Well, that's over. As you've probably heard by now, the Red Sox ended their relationship with Manny Ramirez, sending him to LA in a three-way deal that landed Jason Bay from Pittsburgh. Of course, to grease the wheels, the Sox had to send Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen away too, and they're still paying the rest of Manny's 2008 salary. There's not a lot of doubt who the motivated seller was here. Dan Shaughnessy says......

You'd think that a day on which we learned that the Pope would rather celebrate mass at Yankee Stadium than anywhere near Boston would be a grim one. Let's face it, that's kind of like George Steinbrenner holding a press conference to announce that Yankees fans are guaranteed eternal salvation, but Red Sox fans will be hitting the highway to hell when their times come. But hey - let the Pope do what he will.......

Nomar Garciaparra, former sox shortstop and local sports icon, was reported to have saved two women from drowning after they fell into Boston Harbor late last week. Without bringing an entourage with him for the rescue (like some people we know) the story is only breaking now, thank you Inside Track ladies. Nomar was back in the Hub visiting his uncle, Victor Garciaparra and on Friday when the two heard a scream, and then......

If you're a moderate to die-hard Red Sox fan you no doubt visit BostonDirtDogs.com on a regular basis. If you've been paying attention to the site through this still-young spring training you've read the comment from Nomar Garciaparra, after being asked about the championship ring he would getting for his participation last season, supposedly said "I don't want it. They can keep it." Ouch, Nomah! It gets a little more messy — the folks......