ESPN: Manny Ramirez Wants To Be Traded

[THUNDER HANDS]

If I were the Mets, I'd get on the phone and see what the Red Sox want.

[faithnotgreed]

1. any information on why

if true is this connected to the recent report that he isnt always hustling esp on defense

[Bluzmann57]

2. He'd look great in a Cubs uniform

But it is doubtful that he is telling the truth and it is also doubtful that my beloved Cubs have enough to trade for him.

[aaronbees]

8. Man, I agree...

He'd look good in a Cubs uni. Need a big bat at Wrigley. But doubtful it is.

[TomClash]

3. This is the third time in four years he has said that

Manny is . . . Manny.

[PDittie]

6. Yep

He needs to get back on his Ritalin.

[matcom]

4. Red Sox broadcasting just said he wants a place "more private"

nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

they are still trying to confirm here in Boston

Manny, you are a POWERHOUSE (JUST hit a 2 run home run) in the GREATEST baseball city in the world!

PRIVACY??????

nnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooo

[MaineDem]

13. Considering he just did a piece for the Globe showing them his son's room

There was a photo shoot of his son's Red Sox-decorated bedroom. I don't understand this "privacy" thing at all. Neither do the other players, according to the Globe today.

" ''What does he want, his own clubhouse?" said David Ortiz. ''You think if Manny wanted to be traded only one reporter in Boston would know? Manny isn't unhappy. If he was unhappy, we all would know."

Johnny Damon also cast doubt on Ramirez's trade demand, and said Sox players all understand that a loss of privacy comes with the territory. Damon also professed little concern with the reported trade demand."

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/28/give_a_rest_to_giving_ramirez_a_free_pass/?page=1

[DaveinMD]

5. he probably

just smoked a bad joint. He's not going anywhere.

[OneBlueSky]

7. recall that the Sox released Manny unconditionally . . .

awhile back . . . of course, that was before they won the Series . . . but maybe they'll take him up on the idea and try to move him in exchange for a quality player and a stable of prospects . . .

[rinsd]

9. Don't forget the A-rod trade nixed by the players union...

...people shouldn't blame Manny solely. Management has their hand in it as well.

[TomClash]

10. Cameron and Beltran

for Manny.

[WilliamPitt]

11. The clubhouse has gone sideways this season

[MaineDem]

12. BoSox say trading Ramirez will be hard

BOSTON --Manny Ramirez's trade request will be difficult to honor because of his contract, Boston Red Sox president Larry 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.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/07/28/lucchino_satisfying_ramirez_trade_request_will_be_hard/?rss_id=Red+Sox+stories+from+Boston.com