Should Manny Ramirez be allowed to play in the MLB All-Star game? His manager Joe Torre says the recently suspended outfielder should not play in the event.

“No, I think if you asked Manny, he’d give you the same answer,” offered Torre before the Los Angeles Dodgers played the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

At this point, Ramirez has not been voted in the starting line-up, but he is only a little over thirty thousand votes behind the New York Mets Carlos Beltran for the starting nod.

Though not set to return until early July to the Dodgers, fans are still permitted to cast their ballots for the drug abusing Dodger.

Ramirez used HCG, one of several banned substances by Major League Baseball. He then lied and said he was using it for medical reasons.

Whether or not he receives enough votes from the fans to be an All-Star is yet to be determined. The pressure of his manager telling the media he should not play in the game is an indication that at least one person in the loop is trying to protect the integrity of the game!

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5. He thought it helped players grab themselves less during games.

4. It was supposed to help him learn how to run the bases better.

3. His testes were a little high due to the LA smog.

2. He was preparing for the Tour de France or is it the Tour de Lance?

1. He wanted to feel more like Manly Ramirez.

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