Can the Dodgers Get a Refund on Manny Ramirez?
tweetmeme_url = ‘http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1896882,00.html’; tweetmeme_source = ‘time’; Share digg_url = ‘http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1896882,00.html’; digg_title = ‘Can+the+Dodgers+Get+a+Refund+on+Manny+Ramirez%3F’; digg_window = ‘new’; You’re the Los Angeles Dodgers. In March, while the rest of baseball balked at the steep demands of Manny Ramirez during an off-season recession, you inked the perplexing power hitter to a two-year, $45 million guaranteed contract. Maybe those other teams suspected what was coming: just two months after Ramirez re-signed with the Dodgers, he received a 50-day suspension for using a banned performance-enhancing substance. You’re upset. You’re embarrassed. And you want your money back. Sure, Manny is producing: he has a .348 average, six home runs, and the top on-base percentage in the National League. Manny’s a headache, but he always hits. Your team, with cool Joe Torre in the dugout, might run away with the divi
