Manny Ramirez made the Dodgers important again - Los Angeles Times

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Two Quotes of the Day
Published 10/16/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
Because when you're Manny Ramirez, one isn't enough: Quote 1, after Frank McCourt shook Manny's hand after the game and said "We'll talk soon.": "You see, that's the second time he's talked to me. The other time was the day I arrived."Quote 2, when asked about his impending free agency: "I just want to go home [to Florida] and spend some time with my family. I want to see who is the highest bidder. Gas is up and so am I."Coming soon, Manny Ramirez DHing for the Orioles.

Score in the Morning - Thursday October 16th
Published 10/16/2008 by Joe Ross at TheScore.com Blog
... after another woeful postseason performance against the Phillies, while colleague T.J. Simers is surprising positive in his post-mortem, choosing to praise Manny Ramirez for making the Dodgers relevant again. Meanwhile at the excellent fan site dodgerblues.com, a Curse of Kirk Gibson theory is floated, as the Dodgers are ...

TJ Simers: A Douchebag Until The Very End
Published 10/16/2008 by Chamomiles Davis at The Fightins
... In Simers’ latest pile of word-turds, Sir Bag of Douche spends more time fellating Manny Ramirez than acknowledging his team’s total collapse in Game Five of the NLCS. I’ll spare you the bulk of his blathering nonsense and cherry-pick his last, feeble digs at our FUCKING AWESOME fans… ...

Manny Quotes
Published 10/16/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... Manny Ramirez gave a few quotes last night after the Dodgers were eliminated: "I just want to go home and spend some time with my family.  I want to see who is the highest bidder. Gas is up and so am I." We'd expect nothing less of a Scott Boras client.  On the high end, a six-year, $150MM deal has been suggested.  T.J. Simers suspects owner Frank McCourt would prefer to make a valiant effort and finish second in the bidding.  Buster Olney believes the Dodgers are better suited signing ...

Dodger dogs
Published 10/16/2008 at Extra Bases
... T.J. Simers -- the usually cynical LA Times columnist who has emerged as Manny's head cheerleader in the local media -- writes this morning that there is no doubt what the Dodgers should do: ...

McCourt a Man of His Word? We’ll Soon Find Out
Published 10/17/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... they didn’t. The Red Sox did. The Red Sox handed Ramirez to the Dodgers, who then enjoyed their finest hour since ‘88. So after being gifted Ramirez, McCourt can now consumate his commitment to running the team as he promised when he took over the franchise. Predictably, both sides are embarrassing themselves with petty posturing. Ramirez has backed off his enthusiasm for SoCal after raving about L.A. when he first arrived. He told T.J. Simers of the LOS ANGELES TIMES yesterday, “ I want to see who is the highest bidder. Gas is up and so am I .” McCourt is trying to pin ...