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We interrupt your watching hypnotic dog squat .gifs to bring you breaking news: Manny Ramirez has just announced his retirement. More to come....
UPDATE: May be drug/MLB rules related.
UPDATE: From "Rays' Manny Ramirez to retire" at ESPN.com:
Major League Baseball announced the move in a statement on Friday."Major League Baseball recently notified Manny Ramirez of an issue under Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program," the statement said. "Rather than continue with the process under the Program, Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring as an active player. If Ramirez seeks reinstatement in the future, the process under the Drug Program will be completed. MLB will not have any further comment on this matter."
UPDATE: From @injuryexpert:
Sources confirm to me that Manny Ramirez tested postive for a banned substance and rather than appeal, he retired.
Bad boy! Fool me once....
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32 comments:
That's a shame.
He picked the right place to retire. Shady Pines resort is just down the street from The Trop.
He might have to serve a 100 game suspension from any shuffle board leagues.
If the jury comes in up here in Frisco, his news will get buried.
Friggin' ridiculous. So much for Cooperstown, Manny. He was already on the bubble...
No surprise. Move along. Nothing interesting to see here. These aren't the steroids you're looking for.
it's very sad one of the very best hitters I've ever seen retires this way.
http://twitter.com/#!/EricStangel/status/56456650583834624
Manny always bring up such conflicting emotions.
*runs out of the room crying*
Dog Squats, Manny Retires.
Just another day at SoSG.
I hear Leisure World is just a stroll from Tampa.
Aubrey Huff just delivered another dive-and-miss special.
Awfully nice of Manny to leave egg on another team's face before retiring. (Not as big an egg, mind you, but still...) I feel like he did us one last solid.
Sounds innocent to me
Holy shit, the Red Sox won a game
I don't understand the retiring. Tampa Bay could have used him in August...
LOL at "Enjoy Cola" on Gameday's version of AT&T.
Fuck, I tuned into MLB tv on my iPhone just in time to see SF tie it up at 1 in the third. Fuck that shit, I'm turning that game off.
Screw you, Cardinals!
Very sad about Manny. It was always exciting when he came to bat.
@Delin0...Love the avatar
Le sigh...
It was good while it lasted.
Wait how can you give up sox runs and still win? A's a Dodger fan this blows my mind.
Six runs.
Apostrophe? Really iPhone. My fingers can't be stopped (iPhone tried to correct "fingers" with "overs"...)
The Yankees gave up Sox runs.
Buncha lotnofs!
Marveling at Pujols' .160 average.
Lest I forget...
FUCK THE YANKEES!
well said.
Sox it Yankees!!
@Sax - Because it's Manny's second offense, he'd get 100 days to himself.
I saw that extraneous apostrophe, Paul!
Who should I replace my 2 manny bobbleheads atop my bookcase with...
@AC
Guillermo Mota? Oh.
Paul Lo Duca? Oh.
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