Manny Ramierez

Ok so is Manny just being Manny or are the Red Sox about to part ways with the bipolar slugger who gave them 610 RBIs, 199 home runs, and 514 runs scored in five seasons with the Red Sox? In my personal opinion I see no scenario except for one where I would be satisfied to see Manny go unless we get a hitter that is on the same level as Manny, a player such as Vlad Gurerro. With that arm in right field and his bat in the batters box I would be willing to let Manny go. Other than that I can't part with the man, the fans of Red Sox Nation have come to know, love, hate, and tolerate.

I understand that Manny claims that he is not happy in Boston and who can blame him, as a Red Sox fan I know how much I expect out of the players who don the uniform that takes the field on the corner of Yawkey Way and Lansdowne street all spring, summer and if we're lucky the fall. Manny probably doesn't get much privacy from us the fans or the media in Boston, and one can ask how can you blame on us as fans, and the media even gets some leeway here, because he was part of the team that helped bring the city of Boston their first World Series title since 1918, and he has performed well in every season he has spent in Boston. But if he thinks he is going to get privacy in New York or any other city where professional baseball is, he is never going to be happy, because a high profile athlete like Ramirez is going to get attention everywhere even if he goes to Kansas City to play for the Royals, (the worst team in baseball in 2005), So if you are a Red Sox fan or a member of the media in any area, and you are reading this, leave Manny alone, let him live his life the way he wants to and hopefully he will stay in Boston and be as happy as possible for at least the rest of his contract.