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Report: Sox were ready to suspend Manny
It doesn't change much if anything at this point, but it appears the Red Sox were ready to suspend Manny Ramirez at one point in late July. Several baseball sources told ESPN's Pedro Gomez today that Red Sox management delivered an official letter of suspension to Manny Ramirez at 11 p.m. on Fri., July 25, shortly after Ramirez sat out his second straight game with the club. The letter informed the slugger that the suspension was to go into effect on Sat., July 26, and stated the reason for the suspension was Ramirez's unwillingness to play, according to the report. Ramirez cited a knee injury as his reason for missing the two games, but MRIs on both of his knees failed to find physical damage. Copies of the suspension letter, Gomez reports, were also sent to Major League Baseball, the MLB Players Association, and Ramirez's agent, Scott Boras. According to the report, Ramirez called the team several hours later to inform them he would indeed be playing on July 26 against the Yankees. Ramirez did play, but after what is now a well-documented saga, the left fielder was traded to the Dodgers a week later.
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I predict this will be the breakout thread of the day.
Why is this coming up now? It really doesn't matter any more ...
Marilyn purrs
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To remind potential employers that this guy is a major league ****?
CardsFan2
Saint Louis , MO
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Agreed, though I don't think it will do much to deter them from throwing tons of money at him...
1chillyMNfan
Chilly, MN
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I'm having a hard time buying this. Manny has acted like a jerk every year at some point, and to the best of my recolection, has not been suspended. I think that this articles intent is to make the Sox look good, like they were really going to give it to Manny this time!! Right.
TGRFAN1
Brighton , MI
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Yeah, absolute bs. Theo would never suspend a player that he needs to win. He's a cold-blooded hermaphrodite. =o Yeah, I got the inside scoop.
Jason Kidd is a…
Brooklyn , NY
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Absolutely idiotic move by the Sox. All this about him not playing two games in a row, but no suspension for shoving an older team employee to the ground for not getting him away game tickets on short notice.
Sorry, but Baseball has warped their own sense of values and this is the prime example of it.
Internet Scout
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yeah, the teams that are looking to sign him already know hes a clown, the report that pedro gomez did just gave more inside details of his clowness..... that being said i'll take him in the yanks for the league min. for one year and he has to leave his glove at home
Yank-ee Base-ball
Coram , NY
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Right ... I don't think this is going to be any kind of deterrent ... someone is going to offer him big bucks and at least three years. Nobody's forgotten how/why he left Boston.
Marilyn purrs
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This is old news.Manny's suspension was reported in an August 1st article by Dan Shuanessy of the Boston globe.Here's the link:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2008/08/01/going_goi ng_gone/?page=2
HaroldHecuba
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Even though its old news I'm glad its being brought up again. This incredibly talented hitter is a bum and nothing more than a greedy coward. He fakes injury to get out of Boston and then when faced with a suspension (without pay) he says "ok I'll play". I've commented before that in any other line of work he would have been rightfully sued by his employer and made to re-pay his salary plus damages. I'm a Mets fan who doesn't want this cancer...and I sure don't want my kids seeing his example on a daily basis. He's a bad guy...period.
dlennon
Stamford , CT
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When you hit like Manny, it's virtually impossible to get in trouble in baseball. He could beat a puppy to death with a baseball bat on YouTube and, as long as he hits .300 with 35 HRs, they'll blame the puppy.
Yankee64
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There is NO way they were going to suspend him. The Sox are a bunch of p***ies.
2008 WFC
Suburban Philadelphia, PA
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Hi Cat. I think the Sox may have "leaked" this as a jab at Manny to somehow affect his valuation. But who knows? Maybe it's a slow news day.
DanTheMan
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Wanna bet? ;)
DanTheMan
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I think he'd have to hit 40 HRs....but your premise is dead on.
DanTheMan
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Yeah, there's no denying Boston helped create the monster that is Manny. I'd like to see them take responsibility for that but it'll never happen. Nevertheless, I'm still a Red Sox fan all the way! No body is perfect!
Good morning becca ... will you be able to "play" today?
Marilyn purrs
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Good morning Dan.
Marilyn purrs
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Yesterdays news. Get over it.
Wanted Man
Lincoln , NE
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Well whatever it is they are claiming Manny did, it surely worked.... Look at him now.... He's about to get PAID!!!
What Da Bloodclott!!
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