As some of you may have noticed, Manny Ramirez was suspended for 50 games today for violating Major League Baseballs Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program (the MLB Program). According to reports, Ramirez does not plan to appeal the suspension, but I will go out on a bit of a limb here and suggest that we may be hearing a bit more about this story in the next several days. So, as you prepare for the onslaught of Manny coverage and ponder the impact this might have on Brett Favres potential un-retirement, here are some of the basic questions raised by this story, with a few answers. Please add your own thoughts, questions, and answers in the comments.

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