So long, Manny.

Man, I am going to miss that guy on the Sox. In case you haven't heard yet, Manny is a Dodger. Along with Nomar and Derek Lowe, he joins the long list of ex-Red Sox players who were shipped of to other ports. I may become a Dodger fan. It's just that ex-Yankee Joe Torre runs the show there. I've always liked Torre, and would be eager to see a Red Sox v. Dodgers World Series, and if not the Sox, then I would LOVE to see Torre and the Dodgers beat the Yanks in what would be a fantasy of a landmark World Series. Think about that. The former Yankee manager, a Brooklyn native, managing a bunch of ex-Red Sox, along with ex-Yankee coaches (including Donnie Baseball) facing off against the Empire in October.

Wow.

Too bad it won't happen. Of course I still beieve in the Sox to get there. I'm a little leery of the Dodgers getting there. I like that team, but they just inherited a moody, huge defensive liability in one of the largest Left Fields in baseball.

Good luck, Manny. I'm sure you'll just be...well, yourself.