Ramirez Becomes Another Steroid 'Juice' Punk

I'm not going to dig too deeply n the ManRam story here today. Someone in Blogfrica has to avoid it, and frankly, there's nothing here that we haven't seen a hundred times before, and with each time it happens, it shocks a little less. It also says something that the biggest story here isn't that he cheated, but that MLB caught him, and is actually going to subject...

I was listening to the Dale and Holley Show today on WEEI and an interesting topic came up with connection of Manny Ramirez and him taking banned substances. David Ortiz, you know, Manny's best friend when he was on the Boston Red Sox?David Ortiz who has not hit a home run yet this season and is clearly not the same player from two years ago (we're not going to count last year)...

According to the L.A. Times Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games for use of performance enhancing drugs. But Scott Boras, Ramirez’s agent, told ESPN’s Peter Gammons that Ramirez was taking a prescribed drug for a medical condition as opposed to steroids. Major League Baseball has confirmed the suspension. [...]

Amid all the speculation regarding the specifics of Manny Ramirez’s 50-game suspension–What was he taking? Did he do it with the Red Sox? Is he really that stupid?–no one is asking the question that could perhaps best illustrate baseball’s we’re-not-effing-around stance on so-called “performance enhancement.” Where will Manny’s eight...

Manny suspended 50 games for PED use Major League Baseball suspended Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez for 50 games on Thursday for use of a performance-enhancing drug. Ramirez, in a statement released by the Major League Baseball Players Association, attributed the suspension to his use of a doctor-prescribed medication and waived his right to challenge the discipline. “Recently [...]

Behind these doors,we’ll ladle out steaming bowls of rich, creamy blogging in a place the media have dubbed “Saint Andrew’s Net.” This blogger suggested “Waitergate”, but was shouted down at the local press club. Everyone weights in on the Manny Ramirez suspension |Rumors & Rants| Sportress of Blogitude| COED Mag|...

The LOS ANGELES TIMES reports that Manny Ramirez will be suspended for 50 games for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The suspension is expected to start with tonight’s game against the Nationals, and Manny won’t be eligible to return to the Dodgers’ lineup until July 3. Share This

The Boston Red Sox today issued the following statement today regarding the Manny Ramirez suspension: “In accordance with the Basic Agreement between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, the club is prohibited from commenting on the specifics or the facts of the matter related to Manny Ramirez. Major League Baseball keeps these [...]

I'm sure everyone with a television, computer or radio heard the news about Manny testing positive for PEDs. But their is a Phillies connection to this story that many of you may have forgotten.Our lovable former third sacker David Bell was once accused in a Sports Illustrated article of receiving PEDs in the mail from a clinic in Arizona. The PED in question was HCG, the same substance...

Manny Ramirez, according to the Los Angeles Times, has just been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs. It’s time to start picking up Juan Pierre in all formats. Tweet This Post  Related posts:Stolen Base Leaders I wanted to show you guys the top 10 [tag]stolen...Who Benefits From New Dodger Strategy? Joe [...] Related posts:Stolen...

Having barely recovered from my colleague's audacious yet titillating post from yesterday, which featured the buxom awesomeness of one Erin Andrews, I am sure you can imagine how exhausted I was this afternoon.  I was so worn out that I almost didn't even have the energy to be shocked at the following news stories: United Kingdom Bans Michael Savage for Being a Ranting...

When the news broke yesterday about Manny Ramirez being suspended for using a banned substance, many expressed surprise and some shock. It was the same when Alex Rodriguez admitted he lied and that he did in fact use steroids. When two big players such as A-Rod and Manny Ramirez get thrust into the performance enhancing drugs controversy, it’s [...]

Suspended for 50 Games Both the LA Times and ESPN have reported today that the biggest name player to be suspended to date in Major League Baseball is now Dodgers LF Manny Ramirez. MLB made the announcement shortly after 12 noon and here is the official press release. Here are some details on the monetary affect this will have on Ramirez from the Times article, written...

Lost in all this crap about Manny Ramirez was the fact that Xavier Paul was called up to replace him."Juan Pierre would be the immediate replacement for Ramirez in left field, while the Dodgers are expected to promote rookie Xavier Paul from Triple-A Albuqueruque to replace Ramirez on the active roster."Terrible circumstances, but he deserves the chance to finally play in the big...

The blogosphere is having a bit of an issue today. First it was reported that as part of the CBA the Yankees were at the maximum amount of type-A or B free agents they could sign. This meant no chance of signing Manny Ramirez, Juan Cruz, Ben Sheets, Adam Dunn or Oliver Perez. But then what about [...]