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Yesterday he retired, today we take a look back at the strange and demented career of Manny Ramirez — through the lens of Juiced Sports

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The good folks at Juiced Sports (always fun to talk in third person) have been bringing you opinions, content, and totally horrendous predictions (I am no Nostradamus people) for nearly [...]

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Manny Ramirez’s sudden retirement is the perfect ending to a career few could figure out
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Throughout it all, the hitting streaks, the timely doubles, the infectious smile, and the dreads, Manny Ramirez was in every sense of the word, a memorable character.  As eccentric as they come.  So with his career clearly on the decline, [...]

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If MLB fined players a huge amount for failing a drug test, instead of just suspending them, baseball could solve their biggest problem

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Today Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for failing a drug test.  Shocking!
Did I suspect that Manny was using performance enhancers?  No, not really.  Did I think that [...]

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I’ve never met the man who is one helluva ball player, but one heckuva disgusting person off the field, but if I did I think the first thing I’d tell him, would be to get a life
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I think we’ve all come to grips with the outrageous contracts that our American athletes get paid [...]

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The Lovable Losers are on the ropes once again, one game from another early playoff exit, and one loss from making it 100 years and counting since they won a championship
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The Chicago Cubs coasted to 97 wins, put a great deal of separation between them and the rest of the NL Central, and [...]

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Boston based commentary with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer
What’s up, JSB nation? I’m finally back from my family vacation to Cincy, and it looks like I missed some major sports news since I last posted.
While I was in the Queen City, riding The Beast at King’s Island and attending various family functions, I [...]

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Rumored deal that would send enigmatic Manny Ramirez to South Florida may not be in the team’s best interests
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If you follow baseball, you’ve heard the rumor. The Marlins, Red Sox, and Pirates are talking a blockbuster three team swap that would net Florida Manny Ramirez.
I’m going to say something that might surprise [...]

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If athletes didn’t say ridiculous things, what the heck would we have to talk about?
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Manny Ramirez has said and done a lot of memorable things since inking an eight year $168 million free agent deal with Boston in 2000. But few will manage to top this gem of a quote that [...]

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