"Manny Ramirez and Pedro Martinez are in different places now, and that's not a reference to their uniforms.

They were once the best of the best. One guy you couldn't get out. The other you couldn't hit. Both should get to the Hall of Fame, though Ramirez isn't as much of a lock if voters hold his 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drugs against him.

They are competing in the National League Championship Series, on opposite sides, Martinez with the Phillies and Ramirez with the Dodgers. They are a huge part of Red Sox lore, teammates in 2004 when they helped pull off the greatest comeback in baseball history against the Yankees and went on to win the World Series."