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One of Manny Ramirez's $15,000 diamond earrings made the news a couple years ago when it dislodged from his lobe following a headfirst slide into third base during a rehab assignment with Red Sox Triple-A affiliate Pawtucket.
Manny delayed the ball game for several minutes as he scoured the swath of dirt around the bag hunting for his pricey piercing in vain. Intermittent attempts to find the earring between innings also turned up squat.
So what is the hold up? If your boss doesn't like them, when your ears heal you can take them out. If you play a sport, you can take them out. If the other team objects...
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shortstop Omar Vizquel whined to umpires that the light glinting off former Mariners reliever Arthur Rhodes' diamond earrings was blinding him. Rhodes was told to take them off, igniting a bench clearing brouhaha.