David Ortiz arrived at camp Sunday wearing a black T-shirt that read "Manny being Manny'' but unsure of the whereabouts of his peculiar partner in the middle of the Red Sox lineup. Perhaps the enigmatic Manny Ramirez tuned to the Olympics one night on television and decided to travel to Turin . "I talked to Manny like a week ago and he was going to Italy tomorrow,'' Ortiz said. He must have been joking, Ortiz decided, since Ramirez is due in camp for Boston's first full-squad workout on Thursday. That wouldn't give him much time to watch curling before heading to the clubhouse. If he shows up. Ramirez has asked to be traded and said he might hold out of spring training if he isn't dealt. A subsequent report said he wanted to stay, but his agent denied that. It was just another confusing development in the life of a player who asks to be traded almost every season then puts up his usual impressive power numbers. "He seems happy,'' Ortiz said. "I read in the news that he wants to stay in Boston. Something like that, right? That's good. Sounds good to me. Having my man around once again. Hopefully, things never change.'' Then, asked if he expects Manny to be in Boston's lineup on opening day, Ortiz said, "He might. That's a good question.''