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April 18, 2007
It seems like every night we have a reason to suspect that maybe Manny will emerge from his early-season slump, and every night he doesn't do it. He had great career numbers against John Lackey and Hector Carrasco, but failed to make a dent against those two Angels starters over the weekend, even as his teammates pounded them. Then last night, he entered Toronto's Rogers Centre (the building formerly known as SkyDome), where he has slugged more home runs than any visiting player. But all we got was a second-inning single as the Red Sox failed Daisuke Matsuzaka again. Ramirez was 6 for 14 lifetime against temporary Toronto closer Jason Frasor, but he lined out to Vernon Wells in the ninth inning with a chance to start a Red Sox rally. On the bright side, Ramirez's batting average went up, from .200 to .205.
Today, the Seattle Times' Jerry Faull advises fantasy owners against pushing the panic button on Ramirez: "There's no doubt that a serious hot streak is on the way."
The Dallas Morning News' Evan Grant says this about Rangers minor leaguer Victor Diaz: "Some folks think this guy could hit like Manny Ramirez if only he'd stop acting like Manny Ramirez."
Posted by Mike McDermott 
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