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nbcsports.msnbc.com - 7/8/2009

If fans don’t boo Manny, why should the media?

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Celizic: The fans got over players' steroid use a long time ago. It’s getting to be time for those of us in the press box to do the same.

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rumorsandrants.com - 7/6/2009

Dodgers Fans And Manny, Perfect For Each Other

— rumorsandrants.com — So I’m back home in San Diego this weekend, celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with my... family. It was great, awesome time, glad I did it. It was also the weekend of Manny Ramirez’s return from a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. Manny’s ... (more) Dodgers Fans And Manny, Perfect For Each Other

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bizofbaseball.com - 7/7/2009

The Mystery that is Manny Ramirez

— bizofbaseball.com — <p><img src="http://bizofbaseball.com/images/manny2.jpg" border="0" alt="Manny" hspace="3" width="200" height="241" align="left" />He’s back, and despite suggestions to the contrary, the... attention and hoopla he received is neither surprising nor unwarranted.</p> <p>On ... (more) The Mystery that is Manny Ramirez

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baseballreflections.com - 7/4/2009

Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup

— baseballreflections.com — Image by Getty Images via Daylife Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers’ lineup tomorrow not as a... pariah , but as a prodigal son . All has been foriven after his 50-game exile for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs when he takes the field for the Dodgers in ... (more) Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup

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NBCsports.com: Mike Celizic: If fans don’t boo Manny, why should the media?
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — NBCsports.com: Mike Celizic: If fans don’t boo Manny, why should the media? Why aren’t the fans booing? “Either they put it behind them or they didn’t care to start with,” Cohen finally decided with an almost audible shrug. We in the opinion business like to talk about how players don’t have a clue about just about everything — money, fame, contracts, respect, the real world. But on this subject, the guys in the electronic pulpits are the ones who are clueless, and have been for a long time. I’ve been saying this for years: The fans don’t care. We saw it when Manny first ...

“Fans don’t care”
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Hat Guy, A Man of the People, Loves Steroid Users
Fire Jay Mariotti — I was bored and wanted to post. So I found the latest from an old friend. "If Fans Don't Boo Manny, Why Should the Media?" Though I realize that sometimes writers don't create their own titles... this title already suggests a logical conclusion that I do not support. Let's remind ourselves that HatGuy has, in the past, praised the efforts of Sammy Sosa in overcoming steroid judgment and coming back to the game. HatGuy, by all accounts, has little problem with steroid use. Here are the major problems with this article: ...