He kept them laughing at his introductory press conference this morning, right from his opening line: “I want to think the McCourt Family for making this good investment.”. He later said something about “getting my Gold Glove ready, but I have to save my cannon for the season.” That REALLY got them laughing. The audience included close to 50 reporters and a handful of team employees and other onlookers. It even included the great Steve Perry, who 25 years ago might have been a bigger star than Manny is now, but in this setting seemed as awestruck by Manny’s presence as everybody else. … One of the most poignant moments this morning came when Frank McCourt announced that every Dodgers player contract from here on out with include the “Ramirez provision,” which means a blank line for that player to insert a figure of his choosing for what he plans to donate to the Dodgers Dream Foundation. Ramirez started the tradition by donating $1 million. McCourt had asked him (not told him, but asked him) to include such a provision in the deal, and Manny chose the amount. … I’ll detail in tomorrow’s paper how the sides transitioned from McCourt saying last Thursday night that negotiations would start again “from scratch,” to Manny ultimately signing the same deal the Dodgers had offered last Wednesday and withdrawn on Thursday, when McCourt made that comment.