When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series in 2007, outfielder Manny Ramirez did not attend the White House ceremony.
"I鈥檓 sorry [Ortiz鈥檚] running mate, Manny Ramirez, isn鈥檛 here,鈥欌 President Bush said. 鈥淚 guess his grandmother died again. Just kidding. Tell Manny I didn鈥檛 mean it,鈥 reported.