Manny is staying in a Red Sox uniform, and that's fine with him.

"I'm just here to play and win. I'm a gangster,'" he said about four hours before the non-waiver trading deadline. "I'm still here. I'm here to win. I'm here to help this team win for 2005."

A happy ending to a minor spat. What would life be without a little drama? And if the privacy thing comes up again, Jay has some advice.