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Fifty Games Later, A Widened Divisional Lead

Found July 02, 2009 on Sons of Steve Garvey:
PLAYERS: Manny Ramirez,  Juan Pierre
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers

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Record during Manny Ramirez' suspension: 29-21 NL West standings on May 6, 2009: Dodgers, 21-8, .724 Giants, 13-13, .500, 6.5 GB Padres, 12-16, .429, 8.5 GB Diamondbacks, 12-16, .429, 8.5 GB Rockies, 11-15, .423, 8.5 GB NL West standings on July 1, 2009: Dodgers, 50-29, .633 Giants, 42-35, .545, 7 GB Rockies, 41-37, .526, 8.5 GB Padres, 34-43, .442, 15.0 GB Diamondbacks, 31-47, .397, 18.5 GB We've played our last game without Manny Ramirez, having widened our lead versus every other team in the NL West. In addition, even with the widely publicized Rockies' streak under Jim Tracy's tutelage--the Rockies have only maintained pace (8.5 GB) with the completely underpublicized Dodgers. Even down this last stretch, as we dropped two of the last three series and our bats seemed to go on ice, we seemed to just have enough to take four of the last nine games. And Manny's return can't come soon enough; it's like we limped our way to the finish line a bit in...
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