Right! They came one game from beating the Red Sox in 2007 yet you say they can't play with the big boys. I suggest you look at the overall history of the Red Sox. Same argument could be made about them before Big $$$$ took over the sport. (?) I further suggest you re-read the article and look at their attendance. They had a then-record of 455 consecutive sell outs from June 6, 1995 to June 4, 2001 in a much larger park than Fenway. Also, 3 of those years were sold out before opening day. They built those teams from within with shrewd long-term contracts.
Yes, currently they are financially strapped but I think you're comments are way off base.