" It was three years ago that Manny Ramirez led the Dodgers into the postseason, where they swept the Cubs in three games in the Division Series.

That started a downfall from which the Cubs have yet to recover. Some in the Cubs organization believe Ramirez's admitted use of performance-enhancing drugs was instrumental in spoiling what could have been their dream season.

Now Ramirez has opted to retire from the Rays rather than serve a 100-game suspension for drug use, leaving some Cubs wondering what happened to the once feared slugger.

"We have a lot of respect for him because the hitter he is," Alfonso Soriano said. "But what he did surprises me, like a lot of players surprised me who used it before that I never thought would use it. It's very sad an All-Star guy, maybe a future Hall of Famer, does that.""