hit a home run against nick schmidt, the first-round draft pick of the padres in 2007. then in his second plate appearance, manny walked with a man on. manny expected to play long enough to get four at-bats. manny taking the first pitch low. ramirez declined to talk to reporters today. came about 2 1/2 hours before the game. fly balls and took cuts in the batting page for the 66ers of the california league. two balls to manny. and because of california league was on its all-star game break monday through wednesday, the start of ramirez's stint with inland empire he went to albuquerque, new mexico where he went hitless in three at-bats and stepping in and ramirez takes the cut. and it appears that manny flew out in his third at-bat nowhere, it actually dropped in for a single. so manny ramirez 2-3 with the walk. now this is what is awaiting manny in the coming days. he will be facing rancho cucamonga on sunday, monday and tuesday. and he is scheduled to return to the dodgers on july 3rd against san diego. of course, "espnews" will have highlights of all of these games an

the first time up, had a home run against nick schmidt.roduced a smattering of boozing with some cheers, and some fans with dread locks and blue bandanas. and the sell out crowd. the only available tickets sold for $6 allowing the fans to sit in a grassy berm of the chosy stadium. there is manny, taking that pitch. the fans are chanting out his name. ramirez expected to play long enough to get four at-bats here. that was minor league rehab tour started in new mexico. in albuquerque to be exact, where he played tuesday and wednesday. going hit-less in three at-bats with the walk. there's a runner on first here. and manaran stepping in schedule to play three more games for the 66ers after today. and sunday through tuesday in san bernardino. in new mexico, manny went hitless in three at-bats with a walk. he already touched them all today. and that ball goes high and sailed over the catcher's head. >> and the interesting thing, you mentioned it before, got this one home run. but the fact of the heat and the sell-out crowd it is over 100 degree