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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Thats not what I said. Signing Lester long term now is a good business move but how does that have anything to do with the yankee obligations that I am referring to? How is Beckett's signing or Pedroia or Youkilis similar in any way to what the yanks gave Rivera, Posada, Pettite and Jeter? Yeah, I love the way the Sox did their players that got them a world series after 250 years. Then again, it was one title with that group so they really didn't owe them much. You do have to love the way Ramon was kicked to the curb. And Manny. And Damon. And Millar.
I didnt say 168 million and 213 million are the same. I'm glad you got into Horse training instead of teaching kids to reach. This is 2010 right? The Red Sox are second behind the Yanks with 168 million.
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Are you serious? How is Beckett's signing a 4 year 68 million dollar deal or Youkulis signing a 4 year 41 million dollar deal or Pedroia signing a 6 year 40 million dollar deal any different than Posada signing a 4 year 52 million or Rivera signing a 3 year 45 million dollar deal or pettite signing a 1 year 11 million dollar deal? Jeters contract was signed in 2001. Seriously what is the difference? Because the yankees are older? You seriously think they would have signed them if they still werent producing?
And only someone clueless would say that the Red Sox didnt do the right thing after 2004 since they wound up winning again three years later. Pedro left as a FA, got 50 million from the Mets for 1 good season. Yeah bad move. Millar did play another year in Boston but as a 35 year old player with fading skills he left as a FA and continued to fade. Damon left as a FA a year after they won the WS to who else? The yankees overpaid to get him and the fact that the Yankees "kicked him to the curb" after last season shouldnt be lost on you either. Manny? Perhaps you forgot the stretch when he demanded a trade and decided not to play hard?