[RUMOR] no longer 3 way; just Mets and Sox

[Providence A's]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2120374

Manny Ramirez may still become a Met, but he won't have to get there via Tampa Bay.

The Red Sox and Mets have agreed to stop working on an intricate three-team deal with the Devil Rays, and now have begun talking only with each other, according to an official of one of the three teams.

The current deal being proposed would send Ramirez and about $15 million in cash to the Mets, in exchange for Mike Cameron and the Mets' top prospect, Lastings Milledge. But the Red Sox are believed to have told the Mets they would need more talent back to sign off on the deal. In the meantime, however, Boston is calling other teams to see if it can move either Milledge, or Cameron, or even both, in deals that could help the Red Sox address multiple needs.

[General]

Omar + Dominican All Star Team=3rd place in NL East.

[Fishercat]

Well, I think we got a good sign of what will happen to David Ortiz if Manny leaves.

He went 0-1 tonight with 4 walks. With John Olerud batting cleanup.

They can now give the Ortiz a mini-Bonds treatment since the Sox have no real clean-up hitter. They have a lead-off guys and a bunch of 5-6-7 hitters, but no punch outside of Ortiz.

[Providence A's]

They say it's dead now

the trading deadline is always a big tease...

[Fishercat]

Good. I don't want to live to see the day Omar Minaya outduels Theo Epstein in a battle of GMing ability.