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Hanley Ramirez Benching Should Be a Lesson for All of Baseball

Posted: 18th May 2010 by Matt Sherman in MLB
By now, most baseball fans have seen the highlights of Hanley Ramirez lollygagging after a ball he literally booted down the left field line in Monday night's game between the Florida Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks. After Ramirez's snail-like retrieval of the baseball, during which he probably could have enjoyed a three-course meal, he was promptly benched by his manager, Fredi Gonzalez. While last night's spectacle was as egregious as they come, ...
The New York Mets were defeated by the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 6-4, thus losing two of their last three and ending their six game home-stand at an even 3-3. Sure, it was just one series loss. Heck, it was just one game. But it was the continuation of a rather unsettling trend for the Mets—they have now lost all six of the ...