Manny an unexpected scratch

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Manny Ramirez scratched
Published 28 days ago by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
Gordon Edes of The Bloston Globe (click here for the post) is that Manny Ramirez was out of the Red Sox line-up today due to soreness in his right knee.  According to Ramirez, the knee has been a problem for about a week and dubbed himself “day-to-day”. It is certainly worth monitoring for daily league owners.  I would be surprised to see him sitting out the weekend series against the Yankees, but I guess you never really know.  Just keep an eye on the line-up and see what happens.  Luckily, it doesn’t appear to be anything serious at this point.

Iron Manny Sits Out
Published 28 days ago by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... Self-Proclaimed Sore Knee Takes Tito by Surprise Ramirez An Unexpected Scratch in Seattle Is Manny Going Into Shut Down Mode Early This Year? Is He Taking Yet Another In-Season Vacation Day? Is It Really a Sore Knee Keeping Manny from the Grueling Job of DH'ing? Or Is This a Message to Management? "He showed up this morning, I wasn't ready for that,'' Francona said. "He said his right knee hurts.'' Francona then joked, "The (expletive) jaywalking, if you do it right, you won't hurt your knee.'' Ramirez told ...

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/24
Published 27 days ago by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... Manny Ramirez was penciled in at DH yesterday but was a late scratch as he told Terry Francona that his knee was sore and he needed the day off. ...

MANNYGATE
Published 12 days ago by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... to cite a sore right knee as a reason not to play, just as he had done for the last game in Seattle Wednesday. One player privately called it a disgrace and said he would not be surprised if the team tried to trade Ramírez. The team captain, Jason Varitek, begged off from answering questions." -- 7.26.08, Gordon Edes, Boston Globe And the Self-Proclaimed Sore Knee in Seattle That Took the Medical Staff by Surprise Ramirez An Unexpected Scratch in Seattle "He showed up this morning, I wasn't ...