All right, all right, you win.

 

Manny Ramirez is without a doubt a future Met now, because the BS coming out of BS' mouth says it.

 

Where are you getting all these quotes from Tito on today's lineup? Please provide some linkage.

 

And dont tell me I talk out of my ass when you are quoted as saying...The Red Sox desperately need pitching and have excess pitching.

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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...tarting_lineup/

 

In an interview today on Boston radio station WEEI 850 AM, Terry Francona said he told Ramirez over the weekend he would give him today?s game off, but that last night he asked his star slugger if he?d reconsider and play today because the team was ?in a bit of a bind? after Nixon?s injury. According to Francona, Ramirez said he still needed the game off.

And dont tell me I talk out of my ass when you are quoted as saying...The Red Sox desperately need pitching and have excess pitching.

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If you want to play spell checker, we can do that ...

Manny asked out of today's line-up despite a load of injuries to the starters. He's asked to be traded in the past and no one would take him. The Mets have an excess of pitching and need offense desperately. The Red Sox desperately need pitching and have excess pitching. And Manny's best friend Pedro is having a ball in NY.

 

 

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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The man has had hamstring problems the past frew days and has been in back to back extra-inning games.

 

We are playing a pitcher who has a 7 ERA today....

 

Everyone in the clubhouse is saying Manny feels perfectly happy.

 

But you are a fan of the same team that started the Mike Cameron for Gary Sheffield rumors.

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:whistle

All right, all right, you win.

 

Manny Ramirez is without a doubt a future Met now, because the BS coming out of BS' mouth says it.

 

Where are you getting all these quotes from Tito on today's lineup? Please provide some linkage.

 

And dont tell me I talk out of my ass when you are quoted as saying...The Red Sox desperately need pitching and have excess pitching.

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http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...tarting_lineup/

 

In an interview today on Boston radio station WEEI 850 AM, Terry Francona said he told Ramirez over the weekend he would give him today?s game off, but that last night he asked his star slugger if he?d reconsider and play today because the team was ?in a bit of a bind? after Nixon?s injury. According to Francona, Ramirez said he still needed the game off.

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Talk about over blowing something...first you said Manny asked out, which is shown to be false as he was given today off, so you were false on your first account of the situation.

 

I dont mind him having today off against a crappy TB team, as the past few games he struggles to get to first. He was given the day off days in advance, its his to have. But obviously a move made by the manager days earlier means he is being shipped to the Mets quite soon.

 

I wouldnt mind trading with the Mets in the off-season, considering this was the same team that made the brilliant Kazmir deal and are paying Tom Glaivine 12 million for his 4.7 ERA...

Manny asked out of today's line-up despite a load of injuries to the starters. He's asked to be traded in the past and no one would take him. The Mets have an excess of pitching and need offense desperately. The Red Sox desperately need pitching and have excess pitching. And Manny's best friend Pedro is having a ball in NY.

 

 

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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The man has had hamstring problems the past frew days and has been in back to back extra-inning games.

 

We are playing a pitcher who has a 7 ERA today....

 

Everyone in the clubhouse is saying Manny feels perfectly happy.

 

But you are a fan of the same team that started the Mike Cameron for Gary Sheffield rumors.

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:whistle

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That added letter didnt throw off my whole point in the statement though...but as you are backed into a corner, feel free to become Mr. Speak 'N Spell...

That added letter didnt throw off my whole point in the statement though...but as you are backed into a corner, feel free to become Mr. Speak 'N Spell...

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Please, you knew exactly what I was getting at. Let's not play stupid Gooch.

 

But try and stay on topic here, Manny was asked by his manager to start because of unforseen injuries and still refused to play -- that's called asking out. Like I said, he has the ability to DH and Ortiz can play first, there's no excuse for his sitting if the team needs him like Francona says.

"One Sox veteran blamed the media. 'You guys never hold him accountable,' he said. 'I've never seen a guy get such a free pass. You all think it's a joke, 'Manny being Manny.' What is 'Manny being Manny?' Him disrespecting the game?'"

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...ez_a_free_pass/

 

 

He probably won't get traded, but this is not like his other trade requests. s*** is hitting the fan.

For Francona to reveal even that much regarding Ramirez is a measure of how distressing he found his behavior, whether he said so or not. As for his blase base running the night before?

 

''He looked like he was tired," Francona said, expressionless. ''He looked like he was ready for a day off. I agree. He looked like he was out of energy."

 

How pathetic. Matt Clement is taken off the field in a stretcher, Trot Nixon injures himself with a violent swing, the team responds with extraordinary gallantry, and Ramirez looks tired.

 

 

Wow. I really don't follow the Red Sox so I didn't know he was like this. Not much of a team player at all, according to the guy that wrote this at least.

 

Don't see why he would want to leave Boston though, seems like he's treated like a baby. I doubt he's going anywhere.

Manny Ramirez's trade request will be

difficult to honor because of his contract, Boston Red Sox

president Admin Lucchino said Thursday.

 

Lucchino also said he didn't know the left fielder's

motivation for refusing manager Terry Francona's request to

play Wednesday afternoon's game at Tampa Bay after another

outfielder, Trot Nixon, was sidelined with a strained muscle

in his side. Before the injury, Francona told Ramirez he

could have the day off.

 

??It's hard to know if the events of the last couple of

days are the result of sort of psychological and physical

needs for a sustained period of rest or it's some calculation

or some move to encourage us to trade him,'' Lucchino told

WEEI radio on his regularly scheduled segment.

 

Lucchino and Ramirez's agent, Scott Parker, did not

immediately return phone calls seeking comment. Team owner

John Henry and general manager Theo Epstein did not respond

to e-mails, and the Red Sox clubhouse was locked on their day

off Thursday.

 

Ramirez is batting .275 with 28 homers and a major

league-leading 92 RBIs for the Red Sox, who lead the AL East

by 1? games over the New York Yankees. He is due $57 million

over the remaining three years of his contract.

 

On Tuesday, Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site

that Ramirez, for at least the third time in four seasons,

had asked to be traded. The report said he told club

officials he was unhappy in Boston, especially with an

off-field lack of privacy.

 

The Red Sox will explore trading him before Sunday's

deadline, but that will be tough, Lucchino said.

 

??Because of the size of his contract, obviously, it's

hard,'' he said. ??There aren't a lot of clubs that are going

to be interested, but it depends how little you're willing to

take in return with respect to trades. I'm not talking about

Manny specifically, although it certainly applies to him.''

 

A club might want to make a deal if it asks the Red Sox to

pay 95 percent of Ramirez's salary, ??but that's not a

particularly intelligent thing for us to do,'' Lucchino said.

 

He also said this is the fourth straight season in which

Ramirez has requested a trade ??and our general response was,

?it's that time of year' and we'll explore it as we explore

other trades.''

 

Boston may resist trading Ramirez because it is short in

the outfield. With Nixon on the 15-day disabled list and

Ramirez not playing, Francona used first baseman Kevin Millar

in left field and rookie Adam Stern in right Wednesday.

 

Despite leading the division, Red Sox officials would like

to improve their postseason chances with a trade. Last year,

Epstein sent shortstop Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs

at the deadline.

 

??It is the time of year when you consider all manner of

trades,'' Lucchino said. ??Theo is certainly willing to be

bold and make moves that other GMs might shy away from, so

this is the time for us to think about trades and, certainly,

Manny's name will come up from time to time, I'm sure, in the

next 72 hours.''

 

 

Source: AP

No one can manufacture a blockbuster of a deal that it will take to land Manny in 3 days.

 

This thing could become A-Rod 2 in the off-season however.

 

If Manny really wants out, and as much as I love the guy, trading him could relieve a huge financial burden for the Red Sox and add valuable younger pieces to their franchise.

 

Im starting to worry that this could become the Nomar situation all over him. Its becoming glaringly evident that this Sox team doesnt have the drive to succeed like it did last season. I have strong doubts that this franchise is only 1 or 2 small moves away from trying to get a second WS.

"One Sox veteran blamed the media. 'You guys never hold him accountable,' he said. 'I've never seen a guy get such a free pass. You all think it's a joke, 'Manny being Manny.' What is 'Manny being Manny?' Him disrespecting the game?'"

 

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...ez_a_free_pass/

 

 

He probably won't get traded, but this is not like his other trade requests. s*** is hitting the fan.

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Can't disagree with you on the SH8t hitting the fan. Red Sox President came down strong on Manny today, not a good situation for the Red Sox no matter how you look at it.

There's no way Manny is going anywhere by the 31st. You cant just unload a $20 million player like that.