A guaranty of a WS Championship, but no Lester or Papelbon? Yes, I take it. No matter how strong you are with those other guys, you are always a short series and a couple of hot pitchers and breaks away from elimination in the playoffs. I'll take my Championship now and worry about replacing those guys later. I am enough of a gambler to know that the odds are never in your favor to win a WS championship at the beginning of a season.