Bill Plaschke says on “Around the Horn” that in protest of Manny Ramirez’s rehab, he decided not to go to Albuquerque to cover it.

“There’s a reason I’m sitting here in a studio in LA and not in Albuquerque with him. It’s a complete joke. There’s no way I’m going down there…I don’t want to be any part of it.

“If I’m going to go down there, I’m going to lend it my presence and say ‘I approve of this.’ No, I don’t. I can write it just as well from here and write how horrible it is.”

Jay Mariotti: “It’s not about lending your presence! It’s about covering the news!”

Bob Ryan: “There’s no way you should be dignifying this outrageous thing with your presence.

“C’mon, Jay! You gotta stand for something once in a while! This is an undignified activity. No. Don’t go.”