ManChild Waived

Theo Epstein has balls. He just placed the Red Sox's best hitter, Manny Ramirez, on irrevocable waivers. Now, the intricacies of the process are hard to discern, but two things are evident:

1) If anybody wants many for 5 to 7 years at $20 million per year, they can have 'im.
2) The Red Sox don't want to pay his salary, and are committed to moving him and his hefty price tag. After subjecting him to this public display, it's hard to imagine Manny being satisfied with staying in Boston.
3) Theo Epstein thinks. He thinks like a fan (we needed a bloodletting to appease our wrath) but he also thinks smart. Manny is Manny, and he was and will remained a hired gun. Let the Real Red Sox, the Dirt Dogs, carry this team.

InstantReplay prediction: Manny will play for the New York Mets - not Yanks - in 2004. Dan Duquette thought that $20 million a year was a great idea the first time around, and now he has the Mets pocketbook and a mandate to get that team to the playoffs. He's your Manny if you want him!