FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Loud, pulsating rap has exploded from Manny Ramirez's locker this spring. His boom box, positioned next to his clubhouse chair, has kept just about all notebooks and microphones away. Amble over to Ramirez's space in the City of Palms Park clubhouse, and you're likely to be met by robust noise, or a silent Ramirez. The left ... (Full article: 935 words)

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