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8. May 2009 | 05:06Red Sox find themselves caught in another Manny mess
When Jason Bay first found out Thursday that Manny Ramirez, the man whom he had replaced in left field at Fenway Park, had been suspended for failing a drug test, his first reaction was “I’m going to get a lot of questions about him and I don’t even know him.” (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 01:40:15)
Manny’s case sends clear message
SI.com caught up with senior writer Tom Verducci after news of Manny Ramirez’s 50-game suspension broke: (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 22:15:00)
Manny Joins the Lost Generation
With his suspension on Thursday, Manny Ramirez joins the top level of stars that has been wiped out by the drug revelations of recent years. (News Source: New York Times - 22:53:08)
Manny has no good excuses. He’s just another cheat
One of the last funny, happy stories in baseball is over. That previously mostly warm story died a very sad death on Thursday when Major League Baseball announced that Manny Ramirez had failed a test for a performance-enhancing drug. (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 21:40:15)
Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for positive test
Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, incurring an immediate 50-game suspension and serving as the highest-profile reminder yet that the use of such drugs in the testing era may have been reduced, but not eradicated. (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 22:44:14)
Manny suspension also hurts fantasy value of Hudson, Ethier
Manny Ramirez’s 50-game absence from the Dodgers lineup (spanning eight weeks) has obviously decimated his value in all fantasy leagues (including keepers). Not only are his owners scrambling to fill the now-vacant OF slot in NL-only or deeper mixed leagues, but they’ll also have to wade through an avalanche of lowball trade offers involving mediocre outfielders — given the likely dearth of … (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 19:16:32)
Opinion: Come clean Manny, your story stinks
Opinion: Just like Alex Rodriguez’s account of the cousin who persuaded him to experiment with performance-enhancing drugs, Manny Ramirez’s excuse sounds too clever by half. (News Source: MSNBC - 02:27:56)
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