April 8, 201115 yr Author Per MLB network "issue with drug testing policy", Ramirez decided to retire.
April 8, 201115 yr Supposedly he got dinged by MLB's drug program again... steroids. And retired. According to NESN of course.
April 8, 201115 yr Sorry, I posted this in the other thread because it's not White Sox news... you can delete or merge my thread.
April 8, 201115 yr That's a total Manny way to go out. His career with us was about as memorable as Paul Coffey's Blackhawks tenure.
April 8, 201115 yr So if he decides to come back like next year or in 2 years, he would still have to serve his 100 game suspension, right?
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 03:25 PM) Per MLB network "issue with drug testing policy", Ramirez decided to retire. Figures. Dude was a fraud. Too bad, because he was one of the best hitters I have ever seen.
April 8, 201115 yr Just saw this too in the online Trib: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...0,7526294.story
April 8, 201115 yr What a f***ing loser. Talk about destroying a legacy at the very tail end of a career.
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 01:30 PM) Figures. Dude was a fraud. Too bad, because he was one of the best hitters I have ever seen. +1 I remember him hitting a ball onto the Mass Turnpike a few years ago. That got me wondering. Edited April 8, 201115 yr by WCSox
April 8, 201115 yr Oh yeah, in his prime I don't think I've ever seen a better hitter. The BoSox were just plain fun to watch in the "Idiot" days. That team could rake like no other.
April 8, 201115 yr Bummer, I was hoping to see him bat at the Cell this weekend. Still one of the best and most feared hitters I ever saw. Looks like his career ends with him "being Manny" with all these stupid drug issues.
April 8, 201115 yr Man I'm getting old. I remember him coming up in the big leagues. Great career, but too bad for him steroids could easily cloud it even though he has an outstanding hitter.
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 08:33 PM) What a f***ing loser. Talk about destroying a legacy at the very tail end of a career. All that needs to be said. JR should get his 4 million back!
April 8, 201115 yr I wonder if he gets in the hall of fame after he's dead and gone? I bet Palmiero does. I have a feeling all of the steroid users will, they just won't live to see it.
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 03:39 PM) Oh yeah, in his prime I don't think I've ever seen a better hitter. The BoSox were just plain fun to watch in the "Idiot" days. That team could rake like no other. Because all of them were probably juiced up.
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 03:33 PM) What a f***ing loser. Talk about destroying a legacy at the very tail end of a career.
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 09:42 PM) I wonder if he gets in the hall of fame after he's dead and gone? I bet Palmiero does. I have a feeling all of the steroid users will, they just won't live to see it. Not a chance in hell after getting busted twice and showing no ability to hit after he got busted.
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 01:42 PM) I wonder if he gets in the hall of fame after he's dead and gone? I bet Palmiero does. I have a feeling all of the steroid users will, they just won't live to see it. I don't think that either of them do. And it's a shame, because both probably would've been HOF material without the PEDs. Of the known PED guys, my guess is that Bonds is the only one who definitely makes it in. His saving grace will be the 3 MVPs, 400 HRs, and 400 SBs he had before he began juicing in the late '90s. Edited April 8, 201115 yr by WCSox
April 8, 201115 yr QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 02:33 PM) What a f***ing loser. Talk about destroying a legacy at the very tail end of a career. Yeup, that about sums it up.
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