[Akileese]

Kind of but not really. We don't spend for the sake of spending, we do shit to keep them away from the Yankees and Angels (the only other teams who really spend money like us in the American league). The only reason we bid so much for Daisuke was so the Yanks couldn't get him. Imagine if they got him and we got Igawa? We'd be in second place right now probably. Of course then you have the Johnny Damon sabotage (I'm still CONVINCED Boston knew he was a year away from a breakdown which is why they let him bolt).

The Yankees just throw money around to solve problems (see Clemens, Roger; Igawa, Kai; Pavano, Carl;Wright, Jarod. I Could go on, but I won't because Boston has made some infinitely dumb decisions with Lugo, Drew, and Rent-A-Wreck. The nice thing is they're starting to hold on to their farm guys, but I think they're being a little TOO overprotective. When the Yankees do things, they tend to go overboard. I've seen Jaba Chamberlain pitch but am I gonna count on him to come up and be their John Papelbon? Absolutely not.

I keep saying I hate the Gagne trade for this year, but it made sense for the future because while Gabbard is a solid spot starter, I don't think he'll be on the level of Clay Buchholz or Justin Masterson.