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sportsbybrooks.com - 6/30/2008

Manny Gives Secretary A Shove Over Tickets

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This might be a bit more than simply the “Manny being Manny” sort of thing that Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez is well-known for at this stage. According to the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL’S SOXBLOG, the slugger got into a bit of a disagreement with a team traveling secretary over ticket allotment. (Ramirez, making better use of his hands.) Ramirez made a request for 16 ...

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S2N @ SbB on 6/30/08
Signal to Noise — ... I suppose every day I write for Sports by Brooks, I should link to the entries: Kosta Koufos’ high school coach doesn’t like his coach at OSU, Thad Matta, much. Manny Ramirez gets up close and personal with a BoSox team secretary over tickets. Tyson Gay becomes Tyson Homosexual, thanks to the AFA’s filtering system. Arsenal and Spanish national team supporters will likely agree: Cesc is better than porn. Enjoy. ...

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SPORTSbyBROOKS — Last month, Manny Ramirez went a little haywire over a last-second ticket request, shoving the Red Sox’s traveling secretary to the ground . As a result, Sox management decide to fine Manny for misuse of team property (i.e. the shoved secretary). Manny Ramirez helmet flip But there have been questions as to how much money was taken from Ramirez’s paycheck. Was it hundreds of thousands of dollars? And did such a mighty amount mean Manny struck out against the Yankees on purpose? Such allegations were made by Bob Lobel , former sports director for Boston’s WBZ. The BOSTON GLOBE’s INSIDE BASES reports that Lobel was on WEEI radio Friday morning, and said ...