Patiently awaiting the response from this whiny little beatch. Other than the hypocrisy that will be flowing from his lips, I could care.
Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, the sluggers who propelled the Boston Red Sox to end an 86-year World Series championship drought and to capture another title three years later, were among the roughly 100 Major League Baseball players to test positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the results.
day to day they say ..
Manny Ramirez is day-to-day after X-rays on his left hand were negative. Ramirez was hit on the side of the hand by Homer Bailey to lead off the third inning and left the game immediately after. He was replaced in the lineup by Juan Pierre.
The most high-profile player to be disciplined under baseball's drug policy, Manny Ramirez appeared increasingly nonchalant about what he called his "mistake" in the days leading up to the All-Star break, as he was overheard laughing and telling teammates, "I haven't been paid in 50 days!" Today, Ramirez will return to Dodger Stadium, where he expects the fans who fell under the spell of Mannywood to welcome him to the second half of the season with open arms. "That's my town," he said.
The Dodgers, who slugged 24 home runs in their first 29 games, hit only 35 long balls during his 50-game exile. Scoring dropped from 5.55 runs per game to 4.40. In their nine games since Ramirez returned, the Dodgers belted 17 home runs and scored 62 runs. When Ramirez was close to coming back, Dodgers Manager Joe Torre and General Manager Ned Colletti cautioned that their $25-million left fielder might need time to regain his form.
He didn't.
Ramirez batted .378 and had an on-base percentage of .471 in his first nine games back. He hit three home runs, drove in nine runs and scored eight. He ran the bases without any problems, resembling the turbo-charged force who last fall took the Dodgers to their first National League Championship Series in 20 years.
call me when he hits 600.
Manny is now tied with Mickey. Manny Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning Friday night in the Dodgers' 12-8 extra-inning win against the Brewers at Miller Park, tying Mickey Mantle for 15th place on the all-time home run list with 536 career home runs.read more »"It feels good, but it's just like another home run," Ramirez said after the game. "It makes me proud but ... it's just another home run that I hit. I didn't even know I tied him."
4th of July, with fireworks and family fun for all, is not sold out. But Manny Ramirez's return to baseball is.
Won't somebody please. Please! .. think of the children.
The San Diego Padres today announced that the Friday, July 3, 7:05 p.m. PDT game versus the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park is officially sold out. Fewer than 8,000 tickets remain for the game on Saturday, July 4, a 1:10 p.m. PT start. Tickets are also available for the homestand finale, Sunday, July 5, when the Padres and Dodgers are set to play at 1:05 p.m.read more »"We are pleased to announce our third sellout this season," said Padres President and COO Tom Garfinkel. "The entire weekend series will be a great opportunity to celebrate and honor America through our national pastime."
Lake Elsinore and San Bernardino. If that doesn't convince Manny to move out of town at the end of the season, nothing will.
Kevin Baxter of the LA Times reported that Manny Ramirez will likely begin his minor league rehabilitation assignment next Thursday, in Lake Elsinore with their Hi-A affiliate, the Inland Empire 66ers. Here are the likely games Manny will play:@ Lake Elsinore
Thu 6/25 - 7:05pm
Fri 6/26 - 7:05pm
Sat 6/27 - 7:05pm@ San Bernardino (66ers home)
Sun 6/28 - 6:05pm
Mon 6/29 - 7:05pm
Tue 6/30 - 11:05am
read more »Ramirez also conceded he let down his fans, but said he would "make it up" by leading "this team to another level" after his suspension ends July 3.
"Whatever happened, that's in the past and I'm coming to play my game," Ramirez said a few hours before the Dodgers hit four home runs to beat the San Diego Padres, 6-4, at Dodger Stadium. "I don't want to be a distraction for this team. "I spoke to Frank McCourt, I apologized, I spoke to Joe, my teammates and I'm ready to move on," he said of the club's owner and Manager Joe Torre.
"I didn't kill nobody, I didn't rape nobody, so that's it, I'm just going to come and play the game," Ramirez said. Asked if he was sorry for his actions, the 37-year-old All-Star outfielder replied, "That's what I said."
The mid-point of May has come and gone, and we're now a full six weeks into the 2009 fantasy baseball season; approximately 25% of the way through. There are plenty of players who we drafted early and often, anticipating production, who are now largely contributing factors to our slumping in the standings. Now, it's far too early to call any of these guys 'busts', but Lord knows we've expressed our disappointment in a fit or outrageous profanity at least once this season, if we own them, for either not living up to the numbers we expected given where we drafted them, or in one case earning a fifty game suspension for taking a female fertility drug (allegedly). Thus, we've created the 2009 All-Early Disappointment Team. Let's take a closer look at who these &*@$#!%&$*#$! are on offense...
read more »read more »For Ramirez, he was as loose and comfortable as ever, teasing teammates as if he had been there the entire time. Upon seeing outfielder Matt Kemp appear in the clubhouse at 8:30 a.m., according to MLB.com, Ramirez called out, "You're late. I was here at 6:30." "I was here three weeks ago," Kemp retorted,
