Remember the part in the classic Bill Murray comedy when his girlfriend is breaking up with him and tells him, "You're going nowhere John, and it's just not that cute anymore."

Well, that might be what the Los Angeles Dodgers should say to Manny Ramirez right now.

With the Dodgers making their official post-season exit Wednesday night, it's a good time for them to sit back and reflect on the past, while looking towards the future. With that in mind, surly they must be asking themselves if Ramirez is worth all the hassle? Is a guy who hit barely over .250 this season and plays some of the slackest defense in the league worth all the "Manny being Manny" moments, not to mention a pretty hefty price tag?

Now Manny did come out after Wednesday's loss and say he had accomplished everything he had set out to for the '08-'09 season. So can it be assumed that watching the World Series from the comfort of his home, dressed in his favorite Power Rangers pjs, and no doubt with a large bowl of CoCo Crispies in his lap, was what he set out for in April?

That makes sense, and that thought was probably in the forefront of his mind as he showered during the ninth inning of Monday night's game. Either that or he was just singing that "Bananas in Pajamas" song.

If you didn't catch it, Manny was pulled late in the game Monday and decided it was best to hit the showers early, rather than stay and cheer on his teammates. Makes sense. He got to beat that rush to the showers before they get all slimy and that mystery bar of hair covered soap makes its daily appearance.

While it's possible Manny just doesn't like showering with other people around, you know, kind of like that kid from gym class who showered in his underwear everyday, there could be a much better reason for this early exit.

You know how you get into a morning routine? You get up, shower, shave, hit a couple of swipes of the gel-stick on the old pits and take off. You could do this in your sleep, and in fact, many times you have.

Well, you know how there was that one day you were sitting at work and suddenly caught a whiff of something? You first thought was, "man, somebody went to Burger King and ain't tell me." Then you looked around and, no burgers. "Hmm," you thought, "what could this smell be?" So you move around your office a little bit, checking to see if the odor will change as you change locations. Then it hits you; you don't exactly remember your entire routine, you don't exactly remember the details of the swipe to the pits this morning. You want to think you are smart enough to have hit up the gel-stick, but you just can't guarantee it, and as the moment goes on, you are pretty sure your lapse in attention to detail has result in the creation of "onion pits."

So, what's the difference between you and Manny? Manny could do something about it, while you were stuck spending the rest of your day trying to swipe the plug in from the break room and somehow apply it to yourself.

Now surly Manny tried to play it off for a while, you know sitting there all tight, trying not to let a breeze hit him the wrong way. But sooner or later, one of his teammates undoubtedly, and probably unknowingly, called him out and dropped the, "dude, is someone eating Doritos in here?" or the "Ok, whose got the Fritos and why ain't they sharing?," or the ever popular, "No way! Who brought Funions!?"

A man can only take so much before he gives in, so Manny hit the showers.

As for Joe Torre, he stated after the game that it was really no big deal. Which makes me think, Joe must have been sitting down wind, kind of got excited when he thought the hot dog vendor was coming through, then was instantly disappointed when all he saw was a sweaty Manny.

So the questions to LA are these: Do you want to pay money for this? Do you want to go through multiple media circuses each year, during game showers, mediocre fielding at best, and what is now a barely above .250 batting average?

It's up to you LA, it's up to you.