[Myrtle]

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myrtle, you seriously need to think critically about these possibilities you are putting out there, you are spouting utter nonsense.

sox resign lowell AND get a-rod... and do what, exactly, with lugo? oh right, same thing they'll do with manny... dump him for 'prospects.' and probably end up eating half his salary. sounds great.

in the extremely unlikely scenario that they do get a-rod, they don't need to waive manny to do so. what they WOULD do is let mike lowell walk since he is going to get a way bigger deal than they should give him. the odds that both mike lowell and a-rod are on the sox next year are somewhere in the million-to-one ballpark, and that's being generous.

why manny would end up in new york is totally beyond me. yeah he's from wash heights (represent!) but the yankees don't let you wear dreadlocks, or bring your bath toys to left field with you, or take a piss in the middle of an inning, or do any of the other manny-being-manny crap. they also already have about seven over-the-hill outfielders and four DHs, so unless you think he's going to pitch i don't see what they're going to do with him.

lester's USPIDE is around a #3 starter, but if you are projecting him to be better than buchholz next year, or possibly even schilling / wake, you're high. he hasn't come close to pitching a full season, which is important with a developing young arm, and pretty much all his peripheral stats point to him running sick hot so far. i love the kid and i think he's going to be a good pitcher, but he's not a top-3 SP on the sox next year.

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NT, with respect……

I have thought critically about this.

This subject dwells in an arena that can best be described as….”If you think it, you can do it”, so please don’t tell me that it’s “un-doable”.

The only consideration that affects the above is…. “What is the cost/Is it worth it?”

A million to one on Lowell/A-Rod on the Sox? You’re on. Who holds my dollar, and who hold your megabuck?

If the lineup that I advanced comes to be, what is it about “dumping” Lugo and eating some of his salary that offends you?

If anything, it should offend me, as my season ticket box seats have jumped from $9 each in 1987 to $80 each in 2007, and are likely to increase again.

Did Damon lose the locks and facial hair when he hit The City?

Manny would play right field for the Bombers, methinks.

C’mon my friend, ya gotta get past first level thinking here (no insult intended).

We can certainly disagree on the projected worth of Lester. I’m not saying that I have a 100% crystal ball, but please examine the facts surrounding his history a bit more closely before you cap him at a #3 slot.

And once again, I would remind you that I am NOT advocating that this is what I would do if I were King of the Red Sox……I am saying that it is not unreasonable that it could go this way, given the craziness in today’s market and the specific current conditions (Yanks, Sox, Boras et al).