Comments on: Red Sox are Cheaters! http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-52105 Sarah Green Sat, 09 Dec 2006 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/?p=563#comment-52105 Coley is allowing his hatred of everything having to do with Boston (except me and his beautiful Masshole girlfriend, of course) cloud his judgment. J.D. Drew had an out clause in his contract. It was a very unusual clause. He chose to exercise it. And just a few weeks ago, all the talk on this blog was about how he was a clubhouse cancer the city of LA couldn't wait to get rid of. I don't see how that leads anyone to a conclusion of "tampering." It's a players' market this year---sure, a few days before the end of the season, JD might have thought he couldn't get any more than $11 million a year. But by November, when he chose to leave, the playing field had shifted. Furthermore, as to speculating about Boras possibly blurring the needs of one client with those of another.....Scott Boras is everyone's agent. If one is going to start pulling conspiracy theories out of thin air, where does one stop? Here's an interesting bit of the article that my esteemed colleague did not include: ----------------------------------------------- Boras said Drew walked away from the contract because he had told him what the market was for a player of his caliber. “I did my due diligence,” Boras said in a telephone interview. “There were a number of teams that need a 3, 4 or 5 hitter, and J. D. was the only center fielder. I went to the Dodgers a week before the opt-out date and had lunch with Colletti. I had not yet met with J. D. I said if you want to talk about it, we are prepared to talk because J. D. has enjoyed his time in L. A.” The Dodgers, though, were not prepared to extend the current deal, so Drew decided to become a free agent, Boras said. ---------------------------------------------- Once again, J.D. decided to gamble for more money. Is it so hard to believe? He's done it before. Coley is allowing his hatred of everything having to do with Boston (except me and his beautiful Masshole girlfriend, of course) cloud his judgment.

J.D. Drew had an out clause in his contract. It was a very unusual clause. He chose to exercise it. And just a few weeks ago, all the talk on this blog was about how he was a clubhouse cancer the city of LA couldn’t wait to get rid of. I don’t see how that leads anyone to a conclusion of “tampering.” It’s a players’ market this year—sure, a few days before the end of the season, JD might have thought he couldn’t get any more than $11 million a year. But by November, when he chose to leave, the playing field had shifted.

Furthermore, as to speculating about Boras possibly blurring the needs of one client with those of another…..Scott Boras is everyone’s agent. If one is going to start pulling conspiracy theories out of thin air, where does one stop? Here’s an interesting bit of the article that my esteemed colleague did not include:

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Boras said Drew walked away from the contract because he had told him what the market was for a player of his caliber.

“I did my due diligence,” Boras said in a telephone interview. “There were a number of teams that need a 3, 4 or 5 hitter, and J. D. was the only center fielder. I went to the Dodgers a week before the opt-out date and had lunch with Colletti. I had not yet met with J. D. I said if you want to talk about it, we are prepared to talk because J. D. has enjoyed his time in L. A.”

The Dodgers, though, were not prepared to extend the current deal, so Drew decided to become a free agent, Boras said.

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Once again, J.D. decided to gamble for more money. Is it so hard to believe? He’s done it before.

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-52104 Coley Ward Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:19:19 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/?p=563#comment-52104 Nick, this is a blog. If we're not going to over-react to rumors and speculation, what good are we? Nick, this is a blog. If we’re not going to over-react to rumors and speculation, what good are we?

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]]> By: Nick Kapur http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-52103 Nick Kapur Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:19:07 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/?p=563#comment-52103 Coley, I think you might be taking your newfound hatred of the Red Sox a bit too far in this latest post. The NY Times is a notoriously pro-Yankees rag, and even in the quotes you selectively pulled from the article, I see no hard evidence anywhere that the Sox tampered. This is just the New York Times idly speculating and casting aspersions on the Sox's dealings couched in vague language. Even in the Times' own words, there only "could" be an investigation, and so far, "no complaint has been forthcoming." This is non-news based on nothing at all (except anti-Red Sox sentiment), yet you happily proceed to add it to the list of evidence that the Sox are evil. Coley, I think you might be taking your newfound hatred of the Red Sox a bit too far in this latest post.

The NY Times is a notoriously pro-Yankees rag, and even in the quotes you selectively pulled from the article, I see no hard evidence anywhere that the Sox tampered. This is just the New York Times idly speculating and casting aspersions on the Sox’s dealings couched in vague language.

Even in the Times’ own words, there only “could” be an investigation, and so far, “no complaint has been forthcoming.”

This is non-news based on nothing at all (except anti-Red Sox sentiment), yet you happily proceed to add it to the list of evidence that the Sox are evil.

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]]> By: Coley Ward http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-52102 Coley Ward Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:37:32 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/?p=563#comment-52102 You know, I meant to mention, in my post, that it's possible that some of the smaller market teams are just jealous of the Sox, but I started talking about J.D. Drew and how much I hate him and I got sidetracked. So, yeah, maybe other teams are just jealous of the Sox's resources and are lashing out. Sound familiar Boston? You know, I meant to mention, in my post, that it’s possible that some of the smaller market teams are just jealous of the Sox, but I started talking about J.D. Drew and how much I hate him and I got sidetracked.

So, yeah, maybe other teams are just jealous of the Sox’s resources and are lashing out. Sound familiar Boston?

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]]> By: NJ Sox Fan http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-52101 NJ Sox Fan Fri, 08 Dec 2006 19:29:26 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/?p=563#comment-52101 There is only ONE EVIL EMPIRE and it is not the Sox. Could it be that Green with envy is a color that the Yankees and others are wearing because someone stepped up and put their money on the line. There is only ONE EVIL EMPIRE and it is not the Sox. Could it be that Green with envy is a color that the Yankees and others are wearing because someone stepped up and put their money on the line.

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]]> By: Danny http://umpbump.com/press/2006/12/08/red-sox-are-cheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-52100 Danny Fri, 08 Dec 2006 18:30:02 +0000 http://www.umpbump.com/press/?p=563#comment-52100 The evil empire has elicited some nasty counter-tactics from a formerly non-evil competitor. The small market teams should be pitching a fit. The evil empire has elicited some nasty counter-tactics from a formerly non-evil competitor. The small market teams should be pitching a fit.

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