shysterball.blogspot.com - 8/15/2008
—
Joe Torre thinks that Jeff Kent's recent hot streak is a function of Manny Ramirez providing him "protection" in the lineup : "Kent's the perfect example of a guy who knows what to do with a pitch you can hit," said manager Joe Torre. "What I'm seeing in Jeff, he's not going out of the strike zone, like we've seen when he knew he's the one we have to count on. "A big part of getting your pitch ...
Manny Ramirez Cuts Hair, Goes Hitless
youbeenblinded.com 8/15/2008 —
Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager Joe Torre asked Manny Ramirez to cut his hair, and Ramirez has complied if you count an inch being taken off of his dreads as haircut. The before and after picture above doesn’t show a lot of difference ...
Manny visits barber, but just for a trim | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 8/15/2008 — LOS ANGELES -- After two weeks of lingering questions about his hair, Manny Ramirez finally put an end to "Dread-Gate" by getting about an inch cut off his famous dreadlocks at a Los Angeles barbershop Thursday before arriving at Dodger Stadium. > ...
Manny Ramirez Gets A Haircut, Trims Dreadlocks About An Inch
FanIQ.com 8/15/2008 —
As soon as Manny Ramirez arrived in Los Angeles, Joe Torre kindly demanded that he cut his hair. However, I think what Torre had in mind was a little more substantial that what Manny came to the ballpark with Thursday night.
Leave it to Manny ...
Manny gets a haircut, then goes hitless
boston.com 8/15/2008 — Manny trimmed his hair a bit before last night's game. (FSN screen image courtesy of Al Belcuore)
Our long national nightmare is over. Manny Ramirez got a haircut before last night's Dodgers-Phillies game in LA. Sort of. "He was within the rules ...
Brad Penny back on the disabled list - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 8/15/2008 — Torre said he didn't know who would replace Penny in the rotation. Because Penny's next turn falls Monday, which is an off-day, Torre said the spot could be skipped. Penny, who is 6-9 with a 6.09 earned-run average, said he felt discomfort after his ...
Kent thriving batting ahead of Manny —
Major League Baseball News 8/15/2008
Jeff Kent believes seven games is too small a sample to draw any conclusions. But since he's moved into the third spot of the Dodgers' batting order, and more significantly ahead of Manny Ramirez, Kent is looking like a Hall of Famer at the plate and ...
Ramirez gets his dreadlocks trimmed —
Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/15/2008
The best-known dreadlocks in these parts got a little shorter Thursday. Heeding the request of his manager, Manny Ramirez got a haircut, but as teammate Jeff Kent said with a smile, holding his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart: "Yeah, about ...
