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Manny Returns to the Dodger Lineup

Manny Ramirez returns to the Dodgers’ lineup tomorrow not as a pariah, but as a prodigal son. All has been foriven after his 50-game exile for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs when he takes the field for the Dodgers in San Diego.

Mannywood, otherwise known as the left-field bleachers, will be back and open for business as a Dodger marketing tool — as National Sports Examiner Paula Duffy notes.

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More on hCG and Manny Ramirez

Suspended for 50 Games

For those of you that read about Manny obtaining hCg from a doctor for a “personal issue”, here’s a thorough article from ESPN on hCG that should be an eye opener.

Here’s an update on Manny’s suspension from the ESPN article:

ESPN.com reported later Thursday that baseball’s drug testing revealed that Ramirez had an elevated level of testosterone from an artificial source in his body, although that is not the reason for…

Phillies, Dodgers and Red Sox All Take Game 1

Phillies vs. Brewers

Behind the arm of Ace Cole Hammels andd the bat of 2B Chase Utley, with a little help from a Brewers error, the Phillies took game one. In game two, will CC Sabathia be too tired to pitch deep into this game after pitching on short rest 4 starts in a row? If history is to repeat itself, then the Brewers should have looked at last year’s ALCS where CC looked…

Pete Previews the AL & NL Divisional Series

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

I like both teams here, but I have to pick one. I’m not impressed with either team’s bullpen and I have to give the edge to the Brewers with their starting pitching, especially if Gallardo can pitch like he did last year. Catching, 1B, SS and 3B are just about even, but the Phillieshave the edge at 2B and closer. The Brewers have the edge in the OF corners…