Manny gives the Mets a hand...

"The Ritz Towers penthouse perch that Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez and his wife, Juliana, have called home for several seasons is on the market for $6.9 million."

Hmm, what in the world could this mean? Oh, that's right... Manny wants out of Boston, has told one of his personel assistants from Cleveland to move to NY and the Mets are heavily pursuing Ramirez. The Mets want what the 2004 Red Sox had --a 3-4 combo of Ramirez and Ortiz that would hit every other pitch out of the park. Well, the best way to do that is to acquire Ramirez and Ortiz; Ortiz is going nowhere, but Ramirez will be shopped again. The Mets got Delgado to be their Ortiz, now they want Ramirez. Continue to do things like this Manny, it only helps the Mets. The more he shows that he wants out of Boston, and the further the Red Sox get from free agents Johnny Damon and Bill Mueller, the better. The Sox desperatly want to add pitching and keep Damon, but they can't do so unless they free up some money, and only trading Manny can accomplish that in a heartbeat. The Mets should hang a deal of Floyd and Seo for Ramirez and no cash consideration and see what happens; you'd have to imagine that Boston would eventually give in. The Sox need to dump salary, and need to get on with themselves, so why give them top notch young talent on top of it?

2006 opening day lineup(?):
1)Reyes SS
2)Beltran CF
3)Ramirez LF
4)Delgado 1B
5)Wright 3B
6)Nady/Diaz RF
7)Hernandez/LaRue/Molina/Hall C
8 Pick a 2B...