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"It was ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez hitless in return from suspension; Los ...  - Chicago Tribune</title><link>http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-bbn-dodgers-padres,0,2429678.story?FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-ap-bbn-dodgers-padres,0,2429678.story?FORM=ZZNR3483</guid><description>SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Manny Ramirez is back in the big leagues, looking like a guy who missed 50 games. Returning from his suspension for violating baseball's drug policy, the Los Angeles slugger barely hit the ball out of the infield in the Dodgers' 6 ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ramirez Hitless in Return From Suspensio</title><link>http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0709/637440.html</link><guid>http://www.news8.net/news/stories/0709/637440.html484</guid><description>Manny Ramirez looked like a guy who missed 50 games. 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Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger apologized to fans and teammates during a news conference Friday afternoon.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:47:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ramirez Quiet In Return But Dodgers Still Double-Up Padres</title><link>http://www.justnews.com/mlb/19945748/detail.html</link><guid>http://www.justnews.com/mlb/19945748/detail.html487</guid><description>Manny Ramirez returned from a 50-game suspension and played only 5 1/2 innings, going 0-for-3 with a walk, two groundouts and a pop out, but the rest of his Dodger teammates picked up the slack and used a five-run first inning to defeat the Padres, 6-3, in front of a partisan crowd at Petco Park.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:42:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Manny 0 for 3 in return</title><link>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290703125</link><guid>http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=290703125488</guid><description>Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:18:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ramirez shies from doping talk, marks return with win</title><link>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/04/ramirez_shies_from_doping_talk_marks_return_with_win/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Red+Sox+News</link><guid>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/04/ramirez_shies_from_doping_talk_marks_return_with_win/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Red+Sox+News489</guid><description>Manny Ramirez made a low key return to the Los Angeles Dodgers line-up after serving a 50-game ban for a doping offense on Friday, the slugger going 0-for-3 during his team's 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:14:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dodgers-Padres Preview - Sbrforum.com</title><link>http://www.sbrforum.com/MLB/961676/dodgers-padres-preview.aspx?FORM=ZZNR10</link><guid>http://www.sbrforum.com/MLB/961676/dodgers-padres-preview.aspx?FORM=ZZNR10490</guid><description>Dodgers-Padres Preview By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN STATS Senior Writer Los Angeles (50-29) at San Diego (34-44), 4:10 p.m. EDT Manny Ramirez didn't accomplish much in his first game back, but the Los Angeles Dodgers didn't exactly have high ... </description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Disgraced baseball star Ramirez apologizes</title><link>http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/147944/disgraced-baseball-star-ramirez-apologizes</link><guid>http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/147944/disgraced-baseball-star-ramirez-apologizes849</guid><description>Disgraced Los Angeles Dodger outfielder Manny Ramirez apologized to his teammates and fans but refused to explain how or why he violated Major League Baseball's drug policy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:53:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MLB Notebook | Manny Ramirez apologizes to fans, teammates</title><link>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009417441_basenotes04.html</link><guid>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/mariners/2009417441_basenotes04.html850</guid><description>Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could. Wearing sunglasses and with his famous dreadlocks in a ponytail, the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger apologized to fans and teammates during a news conference Friday afternoon.</description><category>Sports Etc.,Sports</category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:53:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Padres expected to extend Black's contract - Boston Globe</title><link>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/04/padres_expected_to_extend_blacks_contract?FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/04/padres_expected_to_extend_blacks_contract?FORM=ZZNR2851</guid><description>SAN DIEGO? It looks like Padres manager Bud Black is going to get a contract extension. 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He previously covered baseball for the Detroit Free Press and Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He began his journalism career at the Bay City Times in his native Michigan.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ramirez apologizes to fans</title><link>http://www.twincities.com/columnists/ci_12751405?source=rss</link><guid>http://www.twincities.com/columnists/ci_12751405?source=rss700</guid><description>Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues and apologized to fans and his teammates.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>San Francisco Giants-Houston Astros Game 1 Preview</title><link>http://www.examiner.com/x-1057-SF-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m7d3-San-Francisco-GiantsHouston-Astros-Game-1-Preview</link><guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-1057-SF-Baseball-Examiner~y2009m7d3-San-Francisco-GiantsHouston-Astros-Game-1-Preview60</guid><description>Find out more about Claire: Stepping into her first park, Bay Area native Claire Reclosado instantly fell in love with baseball.</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:35:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Padres skipper could be up for extension</title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090703&amp;content_id=5681472&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;partnerId=rss_mlb</link><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090703&amp;content_id=5681472&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;partnerId=rss_mlb61</guid><description>Could San Diego manager Bud Black be in line for a contract extension? 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Tejada tried to score on a double ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>San Diego Padres - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel</title><link>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-bbn-astros-padres-rdp,0,6785140.story?FORM=ZZNR6</link><guid>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-bbn-astros-padres-rdp,0,6785140.story?FORM=ZZNR6427</guid><description>SAN DIEGO (AP) ? You had to see it to bee-lieve it. The Houston Astros ? who once had the "Killer Bs" ? had to wait out a 52-minute bee delay before finishing their 7-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. The delay, which came with two ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:50:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mariners snap Yankees? streak - Boston Globe</title><link>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/03/mariners_snap_yankees8217_streak?FORM=ZZNR9</link><guid>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/03/mariners_snap_yankees8217_streak?FORM=ZZNR9428</guid><description>Franklin Gutierrez and Russell Branyan homered, leading the Seattle Mariners past CC Sabathia and the host Yankees, 8-4, last night to snap New York?s seven-game winning streak. Ichiro Suzuki hit a two-run double that was misplayed by center ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Un-bee-lievable: Bee Swarm Delays Astros' Win in San Diego - Washington Post</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070203399.html?FORM=ZZNR7</link><guid>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070203399.html?FORM=ZZNR7429</guid><description>San Diego Padres catcher Henry Blanco, left, tags Houston Astros' Miguel Tejada, right, out at the plate during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in San Diego. Tejada tried to score on a double ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Baseball Notebook: Any port in a swarm: Teams take cover as bees delay Astros-Padres</title><link>http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/1650583,CST-SPT-bbnt03.article</link><guid>http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/1650583,CST-SPT-bbnt03.article430</guid><description>Geoff Blum hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI. The Astros won three of four against the visiting Padres.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Baseball roundup: Thursday's action on the diamonds</title><link>http://www.canadaeast.com/sports/article/717868</link><guid>http://www.canadaeast.com/sports/article/717868267</guid><description>Russell Branyan ended his frustrating strikeout streak, and helped end the New York Yankees' seven game winning streak while he was at it.. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark J. Terrill Baltimore Orioles' Nolan Reimold, left, is congratulated after scoring on a single by Matt Wieters during the fifth inning of their Major League Baseball game against the ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:58:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Un-Bee-Lievable: Bee Swarm Delays Astros' 7-2 Win - ABC News</title><link>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=7992450&amp;FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=7992450&amp;FORM=ZZNR268</guid><description>Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. The Houston Astros ? who once had the "Killer Bs" ? beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Astros survive bee attack, Padres - Register-Guard</title><link>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/sports/16524281-41/story.csp?FORM=ZZNR10</link><guid>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/sports/16524281-41/story.csp?FORM=ZZNR10269</guid><description>SAN DIEGO ? It was the kind of late-inning buzz that none of the players had experienced before. The Houston Astros ? who once had the ?Killer Bs? ? beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:10:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BASEBALL NOTEBOOK: Any port in a swarm: Teams take cover as bees delay ...  - Chicago Sun-Times</title><link>http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/1650583,CST-SPT-bbnt03.article?FORM=ZZNR4</link><guid>http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/1650583,CST-SPT-bbnt03.article?FORM=ZZNR4270</guid><description>Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. The Houston Astros -- who once had the "Killer Bs" -- beat the San Diego Padres 7-2 on Thursday, but only after waiting out a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth inning caused when a swarm of ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:59:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dodgers-Padres Preview - FOXSports.com</title><link>http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9762322/Dodgers-Padres-Preview?FORM=ZZNR5</link><guid>http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9762322/Dodgers-Padres-Preview?FORM=ZZNR5271</guid><description>The dreadlocked slugger returns after serving a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy Friday night in the opener of a three-game road series against the San Diego Padres . Petco Park is expected to be sold out with plenty of Dodger ... </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dodgers beat Rockies with Manny set to return - Boston Globe</title><link>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/02/dodgers_beat_rockies_with_manny_set_to_return?FORM=ZZNR6</link><guid>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/02/dodgers_beat_rockies_with_manny_set_to_return?FORM=ZZNR6272</guid><description>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 1-0 on Wednesday to win their final contest before slugger Manny Ramirez's 50-game suspension expires. Ramirez, who was suspended for testing positive for a banned substance on ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:09:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Moehler strong as Astros rout Padres - Sporting News</title><link>http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-07-02/moehler-pitches-6-strong-innings-astros-win-7-1?FORM=ZZNR3</link><guid>http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/article/2009-07-02/moehler-pitches-6-strong-innings-astros-win-7-1?FORM=ZZNR3273</guid><description>SAN DIEGO -- Brian Moehler tried to remember the last time he was at the plate and three runs scored. "Not very often, I guess," the Houston Astros right-hander said. Moehler pitched six strong innings and hit a grounder that led to the Astros ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:02:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Six-run fourth lifts Astros past Padres - Major League Baseball</title><link>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5648020&amp;vkey=recap&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;FORM=ZZNR4</link><guid>http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20090701&amp;content_id=5648020&amp;vkey=recap&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;FORM=ZZNR4274</guid><description>SAN DIEGO -- It wasn't exactly the offensive outburst manager Cecil Cooper predicted prior to the game, but it was more than enough to send the Astros past the San Diego Padres, 7-1, on Wednesday night at PETCO Park. The Astros scored six runs in the ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Brian Moehler pitches 6 strong innings, Houston Astros beat San Diego ...  - Newsday</title><link>http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/wire/sns-ap-bbn-astros-padres,0,7709559.story?FORM=ZZNR</link><guid>http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/wire/sns-ap-bbn-astros-padres,0,7709559.story?FORM=ZZNR275</guid><description>SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Brian Moehler pitched six strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the fourth inning en route to a 7-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. Moehler and two relievers held San Diego to five hits. San ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Recap: San Diego vs. Houston - News-Democrat</title><link>http://www.bnd.com/sports/baseball/story/829926.html?FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://www.bnd.com/sports/baseball/story/829926.html?FORM=ZZNR2635</guid><description>Kaz Matsui drove in a run and Darin Erstad scored twice for the Astros, who have split their last four games. Tony Gwynn, Jr. finished 2-for-5 and Eliezer Alfonzo accounted for San Diego's lone run with a solo home run. The Padres have lost two of ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:17:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Baseball game called by ... bees? - Register Citizen</title><link>http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2009/07/02/news/doc4a4d47faa2895051323970.txt?FORM=ZZNR2</link><guid>http://www.registercitizen.com/articles/2009/07/02/news/doc4a4d47faa2895051323970.txt?FORM=ZZNR2636</guid><description>An unidentified usher tries to move a swarm of bees as they cover a chair in left field during the ninth inning of a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in San Diego. The swarm delayed the game ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Astros-Padres game delayed by bees in outfield - Boston Globe</title><link>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/02/astros_padres_game_delayed_by_bees_in_outfield?FORM=ZZNR8</link><guid>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/articles/2009/07/02/astros_padres_game_delayed_by_bees_in_outfield?FORM=ZZNR8637</guid><description>SAN DIEGO? Talk about adding a late-inning buzz to a ballgame. Thursday's game between the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres was delayed for 52 minutes in the top of the ninth inning Thursday when a swarm of bees took over part of left field at ... </description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>