He should have never made this statement. He's saying if Manny was not traded they would have won, and because Manny was not there, is why they lost, sounds like some form of a complaint to me.
Manny was traded, end of story. The fact that he was still commenting on this after the Post Season is ridiculous.
How do you think all his other teammates felt? I know I might have an issue with a teammate saying something of this nature. I'm sure Bay loved to hear this. Or anyone else on the team for that matter.
I guess my point is, once Manny was traded, Ortiz should move on like everyone else did. Instead he was quoted as saying the FO need to bring in a Big bat to protect him. Is Bay chopped liver? Does he think he's incapable of offering protection for him?