Sit Down Juan Pierre, Manny’s Back

All you folks who have been hanging on for dear life to Manny Ramirez, waiting patiently for his return to your fantasy roster while the rest of your outfield pretty much sucked... You can breathe easy once again.

Those 50 games he was forced to sit out after testing positive for stupidity are finally over, as he’ll be back in the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup Friday against Chad Gaudin and the San Diego Padres.

Manny is batting a career .455 (5-for-11) against the right-hander, with two homers, three RBI and two walks. Not bad.

The Dodgers didn’t miss a beat with Ramirez away, though, and their 50-29 record shows it. In fact, they managed to go 29-21 in his absence. The defending NL West champs got off to a hot 21-8 start to the season and were enjoying a ...

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