I always kind of liked Gordon Edes and thought he had managed to steer clear of the herd, report with an honest pen, refrain from potshots and generally keep it professional.  This morning, however, he comes with another in a series of articles that suggest the oderous hallways of the Globe Sports section may be exacting a toll.  In a piece that essentially recaps how awesome every Red Sox ever discarded by Theo Epstein is, Edes offers up two gems - one cheap shot and one piece of non-sensical sloppiness that I still can’t figure out how to translate.  First the cheap shot…

…but a host of other questions guaranteed to keep a club executive awake at night.

You know, like what might have been had Manny Ramírez tried to play through his knee pain when the Sox were still in contention?

Huh?  Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, Trot Nixon, etc.?  Nary a mention.  Only Manny’s injuries are able to be played through, you know?  Then there’s this:

Epstein, like most of his peers, have long argued that one must take the long view of any trade. A sensible policy, of course. But this is one week where if you were standing on the “T” and Theo offered to trade places, you might first want check what’s under his seat.

If anyone has any idea what this means, please, chime in.