2008-12-17T18:11:42-05:00 'No way' Manny will retire, says friend 2008-12-17T10:22:57-05:00 4 2008-12-17T10:22:57-05:00 1 1 10 2008-12-17T18:11:42-05:00 29 XX J-DuBz No City 629074 4 scott bora$$$$$ is a genious. the man is telling tex to accept the redsox offer so that there is a bidding war between the 2 LA teams. thus driving up the price from 50 million to prolly around 75-80. bora$$$$ will get paid. 3691981 2008-12-17T13:36:06-05:00 1 FL number#27 Boca Raton 636592 3 Does anyone see a Don King Mike Tyson relationship............Manny is the sharpest tool in the shed and Boras wouldn't have made a dime on the two option years in Boston........He tells Manny he can make 100 Mill in the open Market when he probably will only get anywhere from 50-65 and Boris gets Paid 3687603 2008-12-17T13:14:38-05:00 6 MA franlop Waltham 349670 2 if manny had one ounce of patience, he'd still be in Boston 3687263 2008-12-17T11:17:00-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/604/139/thumb/statue.jpg 130 PA Reason in Philly? Philadelphia 604779 1 Why is this still being written about? Does anyone seriously think Manny is going to retire? This is such a non-story. He caused the Red Sox fuss because the 2 option years were not enough guarantee. Even if he doesn't get the 5 year deal he &amp; Boras dreamed of after splitting a hash pipe, Manny is not going to walk away from 2 years 45/50 million or whatever deal he'll get. He knows he can still play and not even he would be flighty enough to walk away from that guarantee. 3685184 4 <p><strong>Manny Ramirez</strong> is said by a friend to be disillusioned by his free-agent market, but the friend emphatically shot down the rumor Ramirez would consider retiring over the slow-moving market. "No way,'' the friend said.</p> <p>Apparently, Ramirez was envisioning the sort of early feeding frenzy being enjoyed by another free agent slugger, <strong>Mark Teixeira</strong>. While Teixeira has five teams chasing him with offers believed to be for $160 million or more, Ramirez has one known offer: the initial $45-million, two-year Dodgers bid.</p> <p>Teixeira has certain advantages such, as his youth (28), his all-around play (he's a two-time&nbsp;Gold Glove winner at first base in addition to his slugging prowess) and his spotless reputation (for instance, he never forced a team to trade him). Teixeira, though, has said he intends to try to do a deal by Christmas, which means Manny's market should take off thereafter.</p> <p>At least two potential losers in the five-team Teixeira Sweepstakes are likely to pursue Ramirez (Yankees and Angels), and perhaps a third (Nationals) would, too. The incumbent Dodgers remain interested. All of which should cheer Manny's spirit if he's just a little more patient.</p> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084 33261