The Red Sox rid themselves of more than $275 million in contract obligations in their mega-trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they got back something much more valuable than more than a quarter of a billion dollars of financial flexibility — their baseball soul.
General manager Ben Cherington didn’t just make a baseball trade Saturday. He issued a rebuke of the way the Red Sox have done business for the last three years, breathlessly chasing buzz and throwing money around like a Kardashian. Commemorative bricks, coffee table books, plaques, membership cards, and sellout streaks don’t inspire a fan base. Winning baseball, which hasn’t been seen in these parts in a year, does.
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Let the media fiction writing and myth making begin. This notion that first year GM Ben Cherington was the driving force behind this deal is pure folly. Don't tell me we're in for another round of "Let's puff up the local GM into boy genius" status from the local media. Been there done that with Theo. This deal of the century was pulled off by players much biggger than a rookie GM. I know it kills the local media to give any credit to those carpetbagging owners but this deal has Larry Lucchino/Stan Kasten written all over it. Look forward to finding out how this deal came down from the LA writers. Let the local media fiction writing and myth making begin!!!!
A classic case of addition by subtraction. Kudos to the Sox for making this move. This has been the most unlikable team they have fielded in quite some time. THANK YOU
"Querulous" = +1. Not seen on many sport pages.
Yes I know it's a free country. But a few years ago I was talking with a good friend who's values I truly admire. We started talking sports and he said he stopped watching all of the professional sports years ago because the players are overpaid prima donnas. I was surprised but I get it. The kind of money being paid to these players just traded is grotesque and disgusting. It's like the definition of pornography from that senator - "I'll know it when I see it". Sure these guys are talented and have a limited shelf life. But why doesn't a brain surgeon that saves a child's life make $15 to $20 million per year?If you poll major professional athletes you'll find that 99% of them vote republican. They are part of the 1% and they are part of the problem. Good bye and good riddance prima donnas!
It was a Supreme Court Justice commenting on the definition of pornography
What a terrific, clear and balanced article. Go! Gaspar!
Gasper, please stop trying so hard! You were fun to read now you're getting in your own way. This is a sports column, not English Lit.