Where's Manny? Gordon Edes reported last night that "enigmatic" slugger Manny Ramirez might be late for spring training because he'll be at a classic car auction in Atlantic City, New Jersey. And not with his sick mom as has been reported. His '67 Lincoln convertible is up for bid, so if you have $200,000 or so lying around, you can own a piece of automotive and Red Sox history.

We figured Dan Shaughnessy would be like a kid on Christmas morning with this news, and the chance to bash Manny for the nth time. But instead he profiles J.D. Drew, who has the benefit of Dan's doubt...for now.

Meanwhile, not that we're scoreboard-watching in February, but the Yankees have had a wild first week of spring training. A-Rod says that he and Jeter aren't really friends, Jeter says he doesn't want to talk about it, and apparently their regular sleepovers have been cancelled.

In happy baseball news, if you can't get tickets to Fenway (and trust us; you can't), it might be worth trucking on up to New Hampshire this summer, because the Nashua Pride have signed Rich Garces for the season. Has it really been five years since El Guapo last sprinted out from the bullpen at Fenway? We hope Nashua has a plethora of pinatas ready for Opening Day.

The Celtics suffered the latest in their litany of spirited losses, dropping a 118-108 contest to the much-more-talented Phoenix Suns. Today at 3 P.M. is the NBA trade deadline, and it's starting to look like Danny Ainge might not dismantle the entire roster this year. But they're only 13 games out of the final playoff spot! Maybe Danny's doing what we're doing, and making a daily visit to gaze longingly at the NBADraft.net mock draft.

Atlantic City boardwalk photo from Flickr's Mtl_Shag. Headline taken from the Springsteen song, which, by the way, is beautifully covered by Bostonist fave Tom Thumb & the Latter Day Saints.