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?

Outfielder: J.D. Drew (check)
Shortstop: Julio Lugo (check)

And just for ole’ time sake:

Pitcher: Aaron Sele (check) (check)