Manny “Being Manny” Ramirez said Thursday he wants to finish his career with the Boston Red Sox.
“I want to stay here, but it’s up to them if they want to bring me,” he said. “But if they don’t want to bring me back, that’s fine. I know I’ll be a free agent after ’08 so that’s another thing that I’m looking forward (to).”
The slugging left fielder is in the last year of an eight-year contract. Beyond that, the team has options for the next two seasons at $20 million each.
“It’s up to them to say, ‘OK, we’re going take (the option). It’s not up to me to go into the office and demand a four-year deal, whatever,” the 35-year-old Ramirez said. ” No, I’m going come here to play the game, finish my year. If they want me to come back, I’ll come back.”
Okay, it’s Thursday right? By 5:00pm Friday let’s see if he’s singing the same tune. This guy changes his mind more than Bill Parcells in a contract year.
