Manny is not a slacker. He is an airhead. He works very, very hard at his hitting, and this year he has worked very hard to improve his fielding. Occasionally, he does not run out a ball, but the SOB is on base so much that he'd be pulling muscles if he ran hard all the time. If people think he is a slacker, that's okay. I'll take half a dozen more just like him. Pitchers would break out in nervous rashes if they had to face a lineup like that.