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Manny Ramirez retires


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ESPN is reporting that Manny tested positive for a banned substance in Spring Training and would have faced a 100-game suspension.

 

Hopefully he fades into oblivion.

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Kind of a bummer to see his career end like this, because he's probably up there with Pujols as the scariest right-handed hitters over the past 10 years. The sad thing is you pretty much have to be a moron to actually get caught cheating under the MLB drug testing policy, and he's gotten popped twice now.

 

Still a Hall of Famer in my book.

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Manny was always one of my favorite players. He was a great hitter, so I'm sorry to see he was cheating. He was never the sharpest tool in the shed, so I guess if someone was going to be stupid enough to get twice, it's not surprising it was him.
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I think some are seriously underselling what a talent Ramirez has been. Baseball-reference.com's similar batters for Manny Ramirez:

 

1. Frank Thomas (864)

2. Jimmie Foxx (860) *

3. Ted Williams (832) *

4. Jim Thome (819)

5. Ken Griffey (815)

6. Gary Sheffield (813)

7. Mickey Mantle (812) *

8. Frank Robinson (806) *

9. Chipper Jones (802)

10. Reggie Jackson (792) *

 

I'd say that's a pretty good list. He should go into the Hall of Fame if you base it solely on career stats, but won't do to the pall of PEDs cast over his career.

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