"It's Like Cancer"

Though Manny Ramirez had many supporters during his stint with the Boston Red Sox, some were glad that he was traded. A former teammate of Ramirez, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, had things to say about Ramirez's departure from the team.

According to Courant.com, Papelbon had a lot to say. "He was on a different train! And you saw what happened with that. We got rid of him, and we moved on without him," Papelbon was quoted in the April issue of Esquire. The story was posted on the magazine's Web site Thursday.


"So Manny was tough for us," Papelbon added. "You have somebody like him, you know at any point in the ball game, he can dictate the outcome of the game. And for him not to be on the same page as the rest of the team was a killer, man! It just takes one guy to bring an entire team down, and that's exactly what was happening."


Papelbon was happy with the three team trade that the Red Sox participated in, because the outfielder they received in return has a great job fitting into the role he has been put in. Jason Bay, former Pirates outfielder, has done quite a great job replacing the hard hitting Ramirez in the Red Sox lineup.


Ramirez became a free agent after the past season, but just last week signed a 2 year, $45 million deal with the L.A Dodgers.