The Los Angeles Dodgers made what is easily the biggest move so far this season by landing shortstop Hanley Ramirez and reliever Randy Choate from the Miami Marlins Tuesday night. The Dodgers sent pitcher Nathan Eovaldi and a minor leaguer to Miami in return. Ramirez will play shortstop for the Dodgers until Dee Gordon recovers …
Tag Archive: Hanley Ramirez
Jun 21
Will Yesterday’s Benching Help to Ignite Hanley Ramirez? It Certainly Can’t Hurt
The situation with Hanley Ramirez is quickly coming to a head. Missing time due to injuries is one thing, but what about his struggles at the plate? If that wasn’t enough, the return of Jack McKeon as the Marlins manager has quickly resulted in some significant changes for the franchise, and seemingly in just one day.
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May 21
Players acting out against managers
Apparently, a manager in the Major Leagues is no longer a person to be respected. At least not in the minds of Hanley Ramirez and David Ortiz. Recently, these two players have talked out against their managers, Fredi Gonzalez and Terry Francona, respectively. This is something, that in major league baseball, simply shouldn’t be tolerated.
Ortiz told reporters on Thursday that he wasn’t exactly happy with Francona due to being pinch-hit for twice this season. “I was mad.
May 20
Hanley and Ethnicity
What has gone unsaid throughout the entire Hanley Ramirez saga is the ever-thickening layer of distrust between American major leaguers and Hispanic major leaguers. It’s not thick, like a sheet of paper. It’s thick, like a brick wall. There are obviously many exceptions here. But an enormous number of American major league players believe their …
May 19
Shut Up Hanley Ramirez
We’ve made it pretty damn clear that we love Hanley Ramirez. However, we very much dislike smack-talking athletes who are already paid a million times more than we will ever see in our lifetime.
After the Florida Marlins All-Star shortstop botched a grounder Monday night which allowed two Arizona Diamondbacks runs to score when he accidentally kicked a ball into the outfield then jogged– not hustled [...]







