By now, most baseball fans have seen the highlights of Hanley Ramirez lollygagging after a ball he literally booted down the left field line in Monday night's game between the Florida Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
After Ramirez's snail-like retrieval of the baseball, during which he probably could have enjoyed a three-course meal, he was promptly benched by his manager, Fredi Gonzalez.
While last night's spectacle was as egregious as they come, it was only one glaring footnote in a growing trend around Major League Baseball.
Although the 2010 season is only a month and a half old, there have been a number of plays that should have resulted in benchings.
Lastings Milledge was thrown out jogging around second base earlier this month after he thought he had a hit a home run. He claime ...
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Hanley Ramirez Benching Should Be a Lesson for All of Baseball
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Matt Sherman in MLBComments Off on Hanley Ramirez Benching Should Be a Lesson for All of Baseball