Manny has big weekend in Los Angeles

It didn't take long for Manny Ramirez to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. The sometimes moody, sometimes goofy — almost always entertaining — slugger went 4-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs on Sunday, wrapping up a stellar first weekend in Los Angeles by helping the Dodgers to a 9-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 12-time All-Star, who came over in Thursday's three-way trade with Pittsburgh and Boston, was 8-for-13 with five RBIs in the three games he played at Chavez Ravine. Ramirez hit an RBI single in the first inning, doubled in a run in the second and went deep in the fifth for career homer No. 512, passing Mel Ott and moving into a tie with Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks for 20th place. His second home run with the Dodgers traveled an estimated 436 feet into the pavilion seats in left field on a... [read full story]