Please say it ain’t friggin’ so!

The MLB trading deadline passed about 50 minutes ago as I write this, and a little over ten minutes ago I saw a breaking news alert from our local CBS affil saying Manny Ramirez is heading to the Dodgers. Except the MLB Trade Deadline page has Manny staying put in Beantown. I also checked the Blue Notes blog from the LA Times and the only thing they’re talking about is the Greg Maddux deal that fell through, so I’m waiting for verification on this breaking story.

I’ll say one thing, though. The Dodgers don’t need another outfielder or Manny’s friggin’ drama. If Ned Coletti did in fact trade for Manny I want to know what the Dodgers gave up for him. And I really hope this is the final nail in Neddy’s coffin and the s.o.b. is handed his pink slip before the season’s done. God knows the Dodger fans don’t want Manny (we already have Andru Jones, thank you very friggin’ much), and I can’t see Joe Torre wanting Manny either.

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As I finish writing this I’m seeing that Manny is in fact joining the Dodgers in a three-team deal. And this Dodger fan trapped behind enemy lines in the middle of Red Sox Nation is definitely not happy.