Neglected news and notes from the past week.
John Heyman of CBS sports, who this Blog has always liked as a baseball guy, channeled his inner Dan Shaughnessy and produced a snide little piece on John Henry's spending habits. His main point is $10 million has been spent on Red Sox players this off season, while $179 million was spent in the same time frame on Henry's other sports franchise the Liverpool Football Club in jolly old England, and isn't that so sad for Ben Cherrington and Bobby Valentine? There's no weight given to the $376 million spent on just four players for the Red Sox last year. From the not so good (Carl Crawford 7 years $142 million, Bobby Jenks 2 years $12 million), to the decent (Josh Beckett 4 years $68 million), to the downright outstanding signing of Adrian Gonzalez for 7 years and $154 million. When is a long-term $22 million per year contract outstanding? Had the Sox waited for A-Gone to be a free agent this year instead of acquiring him from the Padres in 2010 he would've been in the same free agent class as Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols. Fielder got 9 years for $214 million from the Tigers, and Pujols broke the bank to the tune of 10 years and $254 million from the Angels. Gonzalez looks like a stone cold bargain compared to those two, and while Pujols is better, is he $100 million better? Apologies to Chad Finn and this Blog's own subconscious, but Mark Teixeira, who signed for 8 years at $180 million with the Yankees in 2009, would look real good along side Casey Kelly, Keith Law's #32 top prospect this year and the main piece in the A-Gone trade, in spring training this year. Curse you Tony Mazz!!!
An absolutely devastating Tom Brady breakdown from those masters of the gridiron the Cold Hard Football Facts. The quote that really got me:
"If Tom Brady wants to win that fourth Super Bowl ring, he has to start
making the tougher throws necessary to get there. The dink and dunk
offense can only take you so far against the better competition."
They break it down chapter and verse as usual. The fetal position beckons.
And finally, heard some trade Paul Pierce while his value is high chatter the last few days. Winter has finally arrived, the Patriots lost, and now people want to talk about trading The Truth? Not even Truck Day can bring this Blog's spirits up. Oh, wait, Truck Day sucks.
Until next time,
The SAHD
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