I have a source who is very close to Theo Epstein, and when they talked this afternoon, he basically summed it up as this:
He's won a World Series, he's made a bunch of money, he's become slightly well known, he's dated a model, he's lived his lifelong dream, and he's just ready to move on.
I believe this also means with baseball, not just with the Red Sox. It clearly had nothing to do with the money...1.5 million a year is top of the line GM money, it may have something to do with Lucchino, bottom line is, this was Theo's decision, and I respect him for it. It was obviously a tough call, but the Sox will move on from this...eventually. I know that I, along with the rest of the RSN, are devastated by this news, but they will find a replacement.