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Pauly can't be as stupid as he sounds (redundant OPS/clutch hitting/ little things/ knowing how to win)- definite troll bait, or Joe Morgan thinkalike- don't know what is worse,... Either way- he's not worth the time.


Draven, the Red Sox spend more than any team in baseball not named the Yanks- for them to bitch about finances and general is ridiculous. The franchise is one of the most valuable in baseball, with a fan base that is extremely price inelastic. Every other team would kill for that market and that money. Boston can sign guys like Pedro and Manny beacuse they have the funds- how many teams can afford to spend 17.5 mil to pick up an option on a wonderful pitcher who's not likely to get through a season without injury ? Also the Yankee payroll was approx 140 mil, compared to 104 for the Sox- where's the 73 percent ? Basically, to argue that the Sox can't compete reasonably given the second highest payroll seems to be somewhat ridiculous from my perspective. Of course the Yanks have more money- but Boston is second, and there are 28 other teams with less- you're not liable to get much sympathy for that position.