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08-01-2008, 05:30 PM
Will former Yankees manager Joe Torres nemesis, Manny Ramirez now become his ace? With the trade of Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers, the team may get that chance to ride with him to a World Championship. MLB.com points out today that "Torres knows firsthand the type of player Ramirez is after his Yankees played Ramirez's Red Sox 18 or 19 times a season, not to mention their many playoff battles over the years."
The Boston pulled off the trade at the deadline yesterday that ships the perennial All-Star Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move marks the end of an era in Red Sox nation. In a three-team trade the Red Sox will get Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jason Bay while the Pittsburgh Pirates get Andy La Roche, Brandon Moss, Craig Hansen and Class A right hand pitcher Bryan Morris. The Sox will also have to pay the remaining US$7 million of Ramirez's 2007 contract.
Still, Ramirez will be remembered as one of Red Sox Nation's most beloved players and one of best hitters to wear the Red Sox uniform in the team's 107-year history. For his career in Boston, he was fifth in team history with 274 homers, sixth with 868 RBIs and ninth with a .312 average.
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The Boston pulled off the trade at the deadline yesterday that ships the perennial All-Star Manny Ramirez to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move marks the end of an era in Red Sox nation. In a three-team trade the Red Sox will get Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Jason Bay while the Pittsburgh Pirates get Andy La Roche, Brandon Moss, Craig Hansen and Class A right hand pitcher Bryan Morris. The Sox will also have to pay the remaining US$7 million of Ramirez's 2007 contract.
Still, Ramirez will be remembered as one of Red Sox Nation's most beloved players and one of best hitters to wear the Red Sox uniform in the team's 107-year history. For his career in Boston, he was fifth in team history with 274 homers, sixth with 868 RBIs and ninth with a .312 average.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080731&content_id... (http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080731&content_id=3234039&vkey=trade2008&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb)
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)