Not since Bret Hart has one man been screwed as badly as Jose Ramirez in the month of November

Guardians third basemen Jose Ramirez and Bret Hart have a lot in common.

WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart and Cleveland Guardians third basemen Jose Ramirez actually have a lot in common; they both are known for getting screwed in the month of November. Ramirez lost out on the AL Silver Slugger, finished sixth in the AL MVP race, wasn’t even nominated for the AL Gold Glove award for third base, and to suffer his final indignity; was left off the third annual All-MLB team.

So how does Ramirez compare to Hart? Well, like the former WWE Champion, Ramirez is known for getting screwed in late November.

For pro wrestling fans you may remember the Montreal Screwjob. For non-pro wrestling fans, let’s take a trip back to 1997. We’re going to keep this very short and very brief because it’s exhausting. Pro wrestling is predetermined, sorry, that may shock some people. Guys know ahead of time what is and isn’t going to happen. At Survivor Series 1997, Hart was days away from leaving for WCW but was booked to win. Vince McMahon, owner of the WWE at the time, decided that at a key moment in the match he’d call for the bell to make it look like Hart lost, making Hart’s opponent, Shawn Michaels the new champion.

It was a big to-do, Hart was in front of his home-country fans in Canada, with Hart’s extended family there, and tensions were high. So high that Hart legitimately knocked McMahon to the ground with a punch. The whole thing was documented in the wrestling documentary Wrestling with Shadows.

Now, the Montreal Screwjob was intentional, and it’s not likely that baseball is intending to get one over on Ramirez but man, it sure feels like it.

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Jose Ramirez will probably hate November as much as Bret Hart does

For Ramirez to have to go through this much nonsense year after year has to be exhausting. Yes, the Guardians finished 80-82 this season, but they would’ve finished 40-122 if it wasn’t for Ramirez. He was clearly the most valuable player to the team and it’s not like guys like Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani need winning records to win MVPs.

Moreover, Ramirez has been the key player on the team during their best years and still falls short. Not since Roberto Alomar has one Cleveland player been so maligned by the AL MVP voting.

If Ramirez becomes disgruntled like Hart, who would really blame him? The man constantly gets upstaged by players from larger markets, even when he has better seasons than them. Maybe you can argue that Austin Riley or Rafael Devers were as deserving as Ramirez but be honest with yourself, both men played in much better lineups. Ramirez was the only continual presence all year for Cleveland. He put up just as impressive as numbers and did it in fewer games.

Ramirez deserves far more love than he’s getting. He’s a future Hall of Famer at this pace and should be discussed as such.