When it comes to athletes and their jewelery or as most like to call it "Bling" nowadays, the possibilities are endless on the ridiculous meter. As we've seen about a month or so ago with Boston Celtics guard Marquis Daniels who had a chain customized to fit only him, the bar was raised pretty high. Although I don't think anyone can top just how absurd Daniels' face pendant is, Florida Marlins All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez came pretty close. Last season saw the 2006 NL Rookie of the Year win the batting tittle with a .342 batting average, edging out San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval who finished the season hitting .330. But threatening Daniels' reputation for having some of the most head shrugging bling known to man, is the piece Han-Ram was given by Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria prior to the start of the 2010 season.
In rewards to his impressive 2009 achievement, Loria surprised Ramirez with a customized diamond-studded necklace with Hanley's name, number and batting average on it. Paying homage to his coveted feat, the expensive neck piece consists of 394 diamonds and is guaranteed to turn some heads. However, if Ramirez plans to show off his new pendant, it will have to be off the field considering the Marlins have a team policy that bans long hair and jewelery. Ramirez was unhappy with the policy and wasn't afraid to let it be known as both he and the Marlins front office bumped heads around this time of year last season. But with a happy Ramirez and a fresh piece of ice around his neck at the start of the 2010 season, I don't think there will be any issues between last year's NL batting champ and the Fish.
Replica's of Han-Ram's necklace were given out to the first 5,000 fans at the Marlins' home opener on Friday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. As sad as it sounds, I'm sure they still had some left granted the Marlins usually average around 4,000 fans or so per game...
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