Manny Ramirez suspended…
NEW YORK (AP)—Manny Ramirez(notes) was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball on Thursday, becoming the latest high-profile player ensnared in the sport’s drug scandals.
The commissioner’s office didn’t announce the specific violation by the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, who will lose about one-third of his $25 million salary.
“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,” Ramirez said in a statement issued by the players’ union.
“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.”
Dodgers are in town next week. We’ll miss you, you crazy kid.
I have a guy moping around the office because his fantasy baseball team just started sucking.
I have a die-hard Dodgers fan of a friend who gave me, a die-hard Phillies fan some endless shizzit for the stupid and way too naive and childish JC Ramero getting suspended for 50 and his “don’t blame me…waaah” response.
BWAAAAAA-HAAAAA-HAAAAA!!!!!
His first defense for his stupid and way too naive and childish Manny? “He didn’t know it was in there. It was his prescription. They shouldn’t blame him for something he didn’t know was in there.”
WAAAAAHHHH!!!
BWAAAAAA-HAAAAA-HAAAAA!!!!!
Suck it, Manny!!! Good ‘ol Manny being Manny, who, like Ramero, thought that drug-hotline number was for those “other” people.
Man, Red Sox fans must be shitting loads of happiness today.
Got tix for the BPS against the Dodgers next week….
I’d like it for Manny to be there, just because he one of the best. But you know who’s crying the most right now? That would be Andre Ethier, who hits in front of Manny….guess he won’t be seeing as many fastballs as before….
What? Xavier “Frenchie” Paul (wild guess at the Frenchie part) isn’t as much a hitting threat?
The sad part is the NL West is so weak the Dodgers will probably still be in first place when Manny gets back