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Title: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on May 07, 2009, 10:58:54 AM

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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 suspension, which is expected to begin with tonight's game, makes him the biggest star penalized under baseball's testing program that started in 2003.

LINK (http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-manny-ramirez8-2009may08,0,6324894.story)

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: NHSparky on May 07, 2009, 11:11:45 AM

Beat me by 7 minutes.

Oh, Manny who?

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: Chris_ on May 07, 2009, 11:17:12 AM

This makes jendf a happy, happy girl. LOL.

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: Ralph Wiggum on May 07, 2009, 11:20:14 AM

Quote from: jendf on May 07, 2009, 11:17:12 AM

This makes jendf a happy, happy girl. LOL.

Bad for baseball, like him or not.

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: thundley4 on May 07, 2009, 11:31:36 AM

Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on May 07, 2009, 11:20:14 AM

Bad for baseball, like him or not.

I think it could be good for baseball in a backhanded way.  Many fans have thought that MLB has been covering for the superstars of the game or just not testing them.  This helps to disprove that theory.

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: Chris_ on May 07, 2009, 11:33:31 AM

Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on May 07, 2009, 11:20:14 AM

Bad for baseball, like him or not.

I don't know. I think it's good for D-backs baseball. We could use all the help we can get. LOL.

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: formerlurker on May 07, 2009, 11:45:21 AM

Tarnishes everything.   I am so freakin pissed at this POS.   WTF??   Is Ortiz next?   He can't hit anything right now -- of course he took it too.

BASTARDS!!   :censored:

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: Sam Adams on May 09, 2009, 01:27:27 AM

I guess I should not be suprised, but I am. Manny Ramirez seemed like he was always in a good mood. I thought steroids made you mad ("roid rage").

Title: Re: Manny Ramirez will be suspended 50 games for positive drug test
Post by: Peter3_1 on May 09, 2009, 02:00:46 PM

Heard it was some female hormone. Who cares, maybe that hormone keeps him from cutting off those "purty" locks?

Frankly, as far as I'm concerned, the PROFESSIONAL athletes can use anything they want to increase their performance in the game. The only reason the earlier athletes didn't use them is because they didn't have them available.