"This whole surreal 50-game Manny Ramirez Midseason Vacation and Home Pregnancy Test thing has been something of an ongoing media fascination - and it can explode even more this Fourth of July weekend, since Ramirez has refused to defuse the situation. A made-for-TV event, unraveling right before our dreadlocks. His first re-appearance with the Dodgers in San Diego has been spread among Prime Ticket (tonight, 7 p.m.), a Fox regional broadcast (Ch. 11, Saturday, 1 p.m.) and KCAL-Ch. 9 (Sunday, 1 p.m.), plus ESPN breaking in for live updates on "Baseball Tonight" if it all aligns right for "drama on the diamond," a phrase a certain anchor likes to throw out there. For those who might be closest to the situation, we gave them the opportunity to offer their most-educated opinions on what the reaction will be - from fans, media or fire marshals - starting tonight and extending through a roadie in New York and Milwaukee before the Dodgers roll back home July 16: == Colleen Dominguez, ESPN West Coast reporter assigned to cover Ramirez, kinda like Pedro Gomez was with Barry Bonds: "Even though a lot of Dodger fans will be there this weekend, and the stadium will be very blue, anyone who already hates the Dodgers will have a field day with Manny. And San Diego is the place where a fan once threw a syringe at Barry Bonds. "At this point, the story is still very relevant but I also believe that the most interesting thing on TV is that everyone asks why are we celebrating"