re jack morris in article qt ooinn gd senator bedfellow mit edu cmk athena mit edu charles m kozierok writes the only really valid retort to valentine is weren t the red sox trying to get morris too oh sure they said viola was their first choice afterwards but what should we have expected they would say lou wanted morris all along the idiot giving the man million to play with is like giving a five year old a loaded uzi with the safety off the only question is how many shots he will get off before somebody is wise enough to take it away and don t tell me boston will win this year they won t even be in the top in the division more like th if this is true it won t be for lack of contribution by viola so who cares i don t see why people expect boston to finish sixth the bottom four teams last year were essentially tied boston in seventh place had wins the yankees and indians tied for fourth place had wins now i should think it is obvious that the red sox improved more than the indians or tigers basically the red sox are stronger this year at b dh ss lf and rf they have healthier starting pitchers so far at least and better relievers i see no reason why they shouldn t win games meanwhile the indians are in shambles and the tigers still have no pitching they will win some blowouts but they will lose an awful lot of games too maybe the sox will play poorly win games and finish fifth but i think third or fourth place is more likely cheers valentine
