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Dodgers Put Manny Ramirez on Waivers
It looks like we’ll finally get a chance to find out if all there’s fire behind all the smoke when it comes to interest in Manny Ramirez.
A baseball source confirmed that the Los Angeles Dodgers have placed the outfielder on waivers on Wednesday, which means teams have until Friday to put in a claim. If someone does claim Manny, the Dodgers have until Tuesday to decide whether to let him walk, pull him back or work out a trade with the claiming team.
With the Dodgers now well out of the race in the NL West, you can expect that they’ll be seriously looking at that final option. Picking up even a low-level prospect for Manny makes sense for a team that has an uncertain financial future. Failing that, they may just let him walk away to save a little bit of money now.
Numerous reports earlier this week placed the White Sox at the top of the list of interested suitors, but every National League team would need to pass on Ramirez before he is made available to American League clubs. One major league guesses that Ramirez will indeed pass through the NL without anyone placing a claim. Read More >>
Possible Suiters for Manny Ramirez
The are yet to place Manny Ramirez on waivers, but the prevailing thought throughout baseball is that it’s only a matter of time before the team does just that. The Dodgers trail San Diego by 12 games in the NL West — with San Francisco and Colorado between them — and the ongoing divorce between the team’s owners has them in a money-shedding mood.
So it makes sense for the Dodgers to see if they can get anything for Manny, and it seems they already know there will be at least one suitor interested in his services. Numerous tweets say that Kenny Williams and the White Sox are itching to place a claim on Ramirez.
Both Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports and Joe Cowley of the say that Williams plans on placing a waiver claim on Ramirez if he gets the chance, with Cowley saying a major league source told him that Williams “is pushing all his chips on getting Manny Ramirez.” Read More >>
Bud Selig’s Proposed Drug Suspension Change
With the advent of the recent events including Manny Ramirez suspension turned MLB minors training camp shed some light on MLB commissioner Bud Selig’s feeling on the current drug suspension rulings.
“It’s a negotiated solution, but to be candid, I believe that should be changed,’’ Selig said. “Their logic was OK — look, guys get hurt, they can go out on rehab, and so and so forth. But I think that’s something we need to really change in the next labor negotiation.”
Manny Ramírez, who recently served a 50-game suspension for having a prescription for a banned female fertility drug that hides the effects of steroids.
MLB DEA Team Up
MLB president Bob DuPuy confirmed the leagues cooperation with the DEA investigation. Federal investigation into how Manny Ramirez obtained hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) which became a banned substance from the MLB last year because of the masking effects it has on detecting steroid use.
Allegedly doctor Pedro Publio Bosch and his son Anthony Bosch, said to be the middle man between the doctor and Ramirez, are the focus of the investigation and whether or not Dr. Bosch is the source of other illegally obtained prescriptions.
Shawn of the…Damn!
Gold medal winner at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, Shawn Johnson and also the youngest contestant to win contesting in the hit show “Dancing with the Stars” threw down on the MLB field.
Monday night, Dodger Stadium Shawn Johnson threw the ceremonial pitch to the Dodgers third baseman, Casey Blake. And if we have to mention Shawn is a total cutie that wins a vote or two with cross sport athleticism.
“I grew up around baseball when I was younger. My cousins, my dad played, so I always loved going to baseball games. I’m just going to try to make it,” Johnson said in between laughs. “I don’t know, I’m just going to throw it.”
Dodgers Ramirez Suspended 50 Games
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 I saw a physician for a personal health issue. He gave me a medication, not a steroid, which he thought was OK to give me. Unfortunately, the medication was banned under our drug policy. Under the policy that mistake is now my responsibility. I have been advised not to say anything more for now. I do want to say one other thing; I’ve taken and passed about 15 drug tests over the past five seasons.”
“I want to apologize to Mr. McCourt, Mrs. McCourt, Mr. Torre, my teammates, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ organization, and to the Dodger fans. LA is a special place to me and I know everybody is disappointed. So am I. I’m sorry about this whole situation.”
The Los Angeles Times reported that Ramirez tested positive during Spring Training for “a banned performance-enhancing substance that is not technically an anabolic steroid,” said a source not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.
Manny returns to LA Dodgers $45 Million
Manny Ramirez, of the LA Dodgers, four months after turning his back on the Dodgers’ offer of two years at $45 million, he accepts essentially the same offer.
Ramirez’s has his glowing statistics and accomplishments, but nothing stands out as this: In 16 Major League seasons, he has played on one with a losing record, and his teams (Cleveland and Boston before Los Angeles) have gone a cumulative 368 games over .500.
Manny Ramirez didn’t earn a Dodgers jersey until last year’s Trade Deadline, he was there long enough to make his presence felt. He batted .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBIs in 229 plate appearances over 53 games, lifting the team to a division title and first-round postseason upset of the team with the best record in the NL, attesting to Ramirez’s potential impact.
He makes it tough on you,” Padres catcher Nick Hundley said. “He is patient enough to wait for a mistake and confident enough to know he’s going to get one. He’s not going to chase a whole lot of pitches. And when he gets that pitch, he’s going to punish it.”
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