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latimes.com - 6/28/2009
SoCal really lets Manny have it . . . with love - Los Angeles Times
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We arrived in hilly Riverside County on a scorching Saturday afternoon, the fertility drug fatale and I, same game, different missions. Manny Ramirez was here to play for the Class-A Inland Empire 66ers on his first phony rehab assignment in Southern California. I was here to find a Dodgers fan ...
Dodgers Fans And Manny, Perfect For Each Other
rumorsandrants.com - 7/6/2009
Dodgers Fans And Manny, Perfect For Each Other
— rumorsandrants.com — So I’m back home in San Diego this weekend, celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with my... family. It was great, awesome time, glad I did it. It was also the weekend of Manny Ramirez’s return from a 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance. Manny’s ... (more) Dodgers Fans And Manny, Perfect For Each Other

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Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup
baseballreflections.com - 7/4/2009
Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup
— baseballreflections.com — Image by Getty Images via Daylife Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers’ lineup tomorrow not as a... pariah , but as a prodigal son . All has been foriven after his 50-game exile for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs when he takes the field for the Dodgers in ... (more) Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup

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I’m Baaaaack
dodgers.gearupforsports.com - 7/2/2009
I’m Baaaaack
— dodgers.gearupforsports.com — Guess who’s back? Yes, I’m back to share my thoughts on our beloved bums ,the Los Angeles... Dodgers. That June swoon not only stymied the Dodger Blue Wrecking Crew, but it kept me terribly busy with life. Well, I’m back. However, I am quite understanding if you are not ... (more) I’m Baaaaack

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The Yankee Universe:  No One Cares About Steroids Anymore!!!

Robots Took My Medicine:  What Am I Supposed to Say?

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No One Cares About Steroids Anymore!!!
The Yankee Universe — From Bill Plaschke: Surely it would happen, right? Surely, somebody will hold him accountable for a 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy? Surely somebody would let him know that, because he has yet to offer any true remorse or explanation since his May 7 suspension, somebody was going to publicly wonder why? He had appeared in two games at triple-A Albuquerque, where he was showered with love, but folks down there rarely see a celebrity that didn’t come out of a UFO, so they can be excused. ...

What Am I Supposed to Say?
Robots Took My Medicine — ... on ESPN.com says, celebrating Ramirez is "terrible." Plaschke has been his usual pompous self (I hate to link to anything he writes, but it's something you should see) with regard to the whole thing, and if you didn't hate the dude (and his really atrocious writing style) before, you really should now. Stark and Plaschke, among others, feel as though they should be the moral authority on this situation. Fans who think differently from them are looked down upon, as though they are too stupid to consider the whole situation, or too blind to understand just what an awful thing ...

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scoresreport.com 7/3/2009 — Manny Ramirez has officially severed his 50 game suspension for testing positive for a PED-related substance and is expected to be in the Dodgers’ starting lineup tonight when L.A. takes on the Padres in San Diego. Besides seeing how he does at the plate, what’ll be interesting to watch ...
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Nothing corny about Casey Blake's Dodgers stint — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/28/2009
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Dodgers eager to see Manny in field — Major League Baseball News 6/28/2009
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Manny goes hitless in minor league game — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/29/2009
Manny Ramirez's minor league rehab tour continued Sunday without a word from the suspended slugger. Ramirez didn't produce any hits, either, a day after a hitting leadoff homer for the Dodgers' Class A Inland Empire 66ers. Sunday was the fourth ...
Offensive surge carries Mariners past Dodgers — L.A. Times - Baseball News 6/29/2009
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