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LastRites - > Last Rites -> Manny's blunder great news for Yankees
Manny's blunder great news for Yankees

That thud you heard this morning was either one of two things:

A) Dodgers fan hitting the floor after hearing or reading, whatever your median of choice is nowadays, that Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for violating MLB's drug policy.

B) Yankees fans hitting the floor after hearing or reading, whatever your median of choice is nowadays, that Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for violating MLB's drug policy.

I think we can all understand the Dodgers' thud but why the Yankees? That was from jumping in jubilation. Alex Rodriguez can now focus on baseball for a change rather than dismiss every other question in a postgame interview.

This has become a pattern for all past and present major leaguers that have been involved, directly or indirectly, with PEDs (performance-enhancing drugs).

Barry Bonds slipped out the back door and away from media scrutiny once Roger Clemens' former personal trainer took the stand and exposed Roger's drug use last year. Then, it was Miguel Tejada's little run-in with lying under oath to Congress at the start of spring training that had everyone forgetting about Clemens. Then Tejada was a thing of the past, once the latest revelation of Alex Rodriguez's drug use was released in hardbound form 'A-ROD.' 

Now, Man-Ram's saga will take media resources off A-Rod for a few weeks, months, well at least 50 games.

That's great news for the Yankees, who will have to climb out of a small hole in the AL East  in hopes of making a run at the postseason.

 

Posted in the Sports & Recreation interest group.
Topics: Manny Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, PEDs
posted by LastRites on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10:35 AM
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posted by Lynchmob1966 on May 8, 2009 at 01:47 AM

I don't Yankee fans were hitting the floor at the news of Manny's suspension because I don't think too many of them care whether Alex Rodriguez. escapes the media spotlight or not. A lot of Yankee fans actually dislike A-Rod.  It has nothing to do with his steroid use either. Its his penchant for disappearing in big games and failure to deliver a 27th World Series title despite a contract that pays him a yearly salary that exceeds the entire Tampa Bay Rays roster. A-Rod has never been beloved by Yankee fans like Jeter has. He's a prima donna that cheated on his wife even though he knew he was under the watchful eye of the New York City press. A-Rod is simply a Rent-A-Yankee. A player the team hired because at the time he was the most prolific player in baseball and they thought he could help them get over the hump. But Yankee fans have never embraced him and I doubt they ever will.  

 

 

posted by adampayne on May 7, 2009 at 03:25 PM

Sports on all levels has been riddled with enhanced performance drug abuse for more than forty years. When the Eastern bloc of countries started steroid treatments to compensate for their perceived monetary shortcomings compared with the West, the genie pooped out the bottom of the bottle. As money from advertising, sponsorships and free agency profligated all sports the use of enhanced performance drugs multiplied on an exponential level.

No sport has been immune, although I dare say horses have suffered the worst fate with the influx of medications over the years. Horses, of course, have no say over whether they want those steroids or pain killers, people do have a choice. However, when the dollars for playing a sport rise to preposterous levels who would not drink the juice? After a few years in the big leagues a person is financially set for life  if they don't let their obsessions  get the best of them.

All this time effort could be avoided if the huge amounts of money were not at play. What is the chance of big money disappearing from sports? Zilch! Gamblers control sports, and until they find a major problem with the betting lines nothing will change. And drug use to better performance will grow in the years to come.

posted by LastRites on May 7, 2009 at 03:21 PM

How is this a witch hunt? Facts have been put forth. Sources say that Manny used a female fertility drug HCG. Manny is either a female to male transgendered ballplayer or his testerone was too high so he needed to take the fertility drug to lower it.


posted by TheNoiseFactor on May 7, 2009 at 02:45 PM

The is becoming  "witch hunt". Enough already! Bonds, A-Rod now Manny.

posted by TSM on May 7, 2009 at 11:24 AM

I'd like to see the commissioner force the Dodgers into forfeiting the wins during which Manny was juiced up.

 

posted by ronmexico on May 7, 2009 at 11:01 AM

With "Yankee" Bob Watson, MLB Vice President in Charge of Discipline, don't count on him disciplining Arod for anything.  Arod could be selling steroids from his locker and Yankee Bob wouldn't do a thing.

posted by TSM on May 7, 2009 at 10:56 AM

 

 

Man-Ram's saga will take media resources off A-Rod for a few weeks, months, well at least 50 games

Don't count on it.

Roberts' book about A-Fraud was just released and the sports media is still pouring through it.

Already uncovered: A-Fraud lied about his steroid use.  He used steroids during high school and after he joined the Yankees according to teammates and others close to A-Fraud. He claimed he only used them during his Ranger days.

You can bet the MLB office is looking into the accusations and could suspend A-Fraud as well, not just for the use but for lying about it.

 

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