latimes.com - 6/30/2009
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Circled by security guards wearing lemon-lime jackets who kept a mob of fans away from him, Manny Ramirez made his way out of Arrowhead Credit Union Park, probably for the last time.
Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti, who watched Ramirez play for the Inland Empire 66ers on Monday, ...
bizofbaseball.com - 7/3/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
Life is not fair; get used to it.”–
Bill Gates America is a forgiving place. It’s also
unpredictable, which makes for an interesting cocktail. Tonight, a sold out Petco Park will witness the return of Manny Ramirez from his 50 game suspension for being in violation of MLB’s drug program, ...
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Most Baseball Fans Prepare to Give Manny Ramirez a Nice ...
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The Ordeal of Manny’s Many Faces
WCBias | West Coast Bias Sports Blog | West Coast Sports News by West Coast Sports Fans, Covering Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers and All Things West Coast —
So Manny Ramirez is set to return Friday after his suspension for using female fertility drugs - they don’t allow that kind of stuff in California any more. It’ll be interesting to see what kind or reception he gets around the Majors, from opposing players, fans, media, etc. But that’s not what I’m most interested in watching, because, well, we’ve been through with dozens of players who used performance enhancers and will see it probably a hundred other times in our lives. I’ve said it before and will say it again, until they rid the game of HGH, and at least test for it, you ...
MLB Power Rankings – June 30th
Cubicle GM —
... . Now, onto the rankings. I’ve only gone into detail about the Top 10, so if you want some more info on your team, tell them to play better so they can move up the ladder. 1. Dodgers (ESPN Rank: 1) – The Dodgers are the best team in the majors at 21 games over .500, and will only get better with the return of Manny Ramirez . 2. Red Sox (2) – Boston holds the best record in the AL by 3.5 games, and is second in run differential at +74. Sox manager Terry Francona made an interesting decision to bat J.D. Drew leadoff, and ...
We Barely Had Time to Miss You, Manny
Babes Love Baseball —
... for the Class-A San Bernadino Inland Empire 66ers, going 1-for-3 with an infield single in the leadoff spot as designated hitter and striking out twice for the second game in a row. Sadly, he declined to speak with reporters before the game. "No thank you," he said. "Go to YouTube."Manny is eligible to return to the big leagues this Friday, when the Dodgers take on the Padres in San Diego. So, ready or not LA, here he comes. [LA Times] | [Paneech] | [The Scores Report] ...
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... could be the final piece to make that happen.)
NBA Trade: Zach Randolph is no longer the Clippers’ problem; they smartly offloaded him to the Grizzlies, who could certainly use Z-Bo's 20 and 9 in that gaping hole at power forward next to Gasol and Thabeet, but just wait until they experience his attitude. (Couldn't Memphis have had David Lee for cheaper?)
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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 ...
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bases.newsvine.com 7/3/2009 — You may not have noticed this given how little coverage it has gotten, but Manny Ramirez is coming back tonight. If you think that means that the media's hand-wringing and sanctimony about all of this is about to end, well, you're just not familiar ...
How do you say thank you? I know how Manny Ramirez does
community.foxsports.com 6/24/2009 — 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 than a ...
How do you say thank you? I know how Manny Ramirez does
mvn.com 6/24/2009 —
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 ...
Would having Manny be so bad, Mets fans? -
newsday.com 7/7/2009 — Manny Ramirez Would fans mind having a player like the Dodgers' Manny Ramirez on their team, now that the steroid controversy is behind him? ( Getty Images Photo / July 3, 2009)
Manny Ramirez' Return and the Displaced Outfielder
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/24/2009 — Lost in all of this Manny Ramirez hoopla is the sad tale of the displaced outfielder. The guy who has worked his butt off for the last 50 games, not complaining, trying to let his play on the field do the talking for him.
Sure, he may not have the star wattage of Ramirez, but shouldn't his ...
