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...or maybe he will be a mix of Mike Benjamin and Mike Lansing.

Not only don't I want to see Hinske in the starting lineup, I am hoping he is not even on the bench.

It's been good work by the FO in the Fall. There are a couple of spots to strengthen during the winter before ST. Obviously, a closer is needed, and I'd like to see one more quality arm in the pen. Also, I'd like to see a more potent stick at first base. BTW: Last summer the Phillies were shopping Tom "Flash" Gordon. Has anyone heard about the Phillies plans for him. He'd slot nicely into the closer's role.

No more heart attacks from "Waaaay baaaack!! Waaaay baaack!" Trupiano. http://www.weei.com/Article.asp?id=321904&spid=

I hate this guy Romero. I have seen him blow game after game against the Yankees.

.Did you ever think that the Red Sox FO would bid $51.5 million to win Dice-K's negotiating rights and in the process outbid the next closest bidder by $10 million and outbid the Yankees by more than $15 million? The Red Sox have paid luxury tax before. I suspect they will pay it again, if that is what it takes to make the strong bold moves to make a Championship run. Again your delusions are crowding out sound reasoning. Yes NY is bigger, but Clemens was never a NY icon. He was never the biggest star in his time in NY. In Boston he was an icon for more than a generation of kids and adults. He was the brightest star for 13 years. He was a Boston icon, but you can't get that through your thick skull. I went to a game last year where the guys who went to Red Sox fantasy camp got to take the field and few bows in full uniform. The most popular number worn by these adult campers was Rocket's #21. More campers wore that than #8 or 9. This surprised even me. He holds a much more special place for Red Sox fans than he does for Yankee fans. He and his agent know that this would translate into tremendous financiial opportunities. While NYC is bigger than Boston, it is not any bigger than all of New England.

Clemens doesn't care about fans. He never did. The only three relevant reasons why Clemens would chose Boston over NY: 1. Boston will not be outbid, i.e the $ 2. Mending Fences with NE will create many marketing opportunities after retirement when his only marketable asset is his good name, i.e. the $ 3. He has mended fences with Red Sox ownership and management. He likes their style, and he can see potential business opportunities, i.e. the $ Continue to delude yourself with your NY egocentric view of life and sports. Didn't you believe that Dice-K dreamed of playing for the Yankees? Was that at the root of your fantasy-like thoughts of him snubbing the Red Sox and returning to Japan? Did you fantasize that he would return to the US in pinstripes? You have lost your credibility entirely with your weeks of baseless rants about the super-agent Boras when he clearly had no leverage and all of your other wacko scenarios which you came to believe in yourself. You also ignorantly ranted about the legal merits of the posting system (which is governed by contract law) as if some issue of constitutional rights was involved. It was just so ridiculous, but you went on and on and on about these matters in which you have no knowledge or expertise. Any capital or credibility that you might have had on these boards was flushed right down the toilet.

I think Wagner's age kept him from going after him.

I'll take 5 awful starters that win 16 games apiece. f*** their ERA.

More likely that they are going after Lidge, Cordero or Otsuno. Sorry.

He'll go to Boston if he doesn't go to Houston. JH will not let the Yankees outbid him, and the Rocket has always been all about the $. Unless Pettitte is his secret gay lover, I don't see that as a determining factor. It will be $ first, business as usual, for the Rocket man. Boston will not be outbid, and the Roger is not blind to the fact that mending his fences with Boston at the conclusion of his career will open up many marketing and personal appearance opportunities for many years to come. In NY, he's just another Yankee. In Boston he's a returning icon.

Oh, that's right you got back the guy with the bad elbow that was ready to fall apart. I guess 3 years in Houston has cured his elbow. Maybe the Red Sox will counter Pettitte with Clemens.

maybe they'll give him 3years/ $30 MILLION. BTW: If Clemens plays for any team other than the Astros, it will be the Red Sox. John Henry will not let the Yankees win that bidding war if he has to bring the cash to Clemens doorstep and take him back on his jet. You can dream, but you will be disappointed.

He got burned by Foulke bringing his team through the playoffs and to the first franchise WS in 86 years?