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September 19, 2007
BY SEAN McADAM
Journal Sports Writer
TORONTO -- Terry Francona said Manny Ramirez' strained left oblique remains an issue. Ramirez hasn't played this month.
''It grabs at him a bit (when he runs),'' said Francona Wednesday afternoon. ''We're stuck there. He's taking (batting practice), but there's some reluctance to let it loose. It's frustrating that we don't have him in the lineup, but he's not ready to play.''
Francona was asked, given Ramirez' sometimes sketchy injury history -- former trainer Chris Correnti has admitted that when Ramirez didn't want to play, he would cite hamstring soreness as an excuse -- if there was a reason to be skeptical.
''I understand, over the course of the last few years, there have been some hiccups,'' said Francona, ''because I've been around for some of them. But he's trying his best to be out there.''
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