December 23, 2005
johnny f'n damon?
Don't blame Johnny! I think Red Sox fans should start hating the management - not the players they casually let go without a fight. Their stars don't stay loyal to the ownership because the ownership isn't loyal to them.
Roger Clemens: i think "washed up" was the key phrase...
Pedro Martinez: not worth the money, right?
Johnny Damon: the "face of the franchise" doesn't deserve a matching offer, let alone a phone call?
how many position players are left from the Boston Red Sox 2004 world championship team, now that we're about to hit 2006? hmmm... that'd be 4, (Ortiz, Ramirez, Nixon, Varitek) with Manny begging to leave ASAP. In less than 2 years, they've dropped 3 infielders and 2 outfielders that helped win them their only damn championship. None of them due to retirement, though - all of them because the suits felt the team would be better off without 'em. yeah.......
That's some seriously smart management over there in beantown.
How many postion players are left from the Yankees' 2000 world championship team? 3 - Jeter, Posada, Williams. Of the other five, three retired as Yankees and two are named Shane Spencer and Chuck Knoblauch, who couldn't hit the Empire State Building from the corner at 34th and 5th.
Money's not the reason, either - every Sox fan knows that Boston can afford to pay one or two more stars if they really want to. Unfortunately, the guys running the show aren't bright enough to lock down their best players.
I bet it won't be too much fun for those fans to be looking up at Toronto next season... bummer.
Roger Clemens: i think "washed up" was the key phrase...
Pedro Martinez: not worth the money, right?
Johnny Damon: the "face of the franchise" doesn't deserve a matching offer, let alone a phone call?
how many position players are left from the Boston Red Sox 2004 world championship team, now that we're about to hit 2006? hmmm... that'd be 4, (Ortiz, Ramirez, Nixon, Varitek) with Manny begging to leave ASAP. In less than 2 years, they've dropped 3 infielders and 2 outfielders that helped win them their only damn championship. None of them due to retirement, though - all of them because the suits felt the team would be better off without 'em. yeah.......
That's some seriously smart management over there in beantown.
How many postion players are left from the Yankees' 2000 world championship team? 3 - Jeter, Posada, Williams. Of the other five, three retired as Yankees and two are named Shane Spencer and Chuck Knoblauch, who couldn't hit the Empire State Building from the corner at 34th and 5th.
Money's not the reason, either - every Sox fan knows that Boston can afford to pay one or two more stars if they really want to. Unfortunately, the guys running the show aren't bright enough to lock down their best players.
I bet it won't be too much fun for those fans to be looking up at Toronto next season... bummer.
