Manny Ramirez’s Mid-Suspension Party: MLB Allows, ESPN Glorifies

You can't blame New Mexico residents for flocking to the Albuquerque Isotopes' stadium to witness Manny Ramirez's cameo appearance. After all, New Mexico is one of the 25 states without a professional team; it is completely void of sports celebrity.

What is inexcusable, however, is that the league has allowed Ramirez to play in the minors in the first place. Even worse is ESPN's overabundant coverage of his every at-bat for the Isotopes. Why is a "rehab stint" for a Triple-A team getting so much exposure?

He is at the tail end of a suspension for female fertility drugs, which are used to mask steroids in tests. But the Dodgers' "Mannywood" fa...

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