Are the Red Sox better with Jason Bay than with Manny?

We're definitely better off. Consider the age difference too. We'll have bay for about 5 more years, instead of Manny for just 1 more year. Plus, Bay loves the game and is willing to do anything for the team to win, unlike Manny, who risked sabotaging the team just so he could leave. See how terribly we've been playing since this war with Manny started? A lot of it is because the team chemistry fell apart there.