Well, a team apparently this dysfunctional still won 90 games. And assuming the front office shakes things up a bit (or as much as can be done, given the contracts there), I don't know how much FA's pay attention to that kind of stuff. I mean, there are only 3 or 4 clubs that 1) can afford to pay big bucks and 2) compete for play-off spots every year. I would think that those are factors 1 and 1A to a prospective FA.
Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Marc Lederman <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:09 AM Subject: Re: Red Sox are in Trouble Given everything that has happened, why would any decent free agent want to play in Boston unless they grossly overpay for him? I think that is going to be the biggest issue we face in the offseason. Marc On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Charles Battikha <[email protected]> wrote: I agree with Ray, the feeling of disgust is wide spread. > > >Selling of tickets may indeed be impacted. But first, we need to see what >happens in next couple months. >We need GM, Manager, and some large, gutsy off season moves. > > >I'm not sure how we keep Lackey and Beckett after this meltdown. >Is the new GM/Manager going to have the guts to not sign Ortiz for crazy $? >How do we sign Elsbury? Do we want to? >How do we sign Paps? Especially given that Bard didn't rise in the later part >of the season. > > >How the off season trades/signings go will go a long way to either >re-enforcing my disgust or getting me back on the bus. > > >Right now I'm off the bus. I don't see how I spend $200+ for a day at the park >x 4-5 times over a year after this season's betrayal. That's a lot of money to >invest in a loser. Dumping good money after bad. And that was what it feels >like now. Betrayal. In other seasons where we've had failures, it felt >different in that we all were in the same boat - players, managers, and >fans. That we all were disappointed. Now, it's just us the fans. > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
