Manny Didn’t Quit, Joe Did

True story: on Sunday afternoon I sat down to write about Manny Ramirez’s apparently imminent departure from the Dodgers and was overtaken by an overwhelming anger that was so close to physically manifesting itself that I had to stop and go to the gym before I started breaking things. One of my Twitter followers suggested …

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Back in the Saddle Again

Gene Autry or Aerosmith, it’s all good: [#1 Dodgers] Prodigal Sons: The Dodgers regain the Hit List top spot as Manny Ramirez returns from a 50-game suspension. He goes 6-for-18 with two homers and seven RBI, drawing louder jeers for being ejected after an awful strike three call than for his transgression. With Juan Pierre …

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Crime, Punishment, and Manny

Via my boy Alex Belth comes this fantastically irreverent Slate piece by Charles P. Pierce on Manny Ramirez’s return to action: Then, back in May, the test results came back. A chorus of moaning arose from the Church of the Perpetually Outraged. (This week’s sermon: “What about the children?”) But he slowly but surely made …

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Missing the Point on Manny?

Something that keeps coming up in the mainstream reporting surrounding Manny Ramirez’s return, and something I’ve been asked about in radio spots — it came up in today’s Toledo hit — and in the BP piece‘s comment thread, is the idea that his rehab stint is a) unique to his case and b) a violation of …

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Missing Manny?

In today’s Prosepctus Hit and Run, I examine how the Dodgers have stayed afloat since during Manny Ramirez’s suspension, an analysis that took a close look at Juan Pierre: …Ramirez is eligible to return to the Dodgers’ lineup on July 3, and barring a major collapse over their next nine games, which come against three …

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