Have you heard the latest buzz about the seemingly dead Manny-for-A-Rod, Nomar-for-Ordonez blockbuster deal? According to several fan message boards, including sonsofsamhorn.com and bostondirtdogs.com, the official team sites of the Red Sox, Rangers, and White Sox all changed their flags at the top of their sites within an hour of each other at about 2 a.m. today, removing images of the aforementioned players. Spooky! Conspiracy! What do you think is going on???

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That deal is about as warm as it is in Boston this week.....

Steve, medford

you all need to relax......the deal is done.....there is nothing being done behind the scenes.......oh, BTW....the Pat's are playing Saturday.......forget the Sox until March.

james, charlestown, ma

8:30 Saturday night......It's football season!!! Let it go...

Jay , Stowe, VT

Think maybe we can forget about the Sox for 4 weeks while the Pats win a World Championship????

Dan, Brighton

Enough with this junk. I'm happy the deal didn't go through. Can't imagine the Sox w/out Nomar. Arod is great, but Nomar is just as good. Keep Nomar and Manny. Go Pats..That's where all our mind should for the next 3 weeks.

Fan, Lowell

Enough already!!! The Patriots are playing another home playoff game on Saturday night, and could be on their way to the Super Bowl. I'm much more interested in seeing what the Pats defense does to Steve McNair than I am with some trade rumor. Unless the deal gets done, it's not worth talking about.

Bob , North Andover

I think because it's a new year the team updated their websites. In doing so they probably focused on players they know will be there in the future... Only in Boston would people still be entertaining this BS. I heard they were all seen on the grassy knoll, in Yankee uniforms!!! What do you all make of that?

Divya , Nonantum

This news has made my day!! I was so disraught once this deal fell through now it seems there is a glimmer of hope. I hope this is not some baloney story made up to get the talk of this deal going again.

Greg , boston

I just called John Henry and Tom Hicks. Neither one was "able to take my call just then." I think they were talking to each other finalizing the deal!

mike, cambridge

Why speculate over this non-deal? GO PATS!!!!!!

AG, Boston