need another super utility player on the down side of their career or an injured pitcher. They like to collect those type of players and I am sure they would love it even better if he was a ivy leaguer. Get Shoppach back here and the Sox win a World Series. That guy is money and it was ashame they parted with him in that wrong way deal with the Indians so long ago. Coco was a nice player and was the best defensive outfielder in the Al a few years ago but Shoppach has more value. The only good thing to come out that trade was the Sox were able to unload the future bag Marte. I guess Marte shows that you shouldn’t trade with the Braves when it comes to prospects because they seem to know which ones are going to fail (Marte) and which one that will succeed. I said it at the time but it was a good short term deal for the Sox because they filled a need in CF but long term it would hurt them because they would be losing their future replacement for Vtek. I never thought Marte would amount to anything so I discounted him being in the deal. That said get Shoppach back for Lugo and a bag of balls. I am sure the Indians would do the deal because Shapiro isn’t very bright.

are not as well run as you think. Two winning season in the last 6 I don’t think that is a sign of a well run organization. Those poorly run twins have one LOSING season in the last 6 seasons. Maybe winning percentages don’t mean much to you. The hatred the Indians fans have for the Sox is equal or greater of the hatred that Sox fans have for the Yankees. The sad part is that the hatred is built on arrogance, jealousy and ignorance. Most of the posters on LGT are fools and have blind faith in the front office of the Indians and believe that the Sox are the anti-Christ of baseball along with the Spankees. They believe that the Sox won their world series by buying their team, which is blatantly false. I know exactly how they feel about grinders like Pedoria and Youkilis. That call Pedoria a troll and they always talk like he is the devil. Youkilis is roundly hated over there and his name is often attached with an expletive.

Say what you want about the Indians but as a former fan I know how it feels when you team quites on you. They never acquire real talent in trades and often over hype players abilities so they can make themselves feel better about the losing. (see Marte) I became a Red Sox fan because of LGT and the poor decision making by the Indians. I fully respect the Red Sox and admire how they properly value players worth and are not afraid to make major deals (ie Nomar) or acquire players like Dice K. There is no arrogance to what Theo does as opposed to what Mark Shapiro does. Listen to these guys talk some time about their clubs and you get a real feel for why one team is always successful and one isn’t. Shapiro often talks down to his viewers where as Theo enlightens them and is very quick to point out it is a long season and that they are looking at things but don’t what to rock the boat unless they need to do so. Shapiro often is quick to say that the team is under performing that they might have to trade their valuable assets and start over from scratch.