The end of an era

SPORTING GOODS

The Boston Red Sox have traded Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers.

Personally, I think younger Sox fans will now understand the frustration of their elders—a lifetime where the Sox fail to win another World Series.

On a larger scale, the three-way trade shows the real problems major league baseball faces. Specifically, the Pittsburgh Pirates get four players out of the deal, but they're all at best marginal. Once again, a team like the Pirates is forced to give up a decent player like Xavier Nady and replace him with the likes of Brandon Moss.