Ramirez homer sets early tone
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When the Red Sox return to Fenway Park next week, don&#39;t be surprised if &quot;MVP&quot; chants for Manny Ramirez start to become a fixture.
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Gracefully tagging out runners? Not exactly at the top of Julian Tavarez's list. But starting pitching? He's getting to be pretty good at that.
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With a power-packed lineup that features sluggers like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, it was Mark Bellhorn who was the unlikely hero of Game One of the 100th World Series with a two-run homer for the Boston Red Sox Saturday.
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They knew that their batsmen would get them a bunch of runs, one way or another. Larry Walker, their one-time wanna-be hockey player, would get a bunch of hits. Maybe Tim Wakefield's knuckler would flutter out of the strike zone for a few walks. Manny Ramirez might do a double twisting layout vault in the outfield.
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Mike Timlin&#39;s reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis&#39;s routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night.
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He slips. He trips. He lets it rip. That's Manny Ramirez.
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He's poised to rack up most hits in a season. Other marks look vulnerable, too.
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Best Player: It was hard to argue with Boston&#39;s Manny Ramirez, who was recognized as the MVP. A case could be made for at least four or five other Red Sox, but Ramirez made a significant contribution with his bat in every game.
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He enters a game now not to the menacing sound of Metallica. Mariano Rivera does that -- and Rivera is on the outside looking in. Keith Foulke needs no impending-doom tune to signal his arrival. His pitching seems to be working just fine.
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Ramirez, who was diagnosed with a left knee contusion, was replaced in the field by Dave Roberts. X-rays were negative, and he is listed as day-to- day...Cabrera&#39;s infield single to third in the fifth extended
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Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown was more animated than usual on the eve of the start that could turn his misguided September punch into an almost amusing memory.
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CHICAGO -- &quot;You're with big boys now,&quot; Ellis Burks told Manny Ramirez last night after Ramirez unleashed the 16th grand slam of his career to rank with some of the greatest sluggers in history.
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DENVER, Sept. 7 -- A year ago Thursday night, Ryan Zimmerman started the first major league game of his career. He had one hit in four at-bats, a double off Florida's Dontrelle Willis. He made two errors -- as the shortstop. He looked, acted and sounded like a 20-year-old kid, which he was.
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Manny Ram&#xED;rez didn't score many style points with the Indians when he struck a pose following his solo homer in the sixth inning of Cleveland's 7-3 victory in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series Tuesday night. While Ram&#xED;rez's exuberance may have stemmed from the fact his dinger was the Red Sox' third in a row, several ...
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The latest Manny Ramirez mystery surfaced Monday when teammate Julian Tavarez said his close friend would arrive late at spring training and Boston manager Terry Francona said that may not be true.
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Dodgers rookie Russell Martin has drawn praise this season for his work behind the plate. His offense has been a bonus.
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The Chicago Cubs eased to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Astros to move top of the National League Central Division on Thursday, Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez leading the way with first-inning home runs.