Yeah, we are going to pretend like I haven't neglected this thing for about six months.The Sox made some strides today (and yesterday) on making a run for free agent Mark Teixeira. The bungling Angels haven't made a formal offer yet, and it's good to see Theo and company making a move. Who is the major competition as of today? The Washington Nationals who put an eight year, $160 million offer on the table. The Orioles and the Yankees are also expected to make a little noise for the 28 year old.
Of course, you couldn't watch ESPN this week without someone talking about Florida Gator saint/quarterback Tim Tebow or the Yankee's deal for C.C. Sabathia. Good for New York, they need to pick up a pitcher for their shitty rotation. The good news is that they just signed him to one of the dumbest contracts I've ever seen. Well, one this big anyway. In essence, if he's lights out for the next three years of his deal he can opt out and become a free agent. If he tanks, the Bombers are on the hook for seven years and $160 mil. However, if he is the former I don't see anyone outspending the Yankees. If I have to watch C.C. dominate the East, might as well watch the Yanks sell the farm.
The Angles claim to be serious about retaining Tex's services, however with no real plan to keep
him I'm not convinced he'll be back in Anaheim. Besides, staying on with the Halo's means that he's destined to lose to the Sox in the ALDS every year from here to eternity. On the Boston front, American League MVP Dustin Pedroia, the little second baseman who could, was awarded with a shiny new six year $40.5 million contract to keep him in red and navy.With the possibility of Texixeira landing at Logan, and players like Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell able to recover from nagging injuries in '08, the next year looks like it could yield some positive outcomes. Some days I'm still scratching my head as to how the Sox made it to Game 7 of the ALCS with all the issues they had with the injury bug. Hopefully we can overcome this year with our new "Hanging Sox" logo (horrible name) and retro alternate unis. Hurray marketing.
Can't wait to see the frat boy d-bags out in full effect with this lid...
