According to a Red Sox source, it remained business as usual as of Thursday afternoon. Theo Epstein, was in his office, and his assistants, including GM-in-waiting Ben Cherington, remained engaged in their normal duties, which in Cherington's case is first and foremost heading up the team's search for a new manager. Epstein has yet to inform most of his staff whether he is headed to the Cubs to take over their baseball operations, despite widespread reports that he has accepted a five-year deal to relocate.