No pulling punches about Manny Ramirez by house network
On the Dodgers Fox Prime Ticket pregame show, analyst Steve Lyons didn't pull any punches about what he thinks about the return of Manny Ramirez.
"I'm not sure (Manny) is ready. I'm not sure I liked the way he handled the suspension. He has not and will not answer any questions (about the suspension). I would have wanted him to have spent more time with the ballclub.
"I don't think he put himself in the best possible situation to succeed at this level. On a day-to-day basis I don't think he's ready."
Can't say that the Dodgers' television network or its announcers are acting like a house organ. Lyons couldn't have been more clear about what he thinks. Good for Lyons.
-- Diane Pucin
Photo: Steve Lyons gives an 11-year-old boy a high-five on June 21, 2009. Photo credit: Kevin Rivoli / Associated Press.
For the people who cheered in LA: Congratulations. You're probably the same people that said, "I'm soooo mad; I'm gonna burn my house down!" during the Rodney King riots. Congratulations on cheering a cheater. Congratulations on cheering a drug user. Congratulations on setting an absolutely horrible example for your kids. And thank you for giving the rest of the country yet another example of why you're the punch-line to all of our jokes.
-LA deserves Manny,
Posted by: Gavin | July 03, 2009 at 08:40 PM