The Boomer

I'm obviously at outlier here, but here goes. Logically Williams Clemens Pedro Emotionally Fisk Pedro Papi

I don't think they will; the only reason I said they might is that he will bring back more than Beckett for all the reasons you cite. I think it would be a bad idea to trade core players at this point unless you're really going to tear down the team and if that's the plan then there are people who you could move ahead of Lester. Also, trading him right now would be selling low which is always a bad idea.

There is a non-zero chance that football as we know it won't exist in 5-10 years. As more cases of brain damage come out, the NFL, NCAA, and junior leagues have no way to further protect players and there may be rules changes that either maximize safety and impact popularity and/or drive advertisers to other sports. There will always be football in the US as long as there are advertising dollars supporting it but it may not look much like the 2011 NFL. Steroids were/are a real problem for baseball, but they are in no way as central to the game as hitting is to football.

An overpaid DH who will be an FA at the end of the season? I think you overestimate his value to other teams. Iglesias has a .607 OPS this year. Sounds like he's not ready and needs more time. Assigning 100% of the blame for Bard to the FO when it was a group decision seems a bit over the top.

Yes, by all means let's cut the best offensive performer we have in 2012. That sounds like a winning strategy for sure. But: why isn't that master of discipline Bobby V.taking care of this business without the need for such drastic actions?

Best: V-Mart Bay Beltre

I doubt ESPN sets the standard for good poll questions. I think © and (D) are both too early to settle on, although I do think Bobby V's biggest issue is his lack of willingness to stick to a plan. Either leave pitchers in or have a quick hook; but try to not to both under questionable circumstances in the span of a week.

I'm going with B; the sample size is way to small to do anything else. However, I can't see how anyone could possibly choose A.

I am glad he's going to be there. He deserves to get some kudos for his 8 years with the Sox and 2 WS championships. How he feels about it is irrelevant to me.