You guys are clearly delusional. The Yankees are the best team in baseball. This game is only as close as it is because the Yankees have won the first two against the AAAA Mets and are playing down to their level out of social conscience.
I say 5/85 - 5/90. It all depends on what the whore Yankee front office is willing to spend. That is THE market. I don't see the Sox paying anyone of Bay's caliber $20. mil / year.
I don't think the Sox would go five years if they didn't have to. But that will be determined by the Yankees.
No, not that. He just never shuts up. I think he's a twit. Madden at least could convey nuances of the game in a way a lay person (like myself) could understand. At least earlier in his career as a color guy.