Manny retires

[keggerz]

19 year career done

[buddahj]

"Major League Baseball recently notified Manny Ramirez of an issue under Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Rather than continue with the process under the Program, Ramirez has informed MLB that he is retiring as an active player.

 

 

It looks like it might not have been on his terms.

Edited April 8, 2011 by buddahj

[keggerz]

 

It looks like it might not have been on his terms.

oh i know....just wanted to post as little about it as I could

[loaf]

The Barry Bonds verdict is in. Manny Ramirez was found guilty

[Scooby's Hubby]

guilty

 

if he never graduated high school, and baseball is played in the 2nd semester, how the hell was he playing baseball? No pass no play? from wikipedia below....

 

Ramirez attended George Washington High School, leaving at the age of 19 years old without graduating.[7] He was a 3-time All-City selection in baseball, and as a high school senior was named New York City Public School Player of the Year in 1991, after batting .615 with 14 home runs in 22 games. He was inducted into the New York City Public School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Edited April 9, 2011 by Scooby's Hubby

[buddahj]

guilty

 

if he never graduated high school, and baseball is played in the 2nd semester, how the hell was he playing baseball? No pass no play? from wikipedia below....

 

Ramirez attended George Washington High School, leaving at the age of 19 years old without graduating.[7] He was a 3-time All-City selection in baseball, and as a high school senior was named New York City Public School Player of the Year in 1991, after batting .615 with 14 home runs in 22 games. He was inducted into the New York City Public School Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

I think you answered your own question.

[piratesownninjas]

What a fitting way for Manny to leave

Manny being Manny.

[Sunday Couch Potatoe]

See ya later ghey boy!!

[whomper]

Just another cheater in a long line of cheaters. It seems the way a cheater handles themselves dictates the publics reaction. If you were a dousch bag, a la bonds , cheater the public wants to see you fry. If you were a nice cheater, a la Andy Pettite, it gets swept under the rug a little bit.

 

These guys are all mud to me. The minute you get caught cheating I erase your accomplishments. Thats just me though. God bless you Ken Griffey Jr

Edited April 10, 2011 by whomper

[piratesownninjas]

Just another cheater in a long line of cheaters. It seems the way a cheater handles themselves dictates the publics reaction. If you were a dousch bag, a la bonds , cheater the public wants to see you fry. If you were a nice cheater, a la Andy Pettite, it gets swept under the rug a little bit.

 

These guys are all mud to me. The minute you get caught cheating I erase your accomplishments. Thats just me though. God bless you Ken Griffey Jr

I hope you view the vast majority of stars in the 70s and 80s cheaters as well.

[whomper]

I hope you view the vast majority of stars in the 70s and 80s cheaters as well.

 

 

I have no way of knowing who was and who wasnt doing them in the 70's and 80's. It became officially illegal in baseball in 2002 I believe or banned in 2005. I googled it and got conflicting reports

 

edit to add: I am not being Naive. i know it was done and probably pretty rampant, but how do you pin point those players ?

Edited April 18, 2011 by whomper

[I Like Soup]

I have no way of knowing who was and who wasnt doing them in the 70's and 80's. It became officially illegal in baseball in 2002 I believe or banned in 2005. I googled it and got conflicting reports

I guess that whole illegal by federal law thing isn't as compelling a reason to not agree with it before baseball finally said it was illegal?

[whomper]

I guess that whole illegal by federal law thing isn't as compelling a reason to not agree with it before baseball finally said it was illegal?

 

 

When it became illegal in baseball people started getting nailed for it through testing which is concrete evidence. Blindly saying everyone did it in the 70's but not having any smoking gun evidence makes it hard to indict an entire era of baseball. I know it was done and I am sure by a high percentage but without the proof that we have from testing after baseball banned it, its speculation

[I Like Soup]

When it became illegal in baseball people started getting nailed for it through testing which is concrete evidence. Blindly saying everyone did it in the 70's but not having any smoking gun evidence makes it hard to indict an entire era of baseball. I know it was done and I am sure by a high percentage but without the proof that we have from testing after baseball banned it, its speculation

I don't disagree. I've never really thought about 'roids in the '70s, I thought uppers and such were the biggies in that era.

[whomper]

I don't disagree. I've never really thought about 'roids in the '70s, I thought uppers and such were the biggies in that era.

 

 

That and whippits. The 70's was know for performance enhancing whippits

Edited April 26, 2011 by whomper

[muck]

I would look at players who had big power numbers for a year or three and then big drops (ala Brady Anderson) and/or careers marred by repeated injuries (ala Mark McGwire) as being possible cheaters.

 

Dave Kingman

Jim Rice

George Foster

Andre Dawson

 

...etc...

 

I :heart: the MLB HOF.