latimes.com - 10/11/2008
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PHILADELPHIA -- If it felt like an eternity Friday hanging in there with the Dodgers through yet another playoff loss, what must it have been like for Sandy Koufax , who was sitting beside the Screaming Meanie the whole time? You know the old saying: There's always someone out there who is ...
latimes.com - 10/10/2008
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latimes.com —
Jones said it was out of consideration to
his teammates that he asked Manager Joe Torre and...
General Manager Ned Colletti if he could leave the team when he was moved to the 60-day disabled list on Sept. 13. "A lot of people need to get stuff OK" in ...
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Dodgers' Andruw Jones is rooting for his team - Los ...
mlb.mlb.com - 10/13/2008
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mlb.mlb.com —
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers reliever Scott Proctor, who
was left off the National League Championship Series roster...
after battling arm problems, will undergo right elbow surgery Wednesday. Proctor will have a partially torn flexor tendon repaired and a ...
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Proctor to have surgery on right elbow | MLB.com: News
philly.com - 10/14/2008
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philly.com —
LOS ANGELES - Matt Stairs had been waiting
for a moment like this. Funny, but Phillies fans...
have been waiting for a moment like this, too. It's just that their wait has been a little longer. Stairs crushed a majestic two-run, pinch-hit home run to ...
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Just A Win Away | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/14/2008
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Postseason Papers: An emotional day in Philadelphia
Big League Stew —
... • Manny wonders if it's time to break out an old Red Sox tradition and do some shots of Crown Royal before the next few playoff games. [LA Times] ...
Down 2-0, Manny Turns Back to the Bottle
The Sporting Blog —
You know what the key to Philadelphia's 2-0 series lead in the NLCS has been? L.A. hasn't boozed it up. Manny Ramirez hopes to fix that.
As for coming back, "It might be time to do some shots of Crown Royal," said Manny Ramirez, who has been there, done that. "I know this, we'll have the music on Sunday in Dodger Stadium and maybe have some fun."
In 2004, Ramirez's Red Sox were down and out against the Yankees, but just before taking the field in Game 6, Kevin Millar urged each of his teammates to down a shot of whiskey. ...
Manny Ramirez Is Breaking Out the Bottle
FanHouse —
... has three of the Dodgers' 15 hits and he's driven in four of their seven runs through two games. A one-man team will not go to the World Series. Manny, however, has a different suggestion. Alcohol. ...
Old Man Moyer Tanks, Dodgers Roll, 7-2
The Big Lead —
... ” which leads us to believe it was just all just posturing. Neverthless, ManRam was quite the quote this weekend; following the Game Two loss, the impending free agent said, “It might be time to do some shots of Crown Royal.” Say what you will about his penchant for faking injuries in Boston, or scuffling with coaches, or moping around as if he were uninterested - Manny Ramirez, by far, has been the most compelling figure in the the 2008 postseason. ...
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