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Will Joe Torre Force Manny Ramirez To Cut His Hair?

Settled as No

Dodger manager, Joe Torre, is known for liking a "clean cut" look.
Will he force Manny Ramirez to cut his famous dreadlocks?
 
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No
90%
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Settled as No on Sat 9th Aug 3:49am PDT
All questions are settled by Hubdub according to settlement info provided by the question creator.

Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Suspend date: Sat 9th Aug 12:59am PDT

Settlement date: Sat 9th Aug 3:49am PDT

Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 9th Aug 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 75%

Action history:

Created Fri 1st Aug 1:28pm PDT by rootehound
Suspended Sat 9th Aug 12:59am PDT : Suspend date reached
Settlement requested Sat 9th Aug 1am PDT by dieseldog: no reports of manny gettin his hair cut by suspend time. please settle as no. i placed bets based on your comments saying this ran till suspend time.
Settled as 'No' Sat 9th Aug 3:49am PDT by mrperfkt[Admin]: No story or report indicates that he cut his hair.
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Predictions (65)

65 predictions

3 weeks ago
rickb41 predicted No (H$20 at 72%)
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jaspersoddity predicted No (H$1,500 at 70%)
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destry[Admin] predicted No (H$3,000 at 67%)
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destry[Admin] predicted No (H$1,000 at 64%)
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destry[Admin] predicted No (H$1,000 at 62%)
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Comments (11)

Heck no man!!!! Ain't no way this brotha cuttin' his locks!!!
posted 4 weeks ago
  2 gregmatta
Force may be strong but Manny says he will cut his locks.
posted 4 weeks ago
  3 dieseldog
ditto at what gregmatta said. this might be hard to settle. if manny does cut his hair how will we prove torre "forced" him to?
posted 3 weeks ago
Good point. If Hubdub agress, I would say that if Manny cuts his hair it would be at the behest of of LA management (he didn't seem inclined to cut his hair while with Boston), which includes Torre.
posted 3 weeks ago
  5 mrperfkt[Admin]
As the question is asking if Joe Torre will force Manny to cut his hair, then settlement should depend on a news story which clearly states that Manny cut his hair as a result of pressure from Torre.

"Will Manny Ramirez cut his hair now that he left Boston" would be a completely different question. I read this as Manny cutting his hair, not because he wanted to but rather because management forced him to.

Good luck!
posted 3 weeks ago
  6 Erik
Here's something to keep hold of when we see him with his "new doo"
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Agu4JQILzKo9b14XFMViXw8RvLYF?slug=sh-mannydodgerdebut080108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
“They got some rules here, and I don’t want to be treated differently than anybody else.”
He paused, then concluded the thought.
“You’ve got to follow the rules,” he said, without a trace of irony.
posted 3 weeks ago
  7 Erik
I note that this suspends Saturday...When does the haircut have to take olace?
posted 3 weeks ago
  8 mrperfkt[Admin]
@Erik - unless the question creator states otherwise, these types of questions are typically settled if the outcome has not occurred by the suspend time. If rootehound wants to change the settlement time, then I'd suggest leaving the question open. I will send the creator an email requesting clarification.
posted 3 weeks ago
  9 bigh165
If the creator clarifies this question for a date beyond Sunday the question becomes unfair to those who predicted NO.
posted 3 weeks ago
  10 mrperfkt[Admin]
@bigh165 - Question will settle at suspend date. Seemed like a short time for the question to remain open and thought I'd try to clarify the intentions of the question creator. Guess we'll live with it as it is.
posted 3 weeks ago
  11 dieseldog
Suspend date: Tonight 3:59am EDT (3 hours to go) its 12:30 pm. i just wagered heavy on no from comments from mrperfkt saying suspend time is settle time. so at 4am manny ain't got his hair cut and i'm asleep..i request a settlement :O)
posted 3 weeks ago

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