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Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 7/26
Published 7/26/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... can be and it sure looked like he wanted to charge the mound but he didn’t most likely because he realizes how important he is to this Red Sox team. Mike Vaccaro writes that this game was just another classic in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. Steve Buckley says it’s time to get rid of Manny Ramirez after this latest epsiode. Goose Goosage is preparing his induction speech for tomorrow’s Hall of Fame ceremony. Manny could face a fine or suspension if he doesn’t play this afternoon after his ...

Manny And The MRIs
Published 7/26/2008 by redsock (noreply@blogger.com) at The Joy of Sox
... are strong indications that if Manny Ramirez shows up at the park Saturday and pronounces himself unfit to play, the team will issue disciplinary actions which could include a suspension.Bradford's writing is pretty much agenda-free, so perhaps there is some validity to the XM suspension rumours. But what in the world are "strong indications"? Is someone in management yakking to the beat reporters? Were there just whispers among players? Sean McAdam thinks the Red Sox's relationship with Ramirez may have "reached the tipping point" and there may ...

Morning Roundup for 7/25 (Ramirez, Waingwight, V-Mart and much more)
Published 7/26/2008 by Eric Stashin at Rotoprofessor
Sean McAdam of The Providence Journal (click here for the article) is reporting that a sore knee was again what kept him out of the Red Sox line-up.  He underwent an MRI which “came back clean”, so it will be interesting to see what happens today.  Daily owners may want to tred carefully, but if he’s penciled into the line-up (as planned), he’s a must use. Could Adam Wainwright become the Cardinals closer?  According to Derrick Goold of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (click ...

Get Him Gone?
Published 7/26/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... Manny? Does Ramiez Really Wants to Write His Ticket Out of Town? Only Manny, and an Empty-Pocketed Scott Boras Know Friday Night Box: Shift on Giambi 1, Return on the Investment in Manny 0 Globe: Ramirez's Absence a Hot Topic as Yankees win 7th Straight Shaughnessy: Now Manny's a Guaranteed Out Buckley: Time to Get Rid of Ramirez Edes: Sox Player Calls Manny Missing Game a Disgrace McAdam on Saturday: Ramirez Faces Penalty If He Sits Today Read What John Kerry and the Rest of Red Sox Nation ...

Manny Facing Possible Suspension
Published 7/26/2008 at YankeesRedSox.com
... Providence Journal sports writer and ESPN contributor Sean McAdam reports in today's Projo that Manny faces disciplinary action, including possible suspension, if he opts out of the line-up again today. ...

Might Sox Try To Trade Ramirez?
Published 7/26/2008 by Cork Gaines at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... order for the (thus far) biggest game of the season. It was predictable. It was ridiculous. It was the last straw. Ramírez had an MRI yesterday and it was clean. This time, the Sox plan to do something about this situation. Soon. Shaughnessy did not speculate on whether the Sox would try to trade Ramirez, with whom the team has $20MM options in both '09 and '10, or if they would just let him walk after the season. Sean McAdam noted that Ramirez would have faced a suspension if he did not play in today's game. ...

Game 103: Restoring order to the universe
Published 7/26/2008 by Mike A. at River Avenue Blues
... … Manny’s in the lineup for Boston because they’re going to discipline him if he isn’t … we play today, we win today, das it ...

Manny Ramirez May Be Faking A Knee Injury. Writers Call For Trade.
Published 7/26/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Manny was in the lineup today, and it was even rumored that he would face disciplinary action if he sat out again. Understandably, the Red Sox aren't interested in allowing Ramirez to sit 3 games in a row, when they've invested ...