinking Hall of Fame Chances

If you look at Manny Ramirez's career numbers, he's a surefire Hall of Famer and one of the greatest right-handed hitters of all time. He also has two positive performance-enhancing drug tests to his name, which will certainly keep him on the outside looking in when it comes to getting the nod to Cooperstown.

Most people might regret using PEDs if their career was tarnished because of it, but not Manny. Is this what "Manny Being Manny" means?

"I ask myself ... it was a good thing for me, because it make me grow up," Ramirez said. "Maybe a lot of people didn't get caught, and they doing maybe so many crazy stuff that they not learning from it. So I think everything happens for a reason, and everything is working for the good.

"I'm in a better place that I haven't been, even when I was playing, so I don't regret it because it make me grow up."

Ramirez thinks that known PED guys will get their call to the Hall someday. However, there's a difference between Manny Ramirez and say Alex Rodriguez, both of whom have failed drug tests, and guys like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. The latter two didn't play in an era where testing for PEDs existed.

For some, it doesn't matter. However, the voting percentages don't lie. Bonds and Clemens are around 60%, while Manny only received 22.8% of the vote last year.

It's great that he's found a new outlook on life and doesn't have any regrets, but he might be waiting a long time if getting into Hall of Fame is a goal of his.