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Ramirez apologizes to fans, teammates

Ramirez apologizes to fans, teammates
BERNIE WILSON, Jul 3, 2009
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. He refused to answer questions about steroids, laying off them as if they were pitches in the dirt. ...More
 • Source: Padres to extend Black's contract - Jul 3 (Yahoo! Sports)
 • Baseball Today - Jul 3 (AP)
 • Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win - Jul 3 (AP)
 •  Clarks wake-up call Jul 3 (The Press-Enterprise)*
 •  Un-bee-lievable: Bee swarm delays Astros' 7-2 win Jul 2 (San Diego Union-Tribune)*
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Padres Team Report

Padres Team Report Jul 3, 2009

Over the years, the Padres have lost almost as many games to freak occurrences as they have to rain.

There was the transformer that exploded in the light ring at Qualcomm Stadium in 2002, starting a small fire. There were the skunks that raced out of the tarp drum at Qualcomm Stadium one night in 1983. And there was the tarp in 1990 that disintegrated into hundreds of pieces when given a tug during a rare rain delay.

Thursday afternoon will be remembered as the day the bees visited Petco Park.

A swarm of bees forced a 52-minute delay in the top of the ninth of the Astros' 7-2 win over the Padres. The bees entered Petco Park over the Padres' bullpen in left-center, swarmed along the warning track in left and finally settled inside a jacket—owned by the ...More

 
 Team Injuries
 Player Date Status Injury
 C. Young SP Jun 19, 2009 15-day Right shoulder inflammation
 C. Floyd RF Jun 19, 2009 60-day Torn labrum in right shoulder
 B. Giles RF Jun 19, 2009 15-day Right knee contusion
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SAN DIEGO - JULY 3:  Manny Ramirez(notes) #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks out of the dugout during batting practice before taking on the San Diego Padres on July 3, 2009 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Ramirez returns to the Dodgers lineup after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO - JULY 3:  Manny Ramirez(notes) #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on during batting practice before taking on the San Diego Padres on July 3, 2009 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Ramirez returns to the Dodgers lineup after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO - JULY 3:  Manny Ramirez(notes) #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks out of the dugout during batting practice before taking on the San Diego Padres on July 3, 2009 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Ramirez returns to the Dodgers lineup after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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SAN DIEGO - JULY 3:  Manny Ramirez(notes) #99 of the Los Angeles Dodgers warms up during batting practice before taking on the San Diego Padres on July 3, 2009 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Ramirez returns to the Dodgers lineup after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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 NL West Standings
W L Pct GB 
 LA Dodgers 50 29 .633 -- 
 San Francisco 42 36 .538 7.5 
 Colorado 41 37 .526 8.5 
 San Diego 34 44 .436 15.5 
 Arizona 31 48 .392 19.0 
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 Individual Leaders
Heath Bell - San Diego PadresH. Bell
#21, Relief Pitcher
Leads team with 22 SV
STAT PLAYER TOTAL
 AVGD. Eckstein.270 
 HRA. González24 
 RBIA. González48 
 RA. González48 
 SBS. Hairston
 WJ. Peavy
 SVH. Bell22 
 IPK. Correia92.1 
 ERAJ. Peavy3.97 
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 Last Five Games
 Sun, Jun 28at TexasW 2-0 
 Mon, Jun 29HoustonL 1-3 
 Tue, Jun 30HoustonW 4-3 
 Wed, Jul 1HoustonL 1-7 
 Thu, Jul 2HoustonL 2-7 
 Next Five Games
 Fri, Jul 3LA Dodgers10:05 pm 
 Sat, Jul 4LA Dodgers4:10 pm 
 Sun, Jul 5LA Dodgers4:05 pm 
 Mon, Jul 6at Arizona9:40 pm 
 Tue, Jul 7at Arizona9:40 pm 
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