MANNY RAMIREZ

Manuel "Manny" Aristides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Dominican-American professional baseball player who is currently a free agent. A nine-time Silver Slugger, and one of twenty-four people to have hit over 500 career home runs, he is well recognized for his strong offensive abilities. He has the most career grand slams of any active player - and the second most of any player after Lou Gehrig, and has led the American League in three key batting measures: batting average, home runs and runs batted in. For the past eleven years, Ramirez has been a fixture in the All-Star Game, and is a twelve-time All-Star. Ramirez has hit 28 home runs in the postseason in his career, #1 all time. In 2004, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the World Series after helping the Boston Red Sox win their first World Series championship in 86 years. Ramirez' authorized biography, titled "Becoming Manny: Inside the Life of Baseball's Most Enigmatic Slugger" is scheduled for release in bookstores March 10, 2009. (via Wikipedia)

From The Blogsphere

Ramirez to return to Dodgers next season

via washingtonpost.com ( 95 Days ago )
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season.

Have Steroids Permanently Tainted Major League Baseball?

via bleacherreport.com ( 110 Days ago )
Steroids have been a cause for concern in the baseball world for the past decade. Thinking about all the great names that have been mentioned in the Mitchell Report such as Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Sammy Sosa, Mark Mcgwire, Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, and many more, it puts a significant dent in the sport itself. With the increasing popularity of steroids [...]

Cards Show Manny Isn't Same Manny

via fanhouse.com ( 123 Days ago )
by Frankie PiliereFiled under: Cardinals, Dodgers, Phillies, Rockies, MLB Playoffs, National League Division Series, Scout's Eye ViewIn Advanced Scouting, MLB FanHouse's professional talent evaluator breaks down the playoffs from a scouting perspective.The Dodgers have gotten by down the stretch and in the playoffs despite a less than dynamic Manny Ramirez. While still productive, [...]

The LAT’s Hernandez On The Most Obvious Reason Behind Manny’s Decline

via cantstopthebleeding.com ( 130 Days ago )
As the Dodgers limp towards the finish line with all the swagger of someone sentenced to watch Courtney Love’s return to the stage at Jumbo’s Clown Room rather than a team that should’ve wrapped up the NL West ages ago, the LA Times’ Dylan Hernandez can’t get thru Frank McCourt’s living room without tripping over a very large elephant. Noting [...]

D-Steve’s New Ink: A) Unsightly, B) Gang-Related or C) All of the Above?

via cantstopthebleeding.com ( 133 Days ago )
Even though I’ve more or less given up on what used to be my favorite NBA team — and have seen my alternate favorites announce that they’ll be bringing Blake Griffin off the bench in favor of a guy who looks like an extra from the recent remake of The Hills Have Eyes — I still get excited for this time of year, basketball-wise. There’s still a sense [...]

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now Finale

via fanhouse.com ( 142 Days ago )
by B. Thompson StroudFiled under: Dodgers, Indians, NL West, The DugoutThe 1997 Cleveland Indians have finally been reassembled on the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers, and it is up to venerable Dugout protagonists Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez to lead them through the playoffs and to the promised land, whether they've been there already or not. If you have not been reading our end of the [...]

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 7

via fanhouse.com ( 145 Days ago )
by B. Thompson StroudFiled under: Dodgers, Indians, Nationals, NL West, The DugoutThe "youth movement" continues in Los Angeles, as Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez continue their countrywide trip to reunite the championship hopeful 1997 Cleveland Indians on the championship hopeful 2009 Dodgers. If you've missed where they've been so far, check out the numbered links below. If you haven't, [...]

Ethier, Ramirez Push NL-Best Dodgers Past Pirates

via washingtonpost.com ( 147 Days ago )
LOS ANGELES -- Andre Ethier hit a tiebreaking homer, Manny Ramirez had an early RBI double and the Los Angeles Dodgers opened their penultimate regular-season homestand with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

The Dugout: It's Tribe Time Now, Part 6

via fanhouse.com ( 148 Days ago )
by B. Thompson StroudFiled under: Dodgers, Indians, The Dugout1 2 3 4 5The Dugout favorites Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez have taken a break from danging dingers together on the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers to travel the country and possibly fictional dreamscape lands to reuinte the 1997 Cleveland Indians and right the wrongs of the 97 World Series. The quest is almost complete, [...]

Manny Being Mediocre

via fanhouse.com ( 150 Days ago )
by Jeff FletcherFiled under: DodgersSAN FRANCISCO -- This is the problem with doing what Manny Ramirez did last year.It's an awful high bar to reach again. Ramirez may be hitting .305, but it's not enough. Because Manny hasn't been Manny."Honestly, he hasn't been as good as he's capable of," Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly told FanHouse. "He's been pretty good lately, but it [...]