latimes.com - 6/24/2009
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From Albuquerque -- Manny Ramirez's arrival here is the biggest thing since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon, heard to mutter under his breath, "Are you sure we didn't land in New Mexico?" He's back, all right, and while baseball won't allow him in uniform when the gates to Dodger Stadium ...
latimes.com - 6/24/2009
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latimes.com —
While the Dodgers were playing the 42nd game
of Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension Tuesday, Manny Ramirez was...
doing something very strange. He was playing for the Dodgers. Well, not exactly, but close enough, as he was playing on a Dodgers-sponsored ...
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It's a pretty shaky suspension bridge for Manny Ramirez ...
latimes.com - 6/23/2009
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latimes.com —
"It's a big deal," Maldonado said. For $18,
Maldonado was able to secure two passes to witness...
what he described as a once-in-a-lifetime event: Manny Ramirez playing for Maldonado's hometown Albuquerque Isotopes. Maldonado isn't bothered about why ...
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Manny Ramirez's fission statement in Albuquerque - Los ...
latimes.com - 6/25/2009
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From Albuquerque -- It sounds as if Phil
Jackson doesn't want to spend any more time with...
the Lakers than necessary, and I certainly can relate. Ask Manny Ramirez about the Lakers, because what else is there to ask him about these days, he says, "I'm ...
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They're crying foul over apologist for Manny Ramirez - ...
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L.A. Times: T.J. Simers: Even he can’t stay mad at Manny
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L.A. Times: T.J. Simers: Even he can’t stay mad at Manny ESPN’s Colleen Dominguez reports Tuesday afternoon that Ramirez orders pasta. She does not follow him inside even though that’s why she’s here, because she needs to go to the empty stadium to do a report for ESPN. “I didn’t see him order pasta,” she says later in explaining her exclusive, “but I feel comfortable with my sources.” Dodgers’ PR guy Josh Rawitch cannot confirm Ramirez ordered pasta, “because I wasn’t there.” That doesn’t seem to matter to Dominguez. The Times’ Dylan Hernandez appears disappointed, all his ...
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... Wimbledon attire. (SBD)
Listy! The most ejected baseball managers. (Forbes)
Arrogant Keith Hernandez is not impressed by Teixeira. (Sliding into Home)
Former Jets QB Boomer Esiason: “these dopey blog people.” But he admits to getting google alerts, so this is all we have to say: You, sir, were no Ken O’Brien. (WFAN)
We’re surprised at the massive over-coverage of Manny in New Mexico. (LA Times)
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... T.J. Simers, LA Times: "Dodgers' PR guy Josh Rawitch ... is also here to tell the media that Manny doesn't want the media "banging on the batting cage while he's inside," so everyone needs to move to the field or the clubhouse. The Times' Dylan Hernandez appears disappointed, all his life wanting to come to Albuquerque and bang on the batting cage while Manny's inside trying to hit a ball off a tee. Manny can hit a 94-mph fastball in front of 50,000 screaming fans, but for some reason Hernandez unnerves him while facing a tee." ...
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latimes.com 7/4/2009 — Not that it was much of a game. Although the Padres were gracious hosts, they proved to be little more than bit players in the Manny Melodrama. Even their own fans appeared uninterested in watching them play. Judging from their reaction, many -- if ...
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myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/24/2009 — On the front page of today’s Los Angeles Times there is a picture of Manny Ramirez in an Albuquerque Isotope uniform. (You won’t find a picture here.) On the first page of the Sports Section is a large picture of him, plus a column and an article. The article was written by a Times baseball ...
Manny Takes Albuquerque, Day One
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/24/2009 —
Manny makes rehab start at Triple-A (Dodgers.com)
It was an uneventful four innings for Manny in his first day as an Isotope, but his return to action is giving Dodger fans even more to look forward to. With the Dodgers going ten games over .500 during his suspension, his return ...
Manny Takes Albuquerque, Day Two
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/25/2009 —
A more active Manny plays second game (Dodgers.com)
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Manny Doin' Work
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/8/2009 — ESPN had footage of Manny Ramirez's workout this morning at Dodger Stadium:
"We always see Manny with a big baggy jersey on. Look at those arms. He looks as big as I've ever seen him. He does. He looks as strong as I've ever seen him."
—Steve Phillips
