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Manny Didn’t Quit, Joe Did

Jay Jaffe — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:07:45 +0000

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

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:43:00 +0000

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

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:50:00 +0000

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?

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:27:00 +0000

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?

Jay Jaffe — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:38:00 +0000

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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Mo’ Manny, Mo’ A-Rod

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:07:00 +0000

Baseball Musings’ David Pinto picks up the link from my last post and wonders if teams will stand pat in the face of the Dodgers losing Manny Ramirez for 50 games: The Diamondbacks fired their manager, so does a change of field leadership improve the team? Do the Giants try to trade for a bat ...

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Oh, Manny

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:09:00 +0000

I didn’t have much time for surprise yesterday when the news hit that Manny Ramirez had drawn a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy. Before I could untangle my own emotions, catch my breath, dig into this week’s Hit List or get the full breadth of the rapidly evolving story, I’d been ...

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Manny Happy Returns

Jay Jaffe — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:56:00 +0000

Our long dreadlocked drama is over. MLB.com and ESPN report that after more than four months of arduous negotiations and more spin than the 2008 presidential election, Manny Ramirez has returned to the fold. From MLB’s Ken Gurnick and Barry Bloom: The deal was closed, pending a physical, at a meeting in Los Angeles attended ...

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