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...well atleast the Dodgers will save some $. Manny just lost $7+ mil
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4148907
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...,6324894.story
Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
The suspension makes Ramirez the biggest star penalized under baseball's testing program that started in 2003.
By Bill Shaikin and Dylan Hernandez Times Staff Writers
8:35 AM PDT, May 7, 2009
Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs and will be suspended 50 games starting today, The Times has learned.
The test result and suspension is expected to be announced later today. The Dodgers informed triple-A outfielder Xavier Paul this morning that he was being promoted to Los Angeles.
Ramirez is expected to attribute the test results to medication received from a doctor for a personal medical issue, according to a source familiar with matter but not authorized to speak publicly.
With the suspension taking effect with tonight's game at Dodger Stadium, Ramirez will not be eligible to return to the team until July 3.
Ramirez would become the biggest star suspended under an oft-criticized major league testing program that started in 2003. He had been a model citizen since arriving in Los Angeles last August, following a stormy tenure with the Boston Red Sox.
This is the second drug scandal to rock baseball within four months. In a year in which baseball officials hoped their greatest concern would be the slumping economy, the two highest-paid players in the game have been revealed to have failed a drug test.
Alex Rodriguez, the game's highest-paid player, acknowledged during a February news conference that he used steroids from 2001 to 2003. The admission followed a Sports Illustrated report that he failed a drug test in 2003, when players were not subject to suspension.
Ramirez did not appear in the clubhouse after the Dodgers' 10-3 victory over the Washington Nationals Wednesday night. After the game, Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti and Manager Joe Torre said they were unaware of any failed test or pending suspension.
As unconfirmed reports circulated around Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night, Scott Boras, the agent for Ramirez, declined to comment.
Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney said he could not comment, citing the limitations stipulated in baseball's drug policy.
Rob Manfred, baseball's top labor lawyer, and Michael Weiner, general counsel for the players' union, did not return multiple messages.
The loss of Ramirez would leave a gaping hole in the Dodgers' lineup. Juan Pierre, the likely replacement for Ramirez in left field, has batted ninth in two of his five starts this season.
Ramirez doubled and drove in two runs on Wednesday, as the Dodgers set a major league record with their 13th consecutive home victory at the start of the season. The Dodgers have the best record in the major leagues, at 21-8, and the biggest division lead in the majors, at 6 1/2 games in the National League West.
Ramirez leads the Dodgers in batting average (.348), on-base percentage (.492) and slugging percentage (.641), and he is tied for the team lead in home runs with six.
He signed a two-year, $45-million contract with the Dodgers in March, with the first year guaranteed at $25 million and the second year at his option at $20 million.
In an appearance at USC last month, Jose Canseco said Ramirez's name "is most likely, 90%" on a list of 104 players that failed a drug test in 2003. The players were promised anonymity for taking tests in 2003; Rodriguez is the only player that has been identified among that group.
Ramirez laughed when Times columnist Kurt Streeter relayed Canseco's allegation to him.
"I got no comment, nothing to say about that," Ramirez told Streeter. "What can I say? I don't even know the guy."
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Last edited by sribb43; 05-07-2009 at 10:58 AM.
oh man...whos next?
Well I'm glad i didnt buy tickets for the Dodgers/Rangers game when LA games to Arlington for a 3 game series in mid June
probably Brady Anderson
sons I love it ... good for that selfish piece of . Manny Rameriz is the best example of what is wrong with professional sports today.
Damn. i gotta say i really missed your threads.
going back with the topic.
just a question. does the nba also conduct drug testing for their players from time to time?
What an idiot.
If Griffey tests positive, I'm done with baseball. He's the lone beacon of hope left.
He's a major tool
But at least it gives you some faith in the system when someone, as rich and well known as Manny gets busted..
The Nation has a collective celebration out of pure mockery and spite.
Carlos Pena?
Manny should be done for the season.
At what point is baseball going to stand up and actually punish players for this stuff? Ohhhh noooo 50 games, ohhhh no $8 mil in pay. Big deal. He'll be back for the playoffs, and in the meantime baseball's reputation goes even further into the toilet than it has been.
How about Jamie Moyer?
Stupid ass Manny
I bet it was weed, knowing Manny
Also, as a Sox homer, I loved watching Manny play. I loved his clutch hitting. I loved the fact that I could count on him. I even loved his propensity to wear ridiculously long pants.
Sucks to hear he's most likely on the steroid list, but honestly, I expected it.
I won't believe it's steroids until it's proven.
You his agent??
No. But yourself.
lol yankees
Holy ing !
Sounds innocent of steroids to me.....lol
Peter gammons just said its not steroids. It's apparently "some personal medical pills". Extenze?
That puts a new spin on Mannywood. I hear it was something for sex drive too.
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