Manny Ramirez, SoCal and Steroids: How Could Life Be Wrong?

Today is Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

Twenty-five years ago today, an aging slugger, whose public image was extreme in some ways, gained a little attention on a Sunday afternoon in a pleasant Southern California city.

Dodger great and All-American Boy Steve Garvey had a homer and three RBI in a victory over a contending team.

The significance was short-lived.

Twenty-five months ago today, an aging slugger, whose public image was extreme in some ways, gained some little attention on a Friday evening in that same pleasant Southern California city.

Here’s how Abacus recalls that Independence Day weekend.

Lazy, hazy, crazy Sunday afternoon, Harry Nilsson (noted mixologist) crooni...

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