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• Ramirez Leads, but Dodgers Fail to Follow

  Manny Ramirez hit .520 in the postseason, but none of the Dodgers deputized to hit behind him in the lineup could muster much of anything against the Phillies’ Cole Hamels. Posted Thursday, October 16, 2008 11:14 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Torre, Joe, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, National League, Rollins, Jimmy, Hamels, Cole, Burrell, Pat, World Series, Utley, Chase, Howard, Ryan, Kent, Jeff, Victorino, Shane, Martin, Russell, Furcal, Rafael, Blake, Casey

• Phillies 3, Dodgers 2: Silencing Skeptics, Phillies Rally to Top Dodgers

  Two sixth-inning homers off Derek Lowe in Game 1 lifted Philadelphia to its first victory in the N.L.C.S. since 1993. Posted Friday, October 10, 2008 12:36 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, National League, Playoff Games, Hamels, Cole, Burrell, Pat, Utley, Chase, Lowe, Derek

• Once Ramírez Picks Up a Bat, He Drops All Worries

  Manny Ramírez was dominant against the Chicago Cubs, with homers in the first two games of the division series to help the Dodgers grab two victories before Game 3. Posted Saturday, October 04, 2008 11:17 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, National League

• Baseball Postseason Analysis: In Chicago, Mood Swings All Over the Toddlin’ Town

  It’s been 102 years since both of Chicago’s baseball teams have been in the postseason. And the notion of a Cubs-White Sox World series — however unlikely — has generated rare, bilateral optimism in the fall air. Posted Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:22 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Ramirez, Manny, Chicago White Sox, National League, Chicago (Ill), Guillen, Ozzie, World Series, Loney, James, Caray, Harry

• Baseball Postseason Analysis: Dodgers and Angels, the Yin and Yang of Southern California

  The dreadlocked free-spirt of the Dodgers’ Manny Ramirez is one side of baseball in Los Angeles and the clean-shaven, clean-cut Mark Teixeira of the Angels is the other. Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:23 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, National League, Los Angeles Angels, Teixeira, Mark

• Manny Stars as Manny in a New Summer Hit

  The Dodgers have won four in a row and 8 of 13 since acquiring Manny Ramírez, pulling into a first-place tie with Arizona in the National League West. Posted Friday, August 15, 2008 10:48 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, National League

• Happy Ramírez Says Hello to Hollywood

  With the acquisition of Manny Ramírez, the Dodgers may have taken a step towards ending their star power drought. Posted Saturday, August 02, 2008 12:04 AM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Torre, Joe, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ramirez, Manny, Los Angeles (Calif), National League