I don't know where you're getting that from. The Red Sox front office never claimed that Lowe was a drunkard, even though it was common knowledge among fans who saw him making the rounds after every game. You can't have it both ways Jackson. You can't refer to the Yankees as respectful of their veteran players even though they've taken issues with Williams, Jeter and Posada public and then claim that the Red Sox are poster children for smear campgains run by "the machine" (whatever that is) because they've done the same thing to some of their parting veterans.