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08-31-2010, 07:10 PM
Manny Ramirez, the unpredictable but productive 12-time All-Star slugger on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, has been hired by the Chicago White Sox. The hope is that his powerful bat, full of so many October swings and homers, can help them make a postseason push. White Sox General Manager Ken Williams says he was hired to help the team get into the playoffs. "You need a hitter who can hit good pitching and hit in the clutch, and it's just a matter of him getting his timing back and he will be effective," he told the press.
Many wonder if Manny can still be the player who drove in at least 100 runs during every season but one from 1998 to 2008.
Ramirez at 38 suffered injuries in his final campaign with the Dodgers. In 196 at-bats this season with the Dodgers, Ramirez posted a .311 average with eight home runs, 15 doubles and 40 RBIs. He had a .405 on-base percentage and a .510 slugging percentage, as reported in Sports Illustrator.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/08/29/ramirez.dodgers/
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Many wonder if Manny can still be the player who drove in at least 100 runs during every season but one from 1998 to 2008.
Ramirez at 38 suffered injuries in his final campaign with the Dodgers. In 196 at-bats this season with the Dodgers, Ramirez posted a .311 average with eight home runs, 15 doubles and 40 RBIs. He had a .405 on-base percentage and a .510 slugging percentage, as reported in Sports Illustrator.
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100830... (http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100830&content_id=14098158&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-0831-haugh-chicago... (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-0831-haugh-chicago--20100830,0,7734207.column)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/08/29/ramirez.dodgers/
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#12)