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Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't wash
Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't wash
Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez was in the shower during the most important part of Game 4 of the NCLS, but at least he caught the highlights. ( Matt Slocum / Associated Press )
Manny: I was in the shower when Phils came back
msn.foxsports.com — Those who watched the ninth inning of Game 4 in the National League Championship Series won't soon... forget it. (more) Manny: I was in the shower when Phils came back
Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't watch
Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't watch
latimes.com — Ramirez says he was showering and missed the Dodgers' late collapse in Game 4. He should have... been in the dugout, period. > Jonathan Broxton was sweating. ... (more) Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't watch
Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't wash
latimes.com — That's just what a team trailing three games to one needs to hear. That the other guys... are playing better and there's nothing they can do. On second thought, maybe it's better that our fertility drug fatale wasn't anywhere near the dugout. "I think ... (more) Manny excuses for absence in the ninth just don't wash

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*GASP* Manny Flakes on his Teammates
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog — ... So Manny was taking a shower while his team lost a game.  Are you shocked?  Me neither.  It is as if the Dodgers suddenly realized that Manny Ramirez comes with some baggage.  Couldn't they figure it out when the Red Sox paid them to take Manny?  Here's how Manny responded to reporter's questions about showergate: ...

I hate Manny Ramirez
Cute Sports — ... I cling to 162 games a year. I feel pretty strongly about what I said then. I walk a fine line between journalism and fandom and I spend way more of my waking hours talking and writing about sports than someone who doesn't get paid to do so should. And everything about Manny Ramirez just irks me. As I went searching for that article so I could provide a link, I realized I referenced LA Times writer Bill Plaschke, which I'm about to do again. Plaschke's newest column is about Manny leaving the dugout and hitting the showers when he was pulled ...

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Manny Ramirez's showering is a non-issue for Casey BlakeL.A. Times - Baseball News 10/22/2009
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