Back to Johnny.......

In the man's owns words, here is a definition of the Sox' problem. The problem is not players who want to leave, at least in this case. The bigwigs are to blame. Speak, Johnny Damon, Yankee leadoff hitter and center fielder. “It was a very tough decision, but, you know, New York came after me aggressively and that’s what sealed the deal,” Damon said. “They showed that they really wanted me. I tried with Boston (to get) them to try to step up, but unfortunately they didn’t." Me here again. If Theo had verbally expressed his feelings a little more, you would have heard much the same. So let us put the blame in the proper place, and not wish ill will on anyone with an active part, at least on the field active, in the game of baseball and dollars. Our upper management team (read Lucchino et. al.) has no clue how to deal with players and treat them like the human beings they are. But boy, sometime soon are we in for a TRADE of mammoth proportions. I hope they (upper management) get their shit together before they compound our myriad problems.