Manny activated, will be in starting lineup
scoresreport.com 7/3/2009 — Manny Ramirez has officially severed his 50 game suspension for testing positive for a PED-related substance and is expected to be in the Dodgers’ starting lineup tonight when L.A. takes on the Padres in San Diego. Besides seeing how he does at the plate, what’ll be interesting to watch ...

Manny returns to Dodgers on Friday
sports.espn.go.com 7/3/2009 — SAN DIEGO -- Manny Ramirez will be back in big leagues on Friday night after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. His return should be nothing short of a spectacle. It'll be the start of the Fourth of July weekend, and thousands of blue-clad Los Angeles Dodgers fans are ...

Handling Manny Ramirez The "Major League" Way
truebluela.com 7/6/2009 — More photos » by Reed Saxon - AP Browse more photos » Friday is the day we have all circled on our calendars for months, the return of Manny Ramirez from ...

Dodgers with/without Manny
baseballindepth.com 7/11/2009 — Dodgers Record 26-10 with Manny Ramirez; 29-21 during Manny's suspension Team Batting Average April .290 May .286 June .241 July .309 Runs Scored by Month April 131 May 156 June 93 July 53 The Dodgers are enjoying having his bat in the lineup, having scored over 10 runs each of the last two ...

More Manny Non-News
sonsofstevegarvey.com 6/10/2009 — Manny Ramirez breaks silence, says of his suspension: 'That's in the past' (LA Times) Manny breaks silence on suspension (Dodgers.com) Dodgers: Manny speaks in Dodgers clubhouse (Press-Enterprise blog) Ramirez visits with Dodger teammates (AP/ESPN.com)

Manny Returns
baseballmusings.com 7/4/2009 — The Dodgers and Padres game is underway. Manny Ramirez bats third, so he’ll be up this inning. Rafael Furcal starts the game with a single. Furcal’s OBA has been up and down the last few years, and he’s definitely down this season. Update : Hudson grounds out to bring up ...

It's a pretty shaky suspension bridge for Manny Ramirez - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 6/24/2009 — While the Dodgers were playing the 42nd game of Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension Tuesday, Manny Ramirez was doing something very strange. He was playing for the Dodgers. Well, not exactly, but close enough, as he was playing on a Dodgers-sponsored ...

Mannywood to return with Manny
bases.newsvine.com 6/26/2009 — While writers and pundits decry the fact that Manny Ramirez isn't being made into a total pariah as the result of his drug suspension, the fans are making their thoughts about the man very, very clear: When Manny Ramirez returns to Dodger Stadium, so ...

I thought Manny Ramirez was suspended?
scoresreport.com 6/29/2009 — 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 ...

The L.A. Times really wants you to hate Manny Ramirez
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 ...

Lee Jenkins: How will Manny and the Dodgers respond to circus atmosphere? — SI.com - MLB 7/3/2009
LOS ANGELES -- Like every other Hollywood diva who has been in trouble -- Winona, Paris, Lindsay, Nicole -- Manny Ramirez got his own T-shirt. It is white with royal blue script, the words "Free Manny" spelled in large block letters. Ramirez was so ...

Baseball's pharmacy hall of fame — L.A. Times - Baseball News 7/3/2009
With Manny Ramirez back tonight from his 50-game drug suspension, a look at some of baseball's top players linked to performance-enhancing drugs. > Dodgers ...

Sit Down Juan Pierre, Manny's Back — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
All you folks who have been hanging on for dear life to Manny Ramirez, waiting patiently for his return to your fantasy roster while the rest of your outfield pretty much sucked? You can breathe easy once again. Those 50 games he was forced to sit ...

Manny set for return as Dodgers face Pads — FOXSports.com News for MLB 7/3/2009
Manny Ramirez's much-anticipated return to Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup won't come at home, but close enough to it that his reception might not be entirely negative.

Hypocrisy Rules Sports As We Know It Today — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
For years when Barry Bonds stepped to the plate at any baseball stadium other than AT&T Park in San Francisco he was greeted with an overwhelming chorus of boos.  Not only was he booed because he was the other teams best player but because ...