Manny Ramirez, the star slugging outfielder for the LA Dodgers will still be spending his time on the coast, just not the West Coast. After being suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball for failing a drug test, Manny will be holed-up in his home in southern Florida.Manny disappeared from sight on May 7 immediately after discovering he had failed the MLB drug test. He learned of the failed test during a Dodgers game and asked manager Joe Torre to take him out for personal reasons. For nearly a week Manny did not address his manager or teammates. He did however, meet twice with Dodgers owner Frank McCourt last weekend. McCourt encouraged Ramirez to apologize to teammates "eyeball to eyeball."
Manny Ramirez took McCourt's advice and met with his Dodger teammates at their waterfront hotel on Friday before the team opened a three-game series against the Florida Marlins. The meeting was brief, no more than 10 minutes. Manny hugged his teammates and coaches and said "I'm sorry".
According to sources familiar with the details of the suspension, Ramirez used the female fertility drug HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). HCG is popular among steroid users because it can mitigate the side effects of ending a cycle of the drugs.
Ramirez denies he took steroids and said he was given medication by a doctor that contained a banned substance - Whatever!
Manny is expected to remain in South Florida for the duration of his suspension but will continue to workout. It's plainly obvious that Manny is ashamed and embarrassed over the whole thing.
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