Later dude, don’t let the door hit ya in the……….

I agree. See ya later Bay. Watch what happens next year. Someone will overpay…..

I hear ya. Later Bay. I guess 15mill is not enough. Maybe Mr Bay you are like Spreewell when he said 14 mill/yr was not enough to feed his family. LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! Try going on the unemployment line. Makes me sick. Look at AROD making $27,000,000/yr!!!!!! Anyone that goes to these games is a complete jerk.

Notice the Sox ownership does not want to build a new stadium. Why, because basic economics 101. Supply and demand. It they build a stadium that seats more people, i.e. 45,000 then the supply will go up compared to the demand. If there are more seats then there is less demand. For instance, if I own a restaurant and I intentionally make the seating sparse because I want to create a demand. Poeple that drive by see poeple waiting in line and assume that the food is good.

I dont know. I think that which ever team offered or offers Bay that 5th year will get him but i cant imagine the Red Sox would just say goodbye to Bay after everything. I am sure that the Red Sox can find the bat that they want but Bay is a proven Red Sock. The Red Sox need to offer that extra year.

-Dave from Yankees territory.

.260 with 30 homers and Bay thinks he’s worth $17-18 mil a year? You’re kidding, right? Interested in moving on–is he? I’ll hold the door for him.

Wow, the scent of sour grapes is pretty strong here. For most of last season, Bay was the best bat in the Red Sox line-up. Unless you all get Matt Holliday, and that looks doubtful, you’re going to miss Mr. Bay a helluva lot more than he, with his 16mil x 5yrs, is going to miss you.

Oh bummer, we won’t get to see another summer that includes 2 months of Bay flirting with the Mendoza line and a 700 OPS. I want Holliday anyways. Let Bay walk.

I am a Red Sox Fan ! but when will the Red Sox fans wake up ! and why should the players care about the team how many players have taking the home town Discount then get trader to another team ! and you think John Henry cares about the fans ? NO and how much are the tickets for the Green Monster now ? so if Jason Bay goes to another team i will also go !

Hey Manny, as above “Later dude, don’t let the door hit ya in the………”
John Henry may need you to buy his Pink hats, but we don’t need dummies like you.

As for Bay, if being the HIGHEST PAID MEMBER OF THE BOSTON RED SOX at $15 mil a year isn’t enough, take that long walk of that there short pier…..

Its time to sign Johnny Gomes Theo…A platoon of Gomes/Hermida in LF may just produce over 40 HR’s…And Gomes kills LHP so DHing him against Lefties is the right play because Ortiz can’t hit LHP…

Matt Holliday is a beast, take that money Teixeira didn’t take last year and give it to this guy. He is the big bat everyone wants for this lineup

Didn’t want to overspend for Bay. Hope Jason enjoyed his one playoff appearance. I hope he goes to the Mets, where the cost of living will eat up every penny of the extra you’ll get. Thought his dad was a lifelong Red Sox fan? Extra money must be to fix his dad’s broken heart…

Bay is looking for superstar money without superstar credentials. Good player who handled boston well, but he is no worth 4 and 60, never mind more than that. Good luck in NY with the mets! Time to make Holliday a take it or leave it offer and then move on from there. Gomes/Hermida may not hit 40hr but it wouldn’t be a bad platoon. Either would Nady if he is healthy. Theo should make another big push for AGon….buch/bard/westmorland/kotchman/delcarmen/one of the minor league catchers and kotchmans salary for Agon. If he bites then great, if not then move on. If you trade Buch then they need to make a push for Lackey and one of the recovering arms like sheets/bedard/escobar/duscherer

I agree with all who say players are way overpaid. However, I just don’t get the Red Sox strategy, if there is one. They are paying $9 million to DUMP Mike Lowell despite his remaining a solid hitter, with power, great hands. Range problems might get better, particularly with a new shortstop that has range.

Even assuming the worst with Mike Lowell, he could sit the bench and be a sub for $3 million more. He’s better than Casey Kotchman and the others on the bench who are getting $2-$3 million. AND he might surprise, and revert to close to the form he had 2 years ago for perhaps 130 games.

I just don’t get it. If they can pay $9 million to DUMP Mike Lowell (the reserve catcher they got will never play signficant games for the Red Sox), then they can match whatever offer there is out there for Bay or Holliday, even though I agree that the salary picture in baseball is ridiculous.

It’s almost like Theo has drunk at the course for billionaire morons all these hedge fund guys attended. The worse one does, the more one can make if nobody complains. We Sox fans are like shareholders, customers and the public in the financial mess. We see incompetence in management and we still kiss up to them (bailing them out when needed) and let them do what they want, no matter how stupid and lacking in common sense they are.

Rumor has it Sox are discussing and Adrian Gonzalez move. But won’t give up Buchholz and Kelley or Westmorland. Please WTF is the fascination with these prospects. Gonzalez solidifies your lineup immediately. Clay is nothing more than a 3rd starter and prospects are just that prospects. I just don’t understand anymore with Theo, I honestly do believe this team is looking to cut payroll. Get Gonzalez at any cost, sign Mike Cameron, and take a flier on a 4th or 5th starter like Bedard or Ben Sheets and this team is solid.

in a perfect world dude^^^..and i dont want mike cameron anywhere near my team…say no to cancer!! trust in theo…2 rings!!

agree with Chris..what is the facination with the prospects. if all SD wants is buch/kelly or westmoreland and other spare parts then he is nuts not to do it. I would pass on bay and sign holliday and lackey too. they have the money, spend it and compete with the yankees.

What do any of you red sox fans care about the dollars it’s not your money and it does not effect you in the least. In my opinion if you want a player just pay slightly more than the other teams and you’ll get them. Unfortunately $$$ is the key to players hearts so the highest bidder will almost always win. Also, if you think you’ll get Holliday for cheaper than Bay that is laughable. The cardinals have already showed interest in bringing Holliday back, so while the sox have been wasting time with Bay Holliday is getting his offers. Also, everyone is saying Holliday will make more than Bay so good luck prying him away if you aren’t willing to break the piggy bank for him. Moral of the story is don’t be cheap and stop trying to make dumb financial moves you think are low risk high benefit because they usually suck (*cough* Bred Penny and John Shmoltz *cough*). If you really want to win you spend the coin. It’s not like the sox cant afford it, because as someone said above, they’re paying to NOT have Lowell on their team.

Buchholz has emotional problems that are revealed when he starts throwing to first when runner on bag. He concentrates on runner and not batter so starts walking everybody and has to be pulled.

see you later bay don`t let the door hit ya, i wish i could make 15 mil a year to play baseball

Sox are trying nice with Lowell so he can play somewhere but Sox have no room for two DHs.

Players when young MUST take highest offers to help them in latter years. No discounts for chintzy Red Flops.

stand firm on your offer to bay theo…just because we have the money doesn’t mean we should overpay a player…and getting holliday isn’t worth the money either…boras is already demanding tex money for holliday…and sorry…but he isn’t THAT good either…spend the money on adrian gonzalez…he’s already a proven player that would fit good with us…we can live without buchholz…we can live without westmoreland…if that is all san diego is asking for…GIVE IT TO THEM for gonzo!!!!…his bat alone will improve more than bay’s bat…guess it doesn’t sound like bay wants a WS ring…if he did…he would take the Sox’ offer and start working toward helping us win a couple more rings…bottom line…just cuz we have the money doesn’t mean we should over pay a player…we’ll get by…I still think we have a good lineup if we can get ALL cylinders clicking at the same time…now that the boys have the taste of a short post season…I believe we will come out stronger and better in 2010 than we were in 2009…

Adrian Gonzalez has a very cheap contract which is exactly why the Padres will NOT trade him. They don’t need to unload him yet so I wouldn’t hold your breathe that the Sox will get him. It just doesn’t make sense for them to trade a very cheap player that could help them win this year so don’t get your hopes up for Gonzalez because I seriously doubt it will happen.

first off bay is better then the whole redsox lineup…goodluck finding someone to hit a bomb ova the monster….congratz u goes dont have manny…u guys have ortiz who can barely hit a softball if it was lightly thrown at him…and now you dont get bay….and let me guess…half of you terrible fans somehow convinced yourselves that you dont need him. Well you guy couldnt make it to the world series with him…GL without him…youll be real happy….hey boston fans..”Later guys, don’t let the door hit ya in the—-” when you go home after a terrible season without bay

sign holliday, forget bay———-

That Bucholtz has something going…Some sort of ADD–CIA bug eyes…He can’t sit still…No way I want that guy on the mound in the playoffs…How he didn’t get shelled in his last playoff outing is beyond me…He kept pitching up near the letters…TRADE HIM

How did that goofy bastard Bucholtz land one of Howie’s models? Its not like he has tons of dough yet…

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