I don't think there's any question that they didn't make a push for pieces this trade deadline. The angry types are acting like they are hip to some special insight into the situation there. No, it's obvious they've decided to stand pat. There's no pulling the wool over anyone's eyes. It's plain as day.
So, if we can move beyond the back patting, we can talk about the real issue. Should they have traded some of their minor league talent for reinforcements?
I don't think they should have. With Beckett and Lackey being so awful, and now with Pedroia and Youk out, I think they are a fatally flawed team, regardless of how they have been able to stay within striking distance. An OF and/or another effective RP would just be a coat of polish on the turd. While those types of moves would get them closer to the dance, and maybe even into it, I don't think they make them serious contenders to win the dance.