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Ramirez apologizes after altercation with Sox' traveling secretary
BY SEAN McADAM Journal Sports Writer HOUSTON -- Maybe it's something in the water in Houston. Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, the visitors clubhouse was the scene of another player-club employee altercation Saturday afternoon. Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to ...
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Breaking News: Manny Shoved Red Sox Traveling Secretary On Saturday
SOX & Dawgs — This is the first we’ve heard or seen of Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez shoving Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick after an argument over the Ramirez’ ticket allotment for Saturday’s game. Here’s the article in it’s entirety from Sean McAdam at the Providence Journal: Maybe it’s something in the water in Houston. Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, the visitors clubhouse was the ...

The Curse Claims Another Victim
Center Field — I knew it. From the ProJo: Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, the visitors clubhouse was the scene of another player-club employee altercation Saturday afternoon. ...

Manny Gets Into Altercation With Sox Traveling Secretary
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog — Manny Ramirez was displeased with Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick because he could not get him 16 tickets to Saturday's game. From the ProJo: ...

Manny Ramirez blows his stack again
Red Sox Monster — Well, June certainly could have exited for the Red Sox on a better note. In addition to losing two games out of three in Houston this weekend, the Red Sox will also have to deal today with a situation that one can only assume will be all the rage on talk radio. To sum it up: Manny Ramirez blew his stack. Again. The details, courtesy the Providence Journal and Art Martone's excellent ProJo Sox Blog : Days after Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon tackled general manger Ed Wade in the home clubhouse at Minute Maid Park, the visitors clubhouse was the scene of another player-club ...

Manny Ramirez Takes Down Red Sox Traveling Secretary
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD — ... Manny Ramirez put his studies of the Shawn Chacon book of problem resolution to work Saturday in Houston. The Boston Red Sox outfielder had a dispute with the team’s traveling secretary which ended with Manny shoving the employee to the ground. From the Projo SoxBlog: Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground in an argument over Ramirez’ ticket allotment. Several onlookers moved quickly to separate the two. Ramirez had asked McCormick for 16 tickets for ...

Manny Being Shovey
ShysterBallAnd you thought he was just a big teddy bear: Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground in an argument over Ramirez' ticket allotment. Several onlookers moved quickly to separate the two. Ramirez had asked McCormick for 16 tickets for Saturday night's Red Sox-Astros game, an unusually high number for day-of-game. In addition to handling all travel details for clubs, traveling secretaries also take player ticket requests for both home and away games. When McCormick cautioned Ramirez that he might not be ...

She Came, She Saw, She Looked Unquestionably Hot
Surviving Grady — ... thong type), and stating that hell, yeah, she'll date players and co-workers if she damn well pleases--while still coming off as light years more knowledgable and professional than the Erin Andrews of the world. The good folks at NESN put together a montage of some classic bits of Hazerobilia. If you need a fix or ever just wanted to hear Mae bust with, "Dude, my ass is burning on this thing," then today's your lucky day. Also, Manny: please stop whackin' your co-workers around. Kthanx.

George Costanza's Worst Nightmare Comes to Life Thanks to Manny Ramirez
FanHouse — ... The altercation began after Ramirez asked Jack McCormick for 16 tickets to Saturday night's game which is a lot more than usual on the day of the game. Cue chaos. ...

Manny Ramirez Argues with Boston’s Traveling Secretary Over Tickets, Shoves Him to the Ground
The Big Lead — ... Manny Ramirez, one of baseball’s most petulant - and talented - players, had a Shawn Chacon-ish moment over the weekend according to the Providence Journal. ...

Monday Morning Reading - ACL Style
Three Idiots on Sports — ... and Manny Ramirez argued with the the red sox traveling secretary - if that traveling secretary had an assistant with George Constanza's abilities, this never would have happened. ...

Monday Mornin' Battling links
The Sport Hump...dry and harmless — ... Manny still being Manny. Manny Ramirez apologizes after altercation with Sox' traveling secretary. Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground in an argument over Ramirez' ticket allotment or because Manny Man-Rammed his girlfriend and he called him out. Several onlookers moved quickly to separate the two, or should we say stop the two from embracing in a scheme of "Manny loving." ...

Manny Ramirez apologizes after altercation with Sox’ traveling secretary
BBTF's Baseball Primer NewsblogManny Ramirez apologizes after altercation with Sox’ traveling secretary Traveling secretary sent flying. Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground in an argument over Ramirez’ ticket allotment. Several onlookers moved quickly to separate the two. Ramirez had asked McCormick for 16 tickets for Saturday night’s Red Sox-Astros game, an unusually high number for day-of-game. In addition to handling all travel details for clubs, traveling secretaries also take player ticket requests for both home and away games. When McCormick cautioned ...

Water is wet, Manny Ramirez involved in clubhouse scrape
Big League Stew — ... 's latest controversy as a report in the Providence Journal says he pushed Boston's traveling secretary, Jack McCormick, to the ground after a dispute over his request for 16 tickets in Houston. ...

Manny Being Maria Callas?
YFSF — ... Manny strikes his diva pose, and there were witnesses: Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground in an argument over Ramirez' ticket allotment. Several onlookers moved quickly to separate the two. Ramirez had asked McCormick for 16 tickets for Saturday night's Red Sox-Astros game, an unusually high number for day-of-game. In addition to handling all travel details for clubs, traveling secretaries also take player ticket requests for both home and away games. When McCormick cautioned Ramirez ...

Links of the Day 6/30/08
The Victoria Times — Links of the Day 6/30/08 Problems in Boston . No, really. Serious problems in Boston . In the spirit of trying to care about the NBA.... Empty the Bench let's us know that the Timberwolves will still suck next year because of the Kevin Love trade. Needing a third link, I will go to the easy option... Shot to the junk ! Labels: Links of the Day posted by Ryan | 12:05 PM [image] [image]

Manny Gives Secretary A Shove Over Tickets
SPORTSbyBROOKS — This might be a bit more than simply the “Manny being Manny” sort of thing that Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez is well-known for at this stage. According to the PROVIDENCE JOURNAL’S SOXBLOG, the slugger got into a bit of a disagreement with a team traveling secretary over ticket allotment. ...

Bronx Banter: Manny Being Manny
Baseball Toaster — ... was Rickey being Rickey. At least according to a New York Times piece from the late 1980s I read about Henderson not too long ago. Manny being Manny is cute so long as he hits like a Hall of Famer. Sammy Sosa was chased out of Chicago the moment his skills declined. While I don't think the same holds true for Ramirez in Boston--hey, two championship rings buy a lot of rope--have you noticed that Manny being Manny has become a catch-phrase to take Ramirez off-the-hook whenever he acts like a putz ? Chacon got released. Manny apologies. Chacon is washed-up, Manny still ...

Manny Ramirez Is Passionate About Free Tickets [Is James Brolin On The Premises?]
Deadspin — ... Park. First Shawn Chacon snaps and tackles Astros' GM Ed Wade in the home clubhouse, where an attempted strangling may or may not have occurred. Chacon was shipped to the North Pole the next day. And now it comes to light that Manny Ramirez went after the Red Sox traveling secretary on Saturday in the Minute Maid visitors' clubhouse; knocking him to the ground when Ramirez was told that he wasn't going to get the number of complimentary tickets he had requested. From the Providence Journal: Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack ...

Just Manny Being Pushy
RealClearSports - Blog — For years now, people have accused Manny Ramirez of being lazy and generally uninterested in baseball (which is of concern, considering he plays baseball professionally). It would appear that Man-Ram has finally taken umbrage at these remarks, and has chosen to respond with violence. First, there was his fight with Kevin Youkilis in the Red Sox dugout earlier this season, and now he's taking a page out of Shawn Chacon's Big Book on How to Handle Confrontations and throwing traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground. Ramirez had asked ...

Tomase to Talk; McAdam Bags Manny
Scott's Shots — ... • Sean McAdam either had something that no one else had with his Manny/McCormick bombshell, or he was the only one brave enough to go with it. Incredible thing is that the ProJo’s sports editor Art Martone posted the McAdam note at 7:20 p.m. on Sunday and still, the competition didn’t have anything on it. The Globe had to settle for an early Monday morning follow-up (and link) from Steve Silva and then chase the story with Gordon Edes nabbing the 60s-ish McCormick for a mid-day post. ...

Manny Ramirez Shoves Traveling Secretary Over Tickets
FanIQ Blog — I've always been a huge Manny Ramirez fan, but after this story broke late yesterday, maybe I'll be changing my mind. Just a few days after Astros player Shawn Chacon pretty much ended his career by wailing on GM Ed Wade in the Astros clubhouse, Manny Ramirez decided to give Chacon a run for his money in the Astros' visiting locker room. From the Providence Journal: Manny Ramirez shoved Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground in an argument over Ramirez' ...

Manny Ramirez shoves secretary and apologized: All in a days work for Manny
Hail Mary Jane — First Manny Ramirez shoves down the traveling secretary in Houston because he wasn’t happy about the Secretary not being able to get him enough tickets for their game against the Astros, then he apologizes. The Red Sox aren’t gonna do anything about it. One has to wonder if this was Brandon Moss instead of Manny would they do anything? But then again Manny gets away with a lot. [Beloblog] Tags: manny ramirez, red sox

Lackey's 1,000th K Only The Cherry: Angels 11, Red Sox 3
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — ... , failing to take the bat off his shoulders on three straight pitches from Mariano Rivera; supposedly, this was in retaliation to the front office calling him out publicly for allegedly assaulting the team's traveling secretary. There's been plenty of that kind of thing, so when we saw Maicer Izturis' routine single bounce at Manny's feet and roll a few feet away from him as he lay on the ground motionless, I had to wonder if this isn't part two of the same offensive. If it was, ...

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boston.com 6/30/2008 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Long-time Red Sox traveling secretary Jack McCormick said he bears no ill will toward outfielder Manny Ramirez in the wake of an incident Saturday afternoon in Houston in which Ramirez shoved McCormick to the clubhouse floor ...
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