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Why did the Red Sox want to make sure that Manny didn’t end up at Tampa Bay?

January 7th, 2009 · Comments

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soxrock asked:


I get the rest of the deal… I get the green bay joke… and the pirates / dodgers thing.. but I don’t get why the Sox did NOT want manny in FL? Was it just to spite him, because that’s where he wanted to be?
ahh okay i feel stupid now that makes sense.
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