He tested positive for MLB's Drug & Treatment Program, for a banned substance. It is said the substance was treated for a medical condition, and was not steroids- even though it was in drug form. Ramirez made a statement earlier in front of fans, teammates & the press- alongside his agent Scott Boras, explaining the legality of his suspension & apologizing to the Dodgers and Dodger fans.

After serving the 50 game suspension, Ramirez will be eligable to return to the team July 3rd vs. San Diego, shortly before the All Star Break.

The Dodgers are 21-8 so far this season- and are undefeated at 13-0 at home with Manny in the lineup this season.

SHOCKING news...Thoughts, opinions on this?

Just Manny being Manny.

Idiot.

;)

^I agree. The Red Sox are much better off without that loser.

He made David Ortiz 10xs better...What's Ortiz doing now though?

NOTHING- lol. He hasn't hit a homer in over 130 at bats so far this season...he sucks..Manny made him a million times better, hitting behind him- gave Ortiz so many possibilities..Manny is Manny, but a talented player and a great part of the game.

Us Clevelanders had a good laugh about this at work. Manny being Manny - now that he's pushing 40 (if he isn't there already) becomes a lamer and lamer excuse every year. What are the odds that he'll actually serve all 50 games??

Us Clevelanders had a good laugh about this at work. Manny being Manny - now that he's pushing 40 (if he isn't there already) becomes a lamer and lamer excuse every year. What are the odds that he'll actually serve all 50 games??

He has to serve 50 games- lol. It's not a matter of when he wants to stop serving the sentence. Rules are rules.

He has to serve 50 games- lol. It's not a matter of when he wants to stop serving the sentence. Rules are rules.
GOOD!!!

Just because the substance he tested positive for was being used to treat a medical condition does not mean it's not steroid related. Long term steroid use is a contributing factor to a number of medical conditions.

I had just said this morning that the Dodgers are looking GOOOOD!!


so much for that-lol

Ramona's a huge Dodger fan- I can't imagine how she feels about this.

I had just said this morning that the Dodgers are looking GOOOOD!!


so much for that-lol

i thought you don't WATCH baseball- lol...and follow it...you said that 2 weeks ago.

i thought you don't WATCH baseball- lol...and follow it...you said that 2 weeks ago.
Sol's addicted to ESPN...even if he doesn't technically WATCH baseball, he knows all about how the teams are doing. :lol:

Sol's addicted to ESPN...even if he doesn't technically WATCH baseball, he knows all about how the teams are doing. :lol:

Yeah, but he follows baseball...he lies

he just don't wanna admit the PHILLIES are world series champions- lol..i exposed his a$$

This won't hurt the Dodgers as much as people think. They have an excellent pitching staff. Even if they play .500 ball during Manny's absence, that puts them at 46-33. They would probably still have at least a 5 game lead on second place.

Not to mention they have power hitters in Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp etc. and speed on the base paths in Furcal & the other dude that used to be on the Marlins.

Man, this sucks :(. I'm going to just say it like Joe Torre did: Manny's a person, a human being, he feels badly enough- like a disappointment to the team. Us Dodger fans should support him. Looks like we wont be seeing him until July 3rd.

^ I feel for you- two words- JC Romero.

It was f*cked up he got 50 games, he's not on steroids- MLB is the one on the DRUGS- lol.

Manny's doing a better job handling this than Rafael Palmeiro did back in 2005.

Manny isn't going to blame others or deny, deny, deny.

I don't think Palmaero got suspended though did he? I think the rules were weak back then.

Manny being Manny - now that he's pushing 40 (if he isn't there already)

For the record Manny is 36; he will be 37 come May 30. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Ramirez for more information.

I turned 37 a little more than a month ago, so I guess I'm technically "pushing 40"! :eek:

For the record Manny is 36; he will be 37 come May 30. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Ramirez for more information.

I turned 37 a little more than a month ago, so I guess I'm technically "pushing 40"! :eek:
Yeah, I've known since he was here that the "official" birthdate is May 30, 1972, but you know how many of the Dominican players have shaved off a few years from their ages. *coughBartoloColoncough*

Yes I heard about this on MLB Network

Psht, whatever, he's the Dogers problem now.