letting off some baseball steam...

this'll be quick, humor me.

damn, the red sox have turned into some sort of soap opera in the "off" season. john henry, the owner, wants theo epstein back but lucchino, the ceo who bungled theo's contract negotiations and chased him out of town, might quit if he comes back in any sort of capacity. meanwhile, we suddenly find ourselves with a gutted infield, an outfield full of question marks and the possibility of tejada coming to the sox in exchange for manny, but i'm betting manny would turn that down using his "10-5" rights (after ten years in mlb and five on a team a player has the right to turn down any trade) because he has made it clear he wants the west coast. while all this is going on, sports writer gordon edes thinks he's the shit and got his fingers in all the pies, writing about how he talks to everyone important through personal e-mails. it seems there's more red sox news these days than celtics or bruins (and patriots during the week at least).
it'll be interesting to see what the team looks like next year.

ok, done.