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Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:57 pm EDT

Manny's not headed to the Packers? Then how 'bout the Marlins?

By 'Duk

Earlier this afternoon, the Marlins were said to be holding a slim chance of pulling off a trade for Manny Ramirez.

But after seeing the sign he held up during tonight's game with the Angels (pictured in the screen grab to your right) and then reading the bellyache du jour below, I'd be willing to bet that motivated sellers on Miami's Star Island might be able to soon unload their property on a newly-located Ramirez.* 

The Palm Beach Post is reporting that a tentative three-way deal has been reached among the Red Sox, Marlins and Pirates and after Manny's comments from earlier today, it's not hard to see why Boston might have been forced to commit to a trade that might bring only Pittsburgh's Jason Bay plus unproven prospects in exchange for Ramirez's Hall of Fame talent. 

From ESPNDeportes:

"The Red Sox don't deserve a player like me," Ramirez said. "During my years here, I've seen how they [the Red Sox] have mistreated other great players when they didn't want them to try to turn the fans against them.

"The Red Sox did the same with guys like Nomar Garciaparra and Pedro Martinez, and now they do the same with me. Their goal is to paint me as the bad guy," Ramirez added. "I love Boston fans, but the Red Sox don't deserve me. I'm not talking about money. Mental peace has no price, and I don't have peace here."

Translation? "Trade me. I dare you."

Look, I've never understood the issues that Ramirez has with a city and fanbase that throws itself at its baseball stars, but I've always thought the Manny headache was one worth tolerating for the Red Sox. But with all this season's controversies, putting up with "Manny Being Manny" has changed and now it seems inevitable that Ramirez and Boston's 7+ season relationship will be over by Thursday's 4 p.m. ET trading deadline comes. (The Brett Favre and Green Bay soap opera is a different story.)

(*Yeah, MiamiBeach411.com says he already has property in South Florida, but here's betting Manny would want to be living among the big dogs as a full-time resident.)

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  1. Dirty Hairy
    1. Posted by Dirty Hairy Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    Keep manny for one or two more years, then trade him.
  2. eva_of_life
    2. Posted by eva_of_life Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:56 pm EDT

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    It's about time both parties part ways.
    When was Pedro Martinez viewed as a bad guy by the Boston fans?
  3. THEBIGTHREE
    3. Posted by THEBIGTHREE Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:51 pm EDT

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    theres no possible way you can trade him he might be the best hitter in baseball when he wants to play. suck up the bullcrap for one more season then deal him away. make sure we don't get a bum player for him though!
  4. Thien M
    4. Posted by Thien M Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:48 pm EDT

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    Manny come to Oakland. GO A'S
  5. Manny T
    5. Posted by Manny T Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    I agree wholeheartedly with Manny. The Red Sox are a second class organization that don't deserve a great player like him. Ask Johnny Damon and Pedro Martinez who got the boot after winning the 2004 series.
  6. ken
    6. Posted by ken Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    manny is by far the best clutch hitter in the game and the red sox would have to be smoking crack to trade an asset like him
  7. bill1958
    7. Posted by bill1958 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    excersize his option and really piss him off. he's an as$)*&)).
  8. Garrison D
    8. Posted by Garrison D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:17 pm EDT

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    As a Red Sox fan I say if you can't get someone that is going to replace him the lineup don't do it. Take some Midol Manny and everything will be better...J H Chr
  9. well yes
    9. Posted by well yes Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:24 pm EDT

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    I say keep him, but then I hate the Red Sox.
  10. jcp122301
    10. Posted by jcp122301 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    The team that lands Manny will simply inherit the problems. Ok...he's a great ballplayer, but any team that allows a mess of a hair style like that are enablers. Yes, that's you Red Sox nation. Enablers. And the next team will be enablers, too. And it's not just the hair. It's the attitude. The whining. The finger-pointing. When has Manny ever held himself accountable for anything? Never! He's just one of many players throughout baseball history who holds the baseball world by the balls with his talent, but continues to alienate fans and teammates because he's a collossal jag-off.
  11. cheetah
    11. Posted by cheetah Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

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    What happened to the [profane]in' Red Sox fans who used to swear by him, now everybody wants to kick him out. I guess he's right :)
  12. ulric
    12. Posted by ulric Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:40 pm EDT

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    all I know is I dont want him in my beloved yankees team.ulric..
  13. tdifr62
    13. Posted by tdifr62 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:59 pm EDT

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    adam b well said. i echo the same sentiments. what in the world has management done to you? what. name it? your missing something upstairs. cya wouldnt wanna be ya!!! remember nomar (nomore), and pedro(paidro). your on a short list of self destructing ex stars who can deal with the reality that you cant stay young for ever and realize this. so you take it out on the red sox. manny dont go away mad, just go away. just like your ba, hrs and rbis will be doing in the next few years.
  14. c s
    14. Posted by c s Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    the redsox can kiss their postseason success goodbye if they trade him, so it wont happen. like all the other countless times that he has talked s***t, this too will pass.
    you don't trade someone who is one of the 2 or 3 most dangerous hitters in baseball for anyone.
    ortiz is damaged goods this year, so there is no way they get rid of manny
  15. Crazychip
    15. Posted by Crazychip Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:23 pm EDT

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    Mangina being Mangina. Hey Mangina, collect your $20million, play ball and STFU!
  16. Travis
    16. Posted by Travis Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:13 pm EDT

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    red sox are better without him, if they can get a decent bat in return. he's rotten in the field, and he's an idiot. he doesn't deserve to be a red sox (sock?). that team has plenty of protection for ortiz: drew and lowell have done great in that spot.
  17. John D
    17. Posted by John D Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    I hope he gets traded, no one in the AL will have to see his dirty spider web dreadlocks, tarred up helmet and nonchalant attitdude any more. They also won't have to stand there and watch him admire every home run he hits. HE doesn't deserve to be playing on a prestigious team like THE RED SOX. And that is coming from someone who hate sthe red sox.
  18. rmiyj17
    18. Posted by rmiyj17 Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:44 pm EDT

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    cmon now ya'll its just manny being manny! He loves the game like no other. He proves it every game. Sure hes a bit unorthadox, but the things he does are great... he just wants to be there and have fun playing the game he loves.
  19. Nick
    19. Posted by Nick Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:52 pm EDT

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    He won't be traded. The Sox will hold on to him and not pick up next years option. The two first round picks they will get for a team that signs him is a better deal fr the team. That's if another team will sign him. After pulling all of this crappola, most GMs see him as another Barry Bonds and don't even want to touch him.
  20. luke d
    20. Posted by luke d Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:00 pm EDT

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    I respect that Manny tells it how it is. We're sick of him and he's sick of us. That's the truth. He wants to go play small ball where he's not in the spotlight, so send him to Florida. We'll take Hanley back thank you very much. Of course that won't happen, but it would be nice.
    It is time for a change. He had a good run in Boston, but right now we need some hard-nosed ball players that love the game.
  21. concur72
    21. Posted by concur72 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:28 pm EDT

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    Just bench him! Let him sit the rest of the season.
  22. Paul D
    22. Posted by Paul D Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:05 pm EDT

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    Get rid of the bum. His attitude is bad for the whole team. He's turned himself into a major liablilty. No longer worth the effort to keep him.
  23. frankthetank024
    23. Posted by frankthetank024 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    As much as it pains me to say, but I think it's time we trade him. I had an oppurtunity to go to the game tonight no realizing it was probably his last game as a part of the Red Sox. So i sort of regret not going, but i think it's over for him. We need a big bat to put behind Ortiz so i hope they pick up Bay.
  24. John D
    24. Posted by John D Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:26 pm EDT

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    cheesy
  25. D-No
    25. Posted by D-No Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:42 pm EDT

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    the frustrating thing here is the casual disregard that manny displays to the fans, his teammates, the owners and the game of baseball itself. fans come and go, but they pay to watch him, so he should shut up and play. his teammates should be frustrated, a guy with that much skill is wasting it by sulking...a fine example to the younger players, but youk and pedroia offset this. baseball may be a business, and the owners have no real loyalty to a player, but manny signed a contract to play baseball, a contract in which he makes a substantial wage. In light of the history of the game, he should be as ashamed of himself as i am of him. sulk somewhere else, and if you don't like the media or the ownership, shut up about it and play the game the way it should be played.

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