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12:45 PM ET, May 8, 2009

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Bill Plaschke / Los Angeles Times:
Next notice for Manny Ramirez should be an eviction  —  The slugger is a selfish player who can no longer be trusted.  —  The best and brightest neighborhood in the Los Angeles sports landscape is a very different place today.  —  Mannywood has officially gone to hell.  —  The giddy streets are lined in shadows.
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Craig Calcaterra / Associated Press:
Manny's suspension: less crisis than opportunity  —  Come and step into my time machine for a moment.  I want to show you something. … I can see that, can't you?  As the news of Manny Ramirez's suspension was breaking yesterday morning, the Dodgers were sitting pretty with a six-and-a-half …
Tim Sullivan / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Does L.A. now have cash for Peavy?  —  From a competitive standpoint, Manny Ramirez's suspension matters to the Padres in much the same way a hamburger does to a devout Hindu.  —  It is a curiosity, but not really much of a concern.  That the Dodgers'outfielder would find use for a drug designed …
Buster Olney / ESPN:
No-tolerance policy must be put in place
Discussion: Sports Illustrated and MLB Rumors
Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:   Giants react to Manny Ramirez suspension
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Hinch expected to replace Melvin  —  SAN DIEGO - Off to an uneven start to a season that was brimming with expectations, the Diamondbacks fired manager Bob Melvin on Thursday night.  —  Melvin was given the news Thursday night after the team returned from its road trip in San Diego …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs to replace Melvin with Hinch  —  Club dismisses skipper, coach after 12-17 start  —  SAN DIEGO — The D-backs will name farm director A.J. Hinch as the team's manager Friday, a baseball source said.  —  Hinch, who has no prior managerial experience, will replace Bob Melvin, who was dismissed Thursday night.
ESPN.com:
Bob Melvin fired as Arizona Diamondbacks manager  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks fired Bob Melvin on Thursday, hoping a new manager will be able to get the most out of their talented core of young players.  —  The Diamondbacks said they will select Melvin's replacement …
Sports Illustrated:   AP Source: Melvin out as Diamondbacks manager
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Hinch to succeed Melvin as D-backs manager
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MLB FanHouse
Mark Feeney / Boston Globe:
Former Red Sox star Dom DiMaggio dies at 92  —  Dominic DiMaggio (left) and older brother Joe posed for a photo in April 1940.  —  Dom DiMaggio, who despite having to share an outfield with Ted Williams and a name with his older brother Joe became a diamond standout in his own right …
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Mark Pratt / Baltimore Sun:
Dom DiMaggio dies at 92  —  BOSTON - Dominic DiMaggio, the bespectacled Boston Red Sox center fielder who was overshadowed by his older brother Joe's Hall of Fame career, died early Friday at his Massachusetts home.  He was 92.  —  DiMaggio was surrounded by his family at his death, according to his wife, Emily.
John Amato / Pinstripe Alley:
Now Girardi tells us Mariano's shoulder has been bothering him  —  In the post game show tonight on YES, Joe Girardi admitted that Mariano Rivera's surgically repaired shoulder has been bothering him for a while now.  He said it wasn't a major issue, but that it just seems to be a little tired which is affecting his velocity.
Discussion: The Yankee Universe and DRaysBay
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Rare Collapse by Rivera Sends Yankees to Fifth Straight Loss  —  When the greatest savior in franchise history crumbled at the end a dismal homestand on Thursday, it was the nadir of the Yankees' rocky season.  At least, that is how it would seem.  Things can only improve — can't they? …
New York Post:
BABY BOSS CUTS STRUGGLING TEAM SLACK
Discussion: 3:10 to Joba and WasWatching.com
Bill Simmons / ESPN:
Confronting my worst nightmare  —  Boston's 2004 title was a defining moment in the lives of many New Englanders.  —  Dateline: May 7, 2014  —  My son and I have flown from California to spend the week in Boston.  He is a little more than 6½ at this point.  He has never set foot in Fenway Park.
David Lennon / Newsday:
Murphy's future with Mets could be in infield  —  What if the Mets did sign Manny Ramirez this winter?  For starters, they would be preparing for life without Manny right around now, and presumably calling up Daniel Murphy from Triple-A Buffalo to take his place.
Matthew Cerrone / MetsBlog.com:
Note: Shane Victorino is a Cheater  —  Last night, Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo did a nice job of chasing down Shane Victorino in a pickle between first and second.  —  However, on the pass from Reyes to Delgado, before the tag, Victorino intentionally elbowed Reyes …
Associated Press:
A-Rod will return to Yankees Friday  —  Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will make his return to the lineup Friday in Baltimore.  (AP Photo)  —  Alex Rodriguez will return to the New York Yankees for their game Friday in Baltimore.  —  The team announced that Rodriguez would rejoin …
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