Ramirez was originally listed in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels, but he has since been scratched, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
Yahoo! sports reports: There doesn't appear to be an injury here, as the Rays seem to simply be giving Ramirez a rest day to regroup after his 1-for-16 start to the season. It's unfortunate because it seems like a good matchup for him; he's 18-for-35 (.514) with three homers and four doubles in his career against Angels starter Dan Haren.
DH Manny Ramirez, off to a 1-for-16 start and booed by the Tropicana Field crowd Tuesday, was not in the lineup Wednesday.
"I want the fans to know he works, this man really works, this man really cares... It's not working for him right now, but he's going to be just fine. We need to let him be himself and let Manny be Manny and go up there and not try to carry us. The last thing I want him to do is feel like he has to carry us."
Impressive, even if Maddon played Manny and he went 0-5, he'd still be batting .450 on Dan Haren. Talk about OWNED.
Strange logo in that pic. It says World Champion Red Sox 2005. I guess that is true, there were the world champions during 2005. Just not for 2005. I don't think I've seen it used in that context.
ReplyDeleteI am just taking comfort in the fact that, despite the Sox 0-5 start, the Yankees and Rays are struggling, too. Chasing the O's and Blue Jays is fine with me.
ReplyDeleteAs for Manny, the Sox seem to have a bunch of them currently. I've never seen a team look so unmotivated.
Well...if the Sox get swept by the Yankees, and the other Sox can sweep the Rays, the ONE of them will have to win next week.
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