tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post3879765752679134746..comments2024-01-10T07:00:57.766-05:00Comments on It is about the money, stupid: Something about history repeating, being doomedJason @ IIATMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-87678340666825809532008-12-23T09:47:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:47:00.000-05:00Correct, Tad. Teix, luxury that has some foundati...Correct, Tad. Teix, luxury that has some foundation in reason and logic. Manny, not so much.<BR/><BR/>Merry Teixmas. You'll see that as my posting title if/when it's official.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-19898183352163523192008-12-23T09:45:00.000-05:002008-12-23T09:45:00.000-05:00Hell yeah it's luxury. Only the foolish would try...Hell yeah it's luxury. Only the foolish would try to argue otherwise...just like getting MBM would be a luxury for the Yanks, it just wouldn't make much sense, whereas Teixeira to the Sox makes some sense.<BR/><BR/>Unwrap him now, Theo. I want "our" marquee FA signed before Thursday! ;)tadthebadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850610376839190688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-39540017367613126252008-12-23T08:42:00.000-05:002008-12-23T08:42:00.000-05:00Ahh Carl, I was waiting for you. My VOTN (Voice o...Ahh Carl, I was waiting for you. My VOTN (Voice of the Nats).<BR/><BR/>I agree with ya, thoughJason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-87187826207887801082008-12-23T08:16:00.000-05:002008-12-23T08:16:00.000-05:00Tad, it IS hard to make the case, but I'm still tr...Tad, it IS hard to make the case, but I'm still trying. I think the world of Theo. It's just funny how the Sox are seemingly eager to eat all/most of the $24m owed to Lowell. It's a luxury, period. <BR/><BR/>Teix would be a great fit for Boston. Hell, he'd be a great fit for almost every team.<BR/><BR/>But I find it equally funny how Sox fans don't see this as a luxury purchase and see it as a "manifest destiny" thing; getting the guy that was designed to be on THEIR team only.<BR/><BR/>But I do love the debate.Jason @ IIATMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11675184282951841175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-88027987845057176242008-12-23T08:04:00.000-05:002008-12-23T08:04:00.000-05:00It is fun to see you try to create an argument abo...It is fun to see you try to create an argument about how getting Teixeira would really tip the Sox apple cart. I mean, it would really be awful if the aged Mike Lowell had to be dealt in favor of a younger, more productive and more durable player who is still better than average at third base. Theo IS smart, and this plan makes a lot of practical sense.tadthebadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850610376839190688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-85572645024637722652008-12-22T23:56:00.000-05:002008-12-22T23:56:00.000-05:00The argument from DC-area homers is that if Tex co...The argument from DC-area homers is that if Tex comes to DC, there may well be a statue of him outside the ballpark someday--he'd be one of our all-time greats. In Boston (or NY, for that matter), he'd be just another pretty good player.<BR/><BR/>I still won't believe he's coming to DC until I actually see him taking the field at Nats Park.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17586615594990914752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9106257093107729484.post-64974095456042446222008-12-22T23:15:00.000-05:002008-12-22T23:15:00.000-05:00It's all a part of the process. Now, Boras can go ...It's all a part of the process. Now, Boras can go to the Red Sox and say, "See?" It's not that Tex necessarily wants to play in Washington. It's that he's trying to get the teams he really wants to play for to come up in their offers.tHeMARksMiThhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445834941960575715noreply@blogger.com