Manny Ramirez

How much more fun would a UN meeting with Manny Ramirez translating for someone like Hugo Chavez be? A lot more fun, dudes. [Larry Brown Sports] Speaking of Manny Ramirez. Manny Being Manny means he's garnered himself the prestigious "Player Of The Month" award for August. Suck on that a one time, Boston! [National Post] You know what happens when you schedule crucial league games during World Cup qualifiers? You get a bunch of reserves starting in place of every all-star the fans... Read Full Story

Since the All-Star break, Ryan Ludwick has pulverized the ball. The St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, who went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs Wednesday, tied a franchise record by hitting a bomb in his fifth straight game, going yard during a five-run fourth in his club's 9-6 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ludwick is the fifth Cards player to homer in five consecutive games, and the first guy to accomplish the feat since Albert Pujols did it last season from August 17-22. Probably the sweetest shot... Read Full Story

This guy gets the award for cheesiest sign of the year. Nice ESPNs at the top corners. Also, incredibly clever that you replaced the S's with dollar signs. Innovative! Of course, this kid is referring to Manny Ramirez's recent comments regarding the possibility of a trade. He says he's "tired" of the Boston Red Sox and they're tired of him. However, he doesn't see a trade in the near future, with the non-waiver deadline fast approaching."I’d take a guy that’s hitting .500 who's miserable as... Read Full Story

Joe Torre is not a stupid man.  He had to know that life with Manny Ramirez would be trying at best.  Even the simplest requests, like asking Manny to cut his hair, would be the equivalent of asking an 8 year old to clean their room -- if they stuff everything covering their floor into their closet, you consider it a win.So when Joe told Manny he needed to cut his long, messy dreads, the Globe reports that Ramirez responded by getting a few inches trimmed from the bottom."One inch, half-an... Read Full Story

In the same way it's hard for us to focus on the Olympics while World War III is about to kick off, the Dodgers really have more important things to worry about than Manny Ramirez's hair (just follow us here). They had to use a walk off homer from Nomar Garciaparra to take a one game lead in the increasingly tight NL West battle yesterday. But the main storyline coming out of the Dodger clubhouse is still whether Manny Ramirez, obtained more than three weeks ago, will cut his dreadlocks per... Read Full Story