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10:40 PM ET, May 7, 2009

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Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games after failing drug test  —  The suspension, for using what a source says is a female fertility drug, begins tonight and will cost him $7.7 million.  Ramirez takes responsibility but says a doctor prescribed the drug.
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ESPN.com:
Manny Ramirez of Los Angeles Dodgers will serve 50-game suspension for drug violation  —  Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games for violating its drug policy.  —  Ramirez  —  The commissioner's office …
Yahoo! Sports:
Source: Ramirez's substance a sexual enhancer  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - A source close to Manny Ramirez  —  said Thursday that the illegal substance for which the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger tested positive was not “an agent customarily used for performance enhancing.”
Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Manny suspended for use of PEDs  —  Ramirez biggest name to be punished by MLB's drug policy  —  LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball suspended Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez for 50 games on Thursday for use of performance enhancing drugs.  —  Major League Baseball made an official announcement shortly after noon ET.
Tom Verducci / Sports Illustrated:
Manny reportedly used HCG, gets 50-game ban … Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing substance, incurring an immediate 50-game suspension and serving as the highest-profile reminder yet that the use of such drugs in the testing era may have been reduced, but not eradicated.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB official contradicts Manny, says suspension for PED  —  Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games Thursday after violating Major League Baseball's drug policy.  —  Ramirez said in a statement that the suspension resulted from a medication prescribed by a doctor, and not from a steroid.
Discussion: Dodger Thoughts and Yahoo! Sports
Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:
Giants react to Manny Ramirez suspension  —  All the TVs in the visiting clubhouse were tuned to coverage of Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension for testing positive for a banned substance.  Other than that, it seemed like an ordinary morning.  No agitated conversations, no high fives, no cheering.
Jon Weisman / Dodger Thoughts:
Manny Ramirez to be suspended 50 games
Buster Olney / ESPN:
No-tolerance policy must be put in place
Discussion: MLB Rumors
Daulerio / Deadspin:   The Case Of Manny Not Being Manny  —  So for the past few months …
Alex Rodriguez / NY Daily News:
MLB hits Manny with 50-game ban
Discussion: The Nats Blog
Baltimore Sun:   Manny Ramirez suspended 50 games for positive drug test
MLB:
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez plays in what could be final rehab game  —  TAMPA, Fla. — New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez played what could be his final rehab game Thursday, going 0-for-2 with two walks and putting in three innings of defense.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 28: Rays at Yankees (updates with A-Rod news: He'll be back tomorrow)  —  YANKEES (13-14)  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (2-1, 3.82).  —  Notes: I'm off today in advance of the road trip.  Thanks to Ernie Palladino for calling in the lineup. ...  The Yankees, who have lost four straight …
Joel Sherman / Hardball:
A-ROD ALMOST CERTAIN TO PLAY FRIDAY FOR YANKS
Tyler Bassett / KTAR.com:
Bob Melvin to be replaced as Diamondbacks manager  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks had high expectations for this season and have under-performed, leading to the team making a change at the managerial position.  —  Sports 620 KTAR's John Gambadoro reports Bob Melvin will be out as manager …
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MLB:
Report: Bob Melvin fired as Arizona Diamondbacks manager  —  Bob Melvin was fired as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Arizona Republic reported Thursday.  —  It's unclear if the Diamondbacks have fired Melvin or if they are waiting until the team returns home from San Diego …
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Frank Fitzpatrick / Philly.com:
Former Phillies manager Danny Ozark dies
Discussion: Phillies Nation
Jerry Remy / redsox.trufan.com:
Feature Comments:  —  While Jerry is great in the booth he is even better outside the booth - Jerry is a great guy and everyone is pulling for a speedy recovery.  Here is the announcement that was made on NESN.  —  Here are some additional links for anyone who wants to keep in touch with Jerry:
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Michael Vega / Boston Globe:
Remy is battling cancer complications
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Projo Sox Blog
Rob Bradford / Full Count:
Lester on Joba: 'It's gotten old'
Discussion: WasWatching.com and Brownie Points
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Bullpen can't fend off Rays in extras  —  Yankees rally on Teixeira's clutch hit, but it's not enough  —  NEW YORK — The frustrating part of this loss for Yankees manager Joe Girardi was that his relievers had spent the better part of Wednesday evening vindicating his faith in them.
Discussion: Bombers Beat
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Michael Obernauer / NY Daily News:
Coke fizzles in 10th
Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Both doom and gloom  —  The Yankees have the nicest clubhouse in the game.
Discussion: iYankees
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs recall Whitesell from Triple-A  —  Clark placed on disabled list with strained ligament in hand  —  SAN DIEGO — The D-backs have a new starting first baseman.  —  The team recalled Josh Whitesell from Triple-A Reno on Wednesday and manager Bob Melvin said the 27-year-old will play every day in the foreseeable future.
Discussion: Unfiltered and Federal Baseball
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Sizing up A-Rod's ‘historic’ contract  —  Clause in deal that'll pay slugger total of $30M for HR milestones now up for debate  —  As fireworks, book reviews and favorite cousins explode all around him, here's our latest question about Alex Rodriguez:  —  Is he still someone we can look at as a “historic” player?
Keona Gardner / TCPalm.com:
Mets player Angel Pagan arrested for traffic violations in Martin County  —  MARTIN COUNTY — New York Mets baseball player Angel Pagan has been arrested for traffic violations, according to Florida Highway Patrol arrest report.  —  On Thursday troopers stopped Pagan, 27 …
 
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Associated Press:
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MLB:
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