Reasons why Manny will end up in NY; Biggest jerk in baseball?

Joe Loudmouth gives several reasons why Manny Ramirez will end up as a New York Yankee. My favorite:

In Cleveland they complained about him falling asleep on the bases. In Boston it was worse. Why does Manny run thru stop signs? How come he does not run out grounders? Why does he hang out at home plate and show up the pitcher on a towering blast? Manny has a proposal for Commissioner Selig. Make every at bat a home run derby and cut out this waste of time running. Manny has never spoken to the Commissioner, but he is sure he would be happy to go along. He must be a great guy as everyone calls him Bud and all of Manny's buds help him out.

Choose an Adventure: Manny’s Free Agency

This is some great stuff. Pat over at AOL Fanhouse unveiled a "Choose Your Own Adventure" saga involving our very own Manny Ramirez. You have the power to have him sign anywhere he wants... where will you have him sign?

Projections for 2009 Red Sox and others

Bill James has come out with his new handbook for 2009, and in the handbook are the early statistical projections for players next year. This may be especially significant in the case of the Red Sox, as James has a vast amount of knowledge of players in the Red Sox system due to being employed by the team.

Report: Manny eyes the Bronx, chance to “punish” Sox

Just like 6.1% of all Americans during the economy's recession, Manny Ramirez is currently unemployed and looking for work. Worse yet for the guy, there is a good chance the new administration is going to tax the bejesus out of him to spread the wealth around. Talk about kicking a guy while he's down, right?

Standing in line at the soup kitchen, everyone talks about their dreams and aspirations for gainful employment. Manny the Ballplayer knows where he'd like to end up, too. According to a source in the New York Post, Ramirez wants to sign with the New York Yankees and have 19 chances a year to "punish" the Red Sox.

Schilling blasts Manny

Curt Schilling's latest entry on his blog, 38pitches.com, was very, very interesting. It has been removed from 38pitches.com, but the text still comes through on my RSS reader. I have quoted a few relevant excerpts and provided the full text for you.

Manny’s mad: Lashes out at Boston media

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BOS 14, BAL 2: Pedroia the Mighty

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Paps doesn’t miss Manny

Jonathan Papelbon on Mohegan Sun Sports Tonight: On whether the attitude in the clubhouse has changed since the trade: “No…

BOS 8, TEX 4: Sox, Youk outslug Rangers

Kevin Youkilis hit three doubles, and Dustin Pedroia, Jed Lowrie, and Jason Bay all added doubles of their own in…