Oct 18, 2007 12:52 AM EST

On a workout day, Manny Ramirez gave Boston fans a real reason to get worked up.

With the Red Sox just one loss from elimination, the star slugger was asked about Game 5 of the AL championship series against Cleveland.

"Why should we panic?" he said Wednesday in a rare clubhouse interview. "We've got a great team."

And then, this, "It doesn't happen, so who cares? There's always next year. It's not like it's the end of the world."

Try telling that to all those people in New England.

Via ESPN.com