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The Albuquerque Isotopes, in conjunction with their Major League partner the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be making a donation of $10,000 to The Taylor Hooton Foundation. The presentation will be made prior to Friday night's game vs. the Nashville Sounds. The Taylor Hooton Foundation ...
How do you say thank you? I know how Manny Ramirez does
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 ... (more) How do you say thank you? I know how Manny Ramirez does
Q&A: Estes 'not retired,' still wants to play in bigs | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal
rgj.com — Shawn Estes won 19 games for the San Francisco Giants in 1997, as well as 15 for... the Giants in 2000 and 15 for the Colorado Rockies in 2004. But after a nine-year major-league career, it was reported last week that the 36-year-old left-hander had ... (more) Q&A: Estes 'not retired,' still wants to play in bigs | ...
Shawn Estes Doesn’t Get It
Shawn Estes Doesn’t Get It
rumorsandrants.com — Why would a pitcher with a .521 winning percentage (101-93) and a 4.71 career ERA in 13... big-league seasons be stuck in triple-A Albuquerque? Shawn Estes sure doesn’t understand. Estes, an embodiment of left-handed mediocrity, has “retired from triple-A” as of a few days ... (more) Shawn Estes Doesn’t Get It
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Triple-A Team Finds Tenuous Manny/Steroids Link [Manny Ramirez]
Deadspin — ... The 'Topes pulled in a record 54,763 fans for the series, and I'm guessing more were interested in seeing Manny than the Nashville Sounds. Ill-gotten gains, you say? So does Albuquerque President Ken Young, who donated $10,000 to the Taylor Hooton Foundation, an anti-steroid charity. "I'm not going to say they're not connected," he said (or didn't say). ...

Links of the Day 6/30/09
The Victoria Times — The Isotopes were a little uncomfortable with Manny Ramirez. Victor Conte still has customers! Just to clear up any confusion, Willie Mays is still not dead.

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