I don't remember a lot of caveats about there being four months to go before the season starts. I just remember a lot of "why didn't the cheap bastards just give Victor whatever he wanted?"
I don't think I've changed my tune. They went and signed one premium free agent, and they made a good baseball move trading some prospects for a power hitter in his prime. They spent big dollars on two guys who are still in their 20s and likely to hold their value -- or at least a good chunk of their value -- through the end of their contracts. The payroll is still currently lower than last year's. The bullpen is a crapshoot. I'll just cross my fingers. Steve O On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh stop. If you don't want real-time commentary on the Sox start a Sox > correspondence with John and Abigail Adams. We all issued the caveat, we'll > wait until the rest of the off-season. I had no idea the Gonzalez deal would > come together this quickly. And Crawford - as you noted - didn't seem like a > precise fit. > > Although you seem to have changed your tune on that. Did you reconsider > your position or just pour another scoop of Kool Aid in your morning > Cheerios? :) > > The thing with Victor is this. The Sox didn't want him. Fine. Then why > shortchange him on an offer. Just let the guy go. > > And what if Victor had said yes? Could the extra $12m on the payroll have > torpedoed the Crawford deal? > > Anyway, Theo has $10m to build a bullpen. This is his achilles' heel (and > not his alone.) Let's get'er done. > > > > > On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Steve Ouellette > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It's sad, really, that the Sox still have no chance to win because the >> penny-pinching bastards let Victor Martinez get away. >> >> Steve O >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Matthew, can you just enjoy the moment? I could see standing against the >>> deal in principle, saying the Sox didn't need to overpay for his particular >>> talents. But why worry about Gonzalez? Theo has that figured out already. >>> >>> I'd like a little more pop, but I'm a Crawford fan from way back so I >>> cannot complain. And I'm happy the Red Sox are wearing their big boy pants. >>> I feel like I'm getting a $50 per ticket effort. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Matt & Olga McSorley < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Wow. I never thought they'd go that high for Crawford. He's a terrific >>>> player and he'll certainly help them but I can't say I'm thrilled. If he >>>> gets this kind of deal, what is Gonzalez worth? Maybe that Liverpool deal >>>> is >>>> providing new streams of cash... ;P >>>> >>>> -- Matt >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Sent:* Thu, December 9, 2010 12:18:44 AM >>>> *Subject:* From Boston.com >>>> >>>> Red Sox to sign >>>> Crawford<http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2010/12/red_sox_to_sign.html> >>>> >>>> A Major League source had told the Globe the deal is for seven years and >>>> $142 million. >>>> >>>> More to come. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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