Manny test positive, suspended 50 games

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story

thanks FedEx for link

 

[FedEx227]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story

There's a pretty good link. LA Times, i'd say its as good as official.

 

[DirtySouth12]

tough news for the dodgers

 

[killgod]

throw an asterisk up next to their home winning record they just set

 

[Whatupdoe44]

people just need to realize everyone was or is on something

nobodys clean

 

[FirstTimer]

Will be interesting to see what he tested positive for.

 

[DJ Fog]

Manny leaves Boston, brings his "enhancers" with hit, Ortiz can't hit anymore? Things that make you go hmmm

 

[FirstTimer]

Manny leaves Boston, brings his "enhancers" with hit, Ortiz can't hit anymore? Things that make you go hmmm

Ortiz wasn't hitting last year at the start of the season when Manny was still there.............

 

[Senser81]

This is about as surprising as hearing that Mike Piazza is gay.

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

In an appearance at USC last month, Jose Canseco said Ramirez's name "is most likely, 90%" on a list of 104 players that failed a drug test in 2003. The players were promised anonymity for taking tests in 2003; Rodriguez is the only player that has been identified among that group.

Has there ever been a guy so laughed at and scrutinized....yet insanely accurate in the world of sports ?

 

[ralaw]

Oh, gosh now we'll have to watch while people try to take Manny down now. The speculation is going to get annoying. .

 

[ralaw]

Scott Boras, Ramirez's agent, told ESPN's Peter Gammons that his client did not test positive for steroids, but for a drug that was prescribed by a doctor for a medical condition.

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[DJ Fog]

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rofl.


If Joe Torre ever offers your special hitting juice.. just say no.

 

[chazmaniandevil]

FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GIANTS FOR NL WE$T

 

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

see....I'm not one to behead a player for using steroids....and I dont buy this whole bullshit about how they aren't good and take steroids and then are great, I wonder if everybody forgets the pitchers were on steroids too, the hitters are just easier to blame their success on because they hit the ball....but its hard to hit somebody throwing on steroids too....kinda works for both sides here

 

[DJ Fog]

Ortiz wasn't hitting last year at the start of the season when Manny was still there.............

Ortiz still has only 2 hits in 6 games this month.

When does his start go until?

He did have a bad avg April 2008.. but he did have 5 HRs

 

[FirstTimer]

.........

And it begins

 

[ralaw]

but its hard to hit somebody throwing on steroids too....kinda works for both sides here

You just got Eric Gagne's two thumbs of approval. What happened to him once this steroid mess hit the fan?

 

[FirstTimer]

Ortiz still has only 2 hits in 6 games this month.

When does his start go until?

He did have a bad avg April 2008.. but he did have 5 HRs

He also went homerless in his first 69 AB's last year and had a down season all along whether or not Manny was around. Plus this season and late last year he was coming back from a wrist injury. His wrist is still an issue.

 

[PP]

I don't buy that it was steroids. It will be interesting if they come out and say what he tested positive for.