Bust open the tissue box, here are some of my favorite Manny moments:

*que that sad Titanic-esque music*

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Dear Guy On The T,

Last night, on the outbound train from the (very ugly) Sox game, I told you that Manny Ramirez was going to be traded. And although it sounded like I knew what I was talking about, by citing my phone as an inside source, in reality, I had no clue, despite everything panning out in my favor this afternoon.

No, I didn’t really have an inside source close with Theo Epstein. I merely logged onto MLB.com using my Blackberry, and saw reports that Manny trade talks were on the upswing. Sorry for causing this false perception that I was actually an important person.

And, oh yeah, like my buddy Chris said, tell your daughter that she has pretty eyes. I’d beat.

Sincerely,

Fellow T rider.

P.S.: A warm welcome to those readers that heard Chris repeatedly scream “The Sports Culture.com” in Fenway’s left field bathrooms. It was his 21st birthday, so it’s all good.

Manny Ramirez, meet a town that has no problem with showing up late to games.

Welcome (officially) to La la land — a place that many Sox fans thought Manny spent most of his time mentally.

Ramirez will head west to a completely opposite city from Boston in a three-team deal that sends Jason Bay to the Sox from Pittsburgh.

The Sox will also pay $7 million — which doesn’t look half as bad as the Packers offering Favre $20 just to stay home — and include two bullpen duds, Craig Hansen and Brandon Moss.

So enjoy the West Coast, Manny. Crack open an avocado with Joe Torre. Grab an In-N-Out burger off the freeway. Grab a surf board and smoke a bowl. Get some fake boobs.

It’s a city that will embrace Manny Being Manny as just another day in Hollywood.

(No word on whether Pedro will join the LA-based 2003 Red Sox alumni association.)

Exactly 10 minutes after the 4 p.m. trade deadline, and Ken Griffey Jr. already has a new uniform. They must have a quick assembly line in Chicago.

Then, exactly 20 minutes after the 4 p.m. trade deadline, NESN is reporting that the Red Sox have traded Manny Ramirez to the L.A. Dodgers in a three-way deal that would bring Jason Bay to Boston.

More to come . . .

And you thought the whole Clippers-Sixers-Warriors love triangle in the NBA was weird . . .

With SI.com’s new report that the Dodgers are expressing interest in acquiring Manny Ramirez before the dreaded 4 p.m. trade deadline (T-minus 30 minutes away), could a deal propel L.A. to “Closest Team Ever to Replicate The 2003 Red Sox” status?

We’ll merge together 2006-2008 in Dodgerland for the sake of this argument, and present the following evidence:

Manager: Grady Little (check)
Shortstop: Nomar Garciaparra (check)
Third baseman: Bill Mueller (check)
Pitcher: Derek Lowe (check)
Left fielder: Manny Ramirez (???)

But wait! Or are the 2008 Red Sox trying to recapture the 2006 Dodgers?

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