Ramirez out 3 games for family matters

Links (8)

Baseball Today: Monday, June 30
Published 6/30/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... HERE AND THERE: The Cubs will be without Aramis Ramirez the next three days as he returns to the Dominican Republic to tend to a family matter (Chicago Sun-Times) . . . Jay Gibbons ...

Ramirez Out for Next Three Games
Published 6/30/2008 by neil@chicagocubsonline.com (Chicago Cubs Online) at ChicagoCubsOnline.com
According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on Monday morning , Aramis Ramirez will miss the first three games of the Giants series in order to " tend to family matters back home in the Dominican Republic ." The report states Ramirez originally asked for four games but will rejoin the team in time for the series finale on Thursday. The Sun-Times did not indicate what the matter was that Ramirez needed to tend to back home. Will update if more information becomes available....

A Lost Weekend: Cubs 1, White Sox 5
Published 6/30/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... It would have helped if Derrek Lee hadn't had such a strange series (two GIDP on Friday, then 5-for-5 on Saturday, then three K's last night), or if Aramis Ramirez hadn't clearly had family troubles on his mind all weekend, probably contributing to his 0-for-13 weekend, and ...

Various Ramirez-related weekend notes ...
Published 6/30/2008 by Andy Behrens at Roto Arcade
... • Aramis Ramirez will miss the Cubs' next three games "to tend to family matters back home in the Dominican Republic," according to the Chicago Sun-Times. ...

Aramis Ramirez to Miss Three Games
Published 6/30/2008 by Tom Fornelli at FanHouse
... has performed well, the straw that stirs the drink is, and always has been, Aramis Ramirez. That's why it's no surprise that the Cubs were swept by the White Sox this weekend after Ramirez went 0-for-13 in the series, a week after he nearly swept the Sox on his own. It turns out he may have had an excuse the last few days, though, as Aramis has some personal issues back at home in the Dominican Republic that have been weighing on his mind. Which is why he'll be leaving the Cubs for the next three days to attend to them. This isn't very good timing for ...

Double barreled suck
Published 6/30/2008 by Andy Dolan at desipio.com
... ‘The doctors keep saying they want to be careful, that we’re in first place and we have a whole second half,” he said, acknowledging he’s still trying to get back in time for the All-Star Game. ”Yeah, they don’t understand.” ...

What could be next?
Published 6/30/2008 at Fire Dusty Baker
... 30 June What could be next? For an injury depleated team? Now Ramirez will miss the San Francisco series due to family matters. As a sure series win starts looking like a sure series loss (or sweep.) posted at 13:01:44 on 06/30/08 by ...

Game 83 Thread / Cubs @ Giants (1 of 4)
Published 7/1/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... Cubnut: Aramis Ramirez will miss the first three games of this series, having returned home to the D.R. to "tend to the birth of a son." ...