latimes.com - 6/24/2009
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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 team, with Dodgers-funded teammates and ...
mvn.com - 6/24/2009
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mvn.com —
Lets just talk for a moment, sports aside.
Lets say that you were caught running a deep-rooted
drug cartel out of your lovely little two bedroom apartment and were promptly evicted from your place. What once was a comforting roof amid a family-friendly neighborhood is now nothing more ...
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How do you say thank you? I know how Manny Ramirez does
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MLB Drops the Ball on Manny Suspension
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
... should be out of baseball for 50 games. Players should not be allowed to rehab and enjoy the spotlight during their suspension; that goes against the purpose of the suspension. If fans want to forgive Manny that is fine but let him finish his punishment before he gets to bask in the glory of cheering fans and shame on MLB for being part of this glorification of a cheater during his suspension. Why is this happening? Because guys like Donald Fehr and Bug Selig wanted to look tough without actually being tough. ...
Pickoff Moves
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
... Rudy Seanez is said to be close to returning to the mound at AAA Salt Lake.
Plaschke On Manny's Minor League Rehab
I guess he doesn't read Jon. ...
Even more Manny outrage
The Hardball Times —
Another outraged column about Manny's rehab assignment, this one from Bill Plaschke. I'm struck by this: ...
Missing the Point on Manny?
The Futility Infielder —
... 's comment thread, is the idea that his rehab stint is a) unique to his case and b) a violation of the spirit of the suspension which shows what a farce the whole system is. The Plaschkes, ...
Mannywood to return with Manny
Circling The Bases —
While writers and pundits decry the fact that Manny Ramirez isn't being made into a total pariah as the result of his drug suspension, the fans are making their thoughts about the man very, very clear : When Manny Ramirez returns to Dodger Stadium, so does Mannywood. The fans have spoken, the Dodgers say. They want their "Mannywood" T-shirts, and their special block of seats adjacent to left field. When Ramirez was suspended May 7 for violating baseball's drug policy, the Dodgers withdrew the Mannywood promotion. He is scheduled to be reinstated July 3, ...
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Manny Ramirez: 'I'll make it up to Dodgers fans'
sports.yahoo.com 6/10/2009 — Manny Ramirez spoke for the first time since his 50-game suspension was handed down my Major Lague Baseball and he apologized to the fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers , according to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News. "I'm happy that they ...
Manny Returns Today
mlbnotebook.com 7/3/2009 — Manny Ramirez will return to the Dodgers lineup today, fresh off his 50 game suspension. Not much to say here, but my fantasy team is sure glad he's back.
More Manny Non-News
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/10/2009 — Manny Ramirez breaks silence, says of his suspension: 'That's in the past' (LA Times)
Manny breaks silence on suspension (Dodgers.com)
Dodgers: Manny speaks in Dodgers clubhouse (Press-Enterprise blog)
Ramirez visits with Dodger teammates (AP/ESPN.com)
I thought Manny Ramirez was suspended?
scoresreport.com 6/29/2009 —
I must have missed the memo that stated Manny Ramirez’s suspension was lifted from 50 games to 40.
In case you haven’t heard, Ramirez is getting a fair share of work these days for the Dodgers’ Triple-A affiliates. He was suspended 50 games by MLB for testing positive for ...
BTW, MANNY ‘DIDN’T RAPE NOBODY.’ SO THERE
withleather.uproxx.com 6/18/2009 —
As Manny Ramirez finishes his 50-game suspension, the Dodgers are being warned to keep Ramirez out of the Dodgers clubhouse, so sayeth the LA Times . Ramirez spoke to media in the clubhouse on Tuesday, which is a violation of the 50-game ban he ...
Manny activated, will be in starting lineup
scoresreport.com 7/3/2009 —
Manny Ramirez has officially severed his 50 game suspension for testing positive for a PED-related substance and is expected to be in the Dodgers’ starting lineup tonight when L.A. takes on the Padres in San Diego.
Besides seeing how he does at the plate, what’ll be interesting to watch ...
Manny to begin rehab assignment soon
scoresreport.com 6/19/2009 —
The Los Angeles Times writes that Manny Ramirez is scheduled to join the Dodgers’ Triple-A squad on Tuesday and begin his rehab assignment .
Ramirez, who will be eligible to play again for the Dodgers on July 3, can play in as many as 10 minor league games at the end of his 50-game ...
Handling Manny Ramirez The "Major League" Way
truebluela.com 7/6/2009 —
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Friday is the day we have all circled on our calendars for months, the return of Manny Ramirez from ...
Manny Ramirez is back in Dodgers' victory - Los Angeles Times
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 ...
Manny Goes Hitless to Start Rehab —
Bleacher Report - MLB 6/24/2009
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP): Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was welcomed back to baseball with rousing cheers.
In the minor leagues, anyway.
Ramirez, easing back into playing shape after a 50-game drug suspension, suited ...
