The
great thing about baseball is how different facets of the game can appeal to you
as you age. Growing up, all I thought
about was the players. Managers were
like fathers, to be respected if not always understood, while general managers
and owners were as remote to me as the Pope.
But the hot stove league has me feeling downright papal, especially with
the Red Sox signing Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez for over $180 million.
That
should make for an interesting clubhouse.
As Clare put it, “Big Papi does not like to share” the spotlight, which
is Boston’s problem. Of more immediate concern
is the sudden glut of expendable players wearing a Red Sox uniform—Will Middlebrooks
and Daniel Nava would look good on the White Sox, while the same could be said
of Allen Craig and Yeonis Cespedes. With
Cespedes, we could have five Cuban players on the South Side. Eat your heart out, Fidel.
If only my powers to
trade and sign players extended beyond these basement walls.
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