biasedfan.wordpress.com - 8/4/2008
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A browsing of scouting reports to find out more about the 4 prospects the Pirates received in the Jason Bay/Manny Ramirez 3-way-deal.
Note... there aren't enough scouting reports out there on the Dodger prospects... so I had to stick with ArmchairGM and Brewersfan.net.
This deal was received a lot better by the media than the Yankees one... I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
What I Had Meant To Say Was...
deuceofdavenport.com 8/4/2008 — "I keep my confidence on myself. I believe you make your own destination." (Tu fa llas.) Remember all that talk from Manny about not caring where he was traded even if it was to Iraq? Yeah, check that. It was all a front. The Boston Globe reported that Manny was trying to make some moves on the DL to keep himself in Boston while talking shit to the press about the team and his apathy ...
The Red Sox Are Counting Their Losses
majorleaguecallup.blogspot.com 8/4/2008 — An article on the Manny Ramirez trade, and how the Red Sox gave up more than people think. The repercussions from this trade will be felt long after this season ends.
Manny Wouldn't Mind Being a Marlin
mlb.fanhouse.com 8/4/2008 — While I'm still having a hard time believing that the Red Sox would deal Manny Ramirez , after his latest comments , it seems that neither side has any real choice in the matter. While the Manny to the Marlins rumor I wrote about yesterday still ...
How the Manny trade went down (cont.) - Jon Heyman
- SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com 8/4/2008 — So sometime on deadline day the Red Sox went back to the Dodgers. At that point some Red Sox people remained skeptical that the Dodgers would relent or ever be reasonable. There were different points on deadline day where they began to doubt that they ...
Bay Over Here! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 8/4/2008
The drama-filled life of Manny Rameriez has been moved to L.A. and some might say good riddance while others may say the red sox need him.
All in all the deal is done and Manny is no longer in red.
As we think into the future do we know ...