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9:05 AM ET, May 8, 2009

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Dylan Hernandez / 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, will cost him $7.7 million.  Ramirez takes responsibility, while the Dodgers support the testing program and back their star slu
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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.”
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.
Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Baseball's anti-doping program faces renewed scrutiny in light of Ramirez case  —  Some officials say the Dodger slugger's suspension shows that Major League Baseball is serious about stamping out doping.  For others, it is a reminder that the program has a long way to go.
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 …
Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:   Giants react to Manny Ramirez suspension
Buster Olney / ESPN:
No-tolerance policy must be put in place
Discussion: Sports Illustrated and MLB Rumors
Alex Rodriguez / NY Daily News:
MLB hits Manny with 50-game ban
Discussion: The Nats Blog
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.
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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 …
Jon Heyman / Sports Illustrated:
Hinch to succeed Melvin as D-backs manager  —  Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin has been fired and will be replaced by A.J. Hinch, who was Arizona's VP of Player Development, SI.com has learned.  —  Hinch, 34, played with the A's, Royals, Tigers and Phillies between 1998 and 2004.
Discussion: MLB Rumors and MLB FanHouse
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 …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Sports Illustrated:
AP Source: Melvin out as Diamondbacks manager  —  PHOENIX (AP) -A person familiar with the decision says Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin will be fired by the end of the day.  —  The person told The Associated Press of the decision on the condition of anonymity because it had yet to be announced.
ESPN.com:   Bob Melvin fired as Arizona Diamondbacks manager
Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-backs recall Whitesell from Triple-A
Discussion: Unfiltered and Federal Baseball
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? …
Discussion: DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
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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
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Bullpen can't fend off Rays in extras
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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Joel Sherman / Hardball:
A-ROD ALMOST CERTAIN TO PLAY FRIDAY FOR YANKS
Associated Press:
Mets jump Moyer, Phillies early to get two-game sweep  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Beltran and David Wright each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-5 on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
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 …
Discussion: Mets Merized Online
 
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Sizing up A-Rod's ‘historic’ contract
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