Manny Ramirez Owns His Bobblehead Night

can’t believe I missed this game tonight! Damn.

Here’s what the situation about Manny taking himself out of the lineup today.

“Before the game, Ramirez was in a good mood despite being scratched. His name originally was posted in the lineup, but that was before Torre said he had a chance to consult with the team trainer.

“Change the lineup, Joe!” Ramirez yelled upon seeing the mistake.

He snagged a bobblehead of himself from the trainer’s room and proudly held it up in the clubhouse for inspection."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4349292

BillPlaschkeJust left dodger clubhouse…casey blake was dancing…that’s all you need to know..a special night…he’s still a cheat but, well, omg..8 minutes ago from web

The Dodgers do not plan to include Clayton Kershaw in a Halladay trade offer. Steve Springer, the Blue Jays’ scout in attendance at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday and Wednesday, could help Toronto determine whether another player on the Dodgers’ roster might fit in a package for Halladay.

The Dodgers consider minor league shortstop Devaris Gordon all but untouchable, although they could reconsider if the Blue Jays would discuss a package that did not include a major leaguer. Other minor leaguers who could be of interest include pitchers Josh Lindblom, Ethan Martin and Chris Withrow, third baseman Josh Bell and outfielder Andrew Lambo.

On the night the Dodgers gave away bobbleheads made in the image of a player who was suspended for violating baseball’s drug policy, the ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by the godfather of marijuana humor, Cheech Marin. The comedian is a spokesman for San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino, which sponsored the Ramirez bobblehead. . . . Hong-Chih Kuo pitched in back-to-back games for Class A Inland Empire on Monday and Tuesday and could be activated next week. He will pitch in the minors again Friday.

Since all the minor leaugers from the Red Sox and the Dodgers went to the Pirates.

MLB Network said the only other PH grand slam this year was by Ben Zobrist.

They just showed a sweet mutton-chopped pic of Eddie Murray too when the all-time GS leaders were shown.

No more damn Bill Plaschke posts! Just ignore the bastard.

The Rabbit said…

The way LaRussa uses a Ouija board to make up his outfield lineup, it’s a miracle that all the Cardinal outfielders aren’t slumping.
Another random thought: Maybe Torre is batting Kemp 8th to thumb his nose at LaRussa? I’d find that amusing.
Posted 07/22 at 02:17 PM

TMI TMI TMI!

Crazy stuff. They’re going to have the TOP TWO picks next year.

Bryce Harper anyone? 570 FOOT POWER!!!

After negotiating a deal that will close the gap on California’s jaw-dropping $26 billion deficit, Schwarzenegger posted a puzzling video message on his Twitter page. In it, the governor is wielding a huge knife, talking about selling state cars signed by the “celebrity governor.” Even the governor’s press secretary couldn’t explain the knife. From KABC:

“I don’t know why he is holding a knife. The message is in what he is saying, not what he is holding in his hand.”

And boy what a game.

However, traffic was absolutely atrocious and I missed out on a bobblehead. I have a feeling, due to the slam, I’m going to be trying to get one to remember the guy by for a bit…

{Manny Ramirez wasn’t up to starting} {He was originally in the lineup, but asked to be taken out because his hand was still sore.}

“I don’t think anybody was worried about his hand,” said Arroyo." I know Manny. He’ll take a day off if he gets hit like that even if his hand is perfect. Don’t ever think when he goes to the plate that Manny Ramirez is hurt, because he’s not. If he was, he wouldn’t be standing in the box."

The fifth straight win moved the Dodgers 27 games above .500 for the first time since Gibson’s 1988 team. They’ve now beaten the Reds in 20 of their last 23 games and the last 12 at home.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090722&content_id=6005582&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

I had to go to bed, had fallen asleep by the top of the sixth. Figured the Dodgers would win, but didn’t think I’d miss a pinch hit Grand Slam.

with Manny, Penny, Saito, Drew, Bay as the backdrop. If Bud wants rating he needs to make that happen.

and my Time Warner DVR totally blew out during the home run. I’ve got three hours of replay and the only thing it choked on was the home run. How weird is that? I thought it was just me until I read the comments.

Luckily they showed the replay and then the favorite part for me was Manny doing the bobblehead in the dugout when they touched his head. That was bloody classic. The only way that could have been scripted any better was to make it a walk off.

Chad really kept Russell busy last night. His play on the 3rd strike wild pitch was awesome considering the guy was crossing home plate as he was throwing the guy out at first. The final numbers for Chad were okay but it is obvious he is still having huge control issues even if he only had one walk. Against a more patient team I don’t think the result would have been favorable.

and all i see are ZEROS after the names of Mota, Troncoso, and Broxton so far in the 2nd half, with Belisario, Wade, and Kuo set to join the team later this month.

Looks like the comment section at DT has crapped out again