Rivera-Sox interest was sincere

I don't understand why Yankee fans just refuse to believe that Rivera could of gone to the Sox or anybody else. These guys aren't as loyal as you like to make them out to be. They are businessmen. They are a one man corporation looking to maximize revenues. If the Sox had gone to three years on their offer and the Yanks hadn't matched, Rivera would of left...that's just the way it is...you can't be so naive. In the end, however, credit the Yankees for matching the offer and keeping Mo in NY

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Jerry Remy Defends Red Sox Nation against those saying the sox are 'buying' championship:www.ff-press.com

The Red Sox like the Yankees and the Phillies for that matter are assembling a product that will maximize the business they run. i.e. it is about profitability. If they win a championship, all the better.

The Yankees would have had to screw up something awful not to resign Mo.

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I think part of the reason the Sox made an offer to Rivera was to make the Yankees give him a 2 year deal instead of the 1 year deal they wanted him for.With Rivera signing the 2 year deal,the Yankees will be less inclined to go after Papelbon who hits free agency in 2012.

Agree; this is part of Theo's and the ownership's strategy of jerking the Yankees around whenever they get the opportunity. Keep the folks in the Bronx distracted and preoccupied, and spending too much money on longer term contracts than they want to give out.
Love it!

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I think part of the reason the Sox made an offer to Rivera was to make the Yankees give him a 2 year deal instead of the 1 year deal they wanted him for.With Rivera signing the 2 year deal,the Yankees will be less inclined to go after Papelbon who hits free agency in 2012.

Maybe , maybe not. The Yankees signed Gossage the winter after their closer won the CY Young award. 1977.

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cashman never wanted Lee..he just kept bidding up the price so Theo would overpay for Crawford.Suck on that!

No thanks, the aftertaste is horrible.

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Maybe , maybe not. The Yankees signed Gossage the winter after their closer won the CY Young award. 1977.

I like the post, but come on, one thing has nothing to do with the other... Even if all the people making the decisions back then are not now, it is still apples to oranges..

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papelbon is better than Jenksy

Yea, they are both better than average..

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I'm an unfrozen caveman lawyer...your concepts of opt outs and player options...well, to be honest...they freak me out and I just don't understand them...

YAPP?

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nice to see that theo finalized his butt pounding with he old buddy hoyer by adding Eric Patterson...good god almight...the league should investitgage that deal...what a joke. 4 turdballs for a superstar

man, did somebody piss in your corn flakes this morning?????????

He was never going to sign with anyone else.

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i just think that trade was a joke.

as a Yankee fan, I'm not surprised..............but the Padres got the same package that other teams got for there superstar players, like Santana, Lee (3 times), Halladay or Texiera. They got prospects in return. You really think Hoyer turned down a better deal with another team. I don't think so.

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nice to see that theo finalized his butt pounding with he old buddy hoyer by adding Eric Patterson...good god almight...the league should investitgage that deal...what a joke. 4 turdballs for a superstar

That's 4 turdballs with potential to you, grouchy

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No thanks, the aftertaste is horrible.

Just how do you know that?????

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Just how do you know that?????

Um....ah.....ya see....well......

It's what I've heard.

There, that's my story and I'm sticking with it!

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i think it was an inside job and theo had it in the works with them for awhile. i honestly don't think they even looked elsewhere. hoyer was involved in drafting these players. eric patterson...good lord.

I think you're just pissed cause the Sox picked up a great player........I know you're smart enough to really not think it was all a conspiracy. Hoyer felt more comfortable with prospects that he scouted, investigated and drafted. These were his players in the first place.

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maybe i am..but still i can't believe they didn't get someone who is on the MLB roster..when hoyer is back working for the sox in a few years, we'll see!

Kinda reminds me of the Schilling deal. They get an ace for a bucket of sunflower seeds and a bag of balls.

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maybe i am..but still i can't believe they didn't get someone who is on the MLB roster..when hoyer is back working for the sox in a few years, we'll see!

well if you're right, then I guess it's a shame Josh Byrnes got canned in Arizona before Theo could steal Justin Upton for Bowman, Reddick and Lars Andereson:)