Manny Ramirez returns from baseball exile Friday, and the only question the Dodgers have is how soon he will be able to revive the team's suddenly anemic offense. Good thing, because it appears that will be the only question Ramirez has any interest in answering.

SAN DIEGO — Manny Ramirez will be back in big leagues on Friday night after a 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy. His return should be nothing short of a spectacle.

I’m trying to put out a decent piece for today, but if it doesn’t happen, who cares? I have another column on Sunday. It’s not like it’s the end of the world or something.

NEW YORK — Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon compared former teammate Manny Ramirez to cancer, saying Boston made the right decision when it traded the slugging left fielder to the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer.

SAN DIEGO — Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could.

Valley Sports blog: We’ve heard the lies so often, from so many players, that it’s impossible to buy Manny Ramirez’s story regarding his 50-game suspension.

Manny Ramirez is scheduled to make his spring training debut Thursday when the Los Angeles Dodgers play South Korea's World Baseball Classic team.

Manny Ramirez is doing what he can do to keep the Diamondbacks within reach in the NL West. Ramirez had four more hits Saturday, including two home runs, to help the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory at Chase Field, evening the series at a game apiece and taking a game off the D-Backs’ NL West lead, now 3 1/2 games.

Reports are surfacing that the Diamondbacks may be interested in disgruntled Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez.

Manny being Marlin. At first the thought sounds based in as much reality as the idea of Brett Favre wearing a Dolphins uniform.

In my culture, Ron Artest could be described as loco. He shares this trait with Manny Ramirez.

Maybe he is just a comet in pigtails. Maybe he will have come and gone so quickly that he won't leave a physical trace on the Dodgers. No spring training locker. No record-book notations. Maybe not even a trophy.

Valley Sports: Is anyone really surprised that Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez, who's serving a 50-game suspension, is fourth among outfielders in All-Star voting?

LOS ANGELES - From the day the Los Angeles Dodgers traded for Manny Ramirez, manager Joe Torre said his colorful left fielder wouldn't be removed for a defensive replacement in the late innings.

The Valley paid tribute Sunday night to a 13-year-old boy Friday afternoon.

I just have this feeling that the Diamondbacks are going to get it done.

LOS ANGELES - The hype was about Manny being Manny. The game was about Randy being Randy.