It was just a bad signing….period, pure and simple. Cameron was a horrible hitter, and a liability in the field as well. A loss of $16 Million —- YIKES.

You’re right, they would’ve been much better of signing Jason Bay for 4 years…whoops.

it was a gamble that did not pay off for the sox…just like trading 3 top draft picks to SD for Gonzo…another gamble…

sometime they work out and sometime they don’t. the only good thing on the Cameron gamble is that it was only 2 years…

nice guy…enjoy retirement…maybe now they can dump McDonald and trade for a serviceable right fielder with a little pop in his bat…no superstar…but any decent player would be an upgrade over these two.

I’m just impressed this article was somehow able to be more than 1 paragraph long

The “Cameron Era”? Kind of like the Renteria Era, Lugo Era, Gonzalez Era, Martinez Era, etc….

so we end the Cameron era, and begin the era of July.

Yes Cameron did not work out but there is a big difference between him and guys like Lugo and Renteria,Cameron was always a professional and a positive influence in the club house.Oh yea he also was a very active guy in the community.It is too bad his skills eroded so much because he is one of the good guys in baseball!

Gone are the days when 38 year old players can produce. Without the juice, it is not likely the older players can stay healthy through the 162 game grind.

thank god hes gone,,now if only nancy drew was gone! never saw a player with less emotion than drew,,

Adding to what Geets said, The Clement error, Kim error,
Lackey error, the Damon and Lowe errors, the Jenks error,Wheeler error,Dice K error, and many more. But credit is deserved on drafting well.

Renteria was a negative influence in the clubhouse? I didn’t know that. I do know that he scored 100 runs, knocked in 71, had 38 doubles and 8 HR’s in what could be considered an off year. He made a lot of errors trying to adjust to the Fenway infield. He was publicly ridiculed by fans and media. He was given to Atlanta where he contined his great career while the Sox picked up the tab for his contract,leading to the Lugo mistake.I know that he is well over 2000 career hits and has delivered the game winning hit in two WS clinching games, and that he is still a servicable backup in the Major Leagues. People say that this trade was made during the “Gorila Suit Era” but it was one God awful piece of work by whoever made the decision to get rid of him.

I agree with Robert about Renteria. He defense trying to adjust to the fenway infield was horrific but he was fine in every other aspect. Sox fans jumped on the mob mentality of “rent a wreck” but actually we have not had a shortstop that produced runs and hitting in the clutch like he did since. I thought it was shameful how the sox office caved into the media pressure to get rid of him for basically nothing. I never understood why such animosity toward a player who wasn’t that bad. I’m sure Renteria wanted out just as badly but that’s when Redsox Nation can really suck sometimes. Now everyone is saying good riddance to Cameron, I hope he lands somewhere and is able to revitalize his career.

Lets see, last year at this time everyone was calling Ellsbury a sissy and Ortiz washed up. Where are those naysayers now?

Lets not forget playing as a small role player who gets a few at bats every now and then does not allow for a player to establish consistency or snap out of slumps. Cameron and McDonald have had a tough role to fill and people expect everyone on the lineup to hit at least 270 and it just doesn’t work that way folks.

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Berlusconi’s at last’s agreed to resign – why can’t Cameron? How can the Italians have all the good fortune? Bunga bunga!

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