The Dodgers are happy to unload the remainder of the contract of the disappointing and expensive Ramirez. In Ramirez's last game as a Dodger, he failed to start and was ultimately ejected for arguing over a call with an umpire. Classy, right? Here is a guy who makes a $100,000 a day and he can't even manage to make it through a game! The White Sox will surely have their hands full managing Ramirez during their battle for a playoff spot.
Moreover, with all of the McCourt divorce drama over in Los Angeles (the McCourts, the owners of the Dodgers, are in an ugly divorce battle which includes a dispute over control of the team), it would have truly helped the organization to dump Ramirez awhile back and pocket that daily $100,000. Again, an additional sign of mismanagement by the organization due to the divorce hoopla - the Dodgers will have a real hole to dig out from in the future that even Rihanna's high-profile romance with player Matt Kemp cannot solve.
Maybe Ramirez is the lucky one to get out of LA and avoid more divorce repercussions? But, he should have left on a good note - one that showed some respect to the team that believed in him and paid him for it. It is Ramirez who will be looking for a new contract next year and with his childish behavior he is sure to lose some zeros on his next deal, unless he can fix his attitude and hit the ball out of the park.
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