latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/22/2009
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Let me get this straight. Manny Ramirez was suspended from the major leagues for 50 games. And now people are upset that he will play in minor-league games before his 50-game major-league suspension is up? I'm sorry, but you've got...
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
latimes.com - 6/19/2009
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latimes.com —
Manny Ramirez is tentatively scheduled to return to
the field on Tuesday in New Mexico, according to...
baseball sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the matter. Ramirez, who is in the final weeks of ...
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Manny Ramirez now set to begin minor league assignment ...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/24/2009
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Manny’s Return No Minor Event
LEEInks —
... However, in an effort to combat all of the drama surrounding Manny’s minor-league stint, Los Angeles Times blogger Jon Weisman makes the case that Ramirez needs and even deserves this minor league stint. This isn’t a special case, as Weisman points out that another former Red Sox player found to have used PED’s, J.C. Romero, also had a short minor-league rehab before making his return to the Phillies. ...
Tracy Ringolsby Makes A Silly Point
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
Manny doesn't deserve a rehab stint? What a silly comment.
Must Be Something in the Water Today...
Mike Scioscia's tragic illness —
... by saying that Manny Ramirez shouldn't be allowed to go on a rehab stint before his suspension ends. I'd tear Ringolsby apart point-by-point, but I hate to make fun of the disabled. (Except for that time I did.) Also, Jon @ DodgerThoughts already took care of it for me: ...
The Manny Ramirez Traveling Circus Arrives In Albuquerque
True Blue LA —
... - FOX Sports Tracy Ringolsby doesn't like the idea of a suspended player getting to play 10 minor league games while suspended:
There are no special privileges for minor-league players, guys who are playing for $25,000 or so a year, not $25 million, like Ramirez. When minor-league players face 50-game suspensions they have to serve their suspensions. Nobody finds a way to get them 10 games of competition before they return to the active roster.
Manny Ramirez deserves his rehab assignment | Dodger Thoughts Jon Weisman gives a passionate, ...
It's A Pretty Shaky Excuse for a Column for Bill Plaschke
Sons of Steve Garvey —
... Well, Bill, this is exactly what the rules of baseball state: every suspended MLB player has the right to a rehab assignment, as Jon Weisman deftly pointed out two days ago. Maybe you're too busy drinking the Lakers' koolaid that you haven't had time to study the rulebook, or even read the Dodgers blog from your own damn paper. ...
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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 ...
Your Tentative Manny Ramirez Rehab Schedule
truebluela.com 6/18/2009 — Your Tentative Manny Ramirez Rehab Schedule
Kevin Baxter of the LA Times reported that Manny Ramirez will likely begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment next Thursday, in Lake Elsinore with their Hi-A affiliate, the Inland Empire ...
Manny Official for Tuesday
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/21/2009 — From Ken Gurnick at Dodgers.com :
Suspended outfielder Manny Ramirez agreed to start a Minor League rehab assignment Tuesday night at Triple-A Albuquerque, Dodgers manager Joe Torre announced Saturday. [...]
Club management is hoping he will play three games in Albuquerque, take a day off ...
Manny Shouldn't Be Allowed A Rehab Stint
sportsscribes.net 6/23/2009 —
Manny Ramirez is in the midst of a 50-game suspension for violating the league's drug policy. He can return to the Dodgers on July 3rd when his suspension is done.
Rehab? Rehab From What?
bugsandcranks.com 6/26/2009 — Manny’s Rehab To Start Tuesday
A player being allowed to play with a minor league affiliate while still under suspension. That makes sense.
Or not.
Why should any major league player (doesn’t matter who) suspended (doesn’t ...