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seabeachfred
I've responded to a similar post by someone else some time ago. I happened to be in Chicago that summer of 2012 when the Red Sox and Cubs played that three game series. In the Chicago Tribune that Friday Theo was telling the writer that it was his hope to build a young and dynamic team headed by his youthful infield of Rizzo, Pedroia, Iglesias and Middlebrooks and round it out by home grown pitchers. He said he was waylaid by Werner who worried about TV ratings and the lack of "sexy" players---whatever the hell that means---, while Lucchino wanted big splashes of prime free agent players who could put butts in the seats. It was a conflict manufactured in hell and it showed between those disappointing years of 2009-2011. It's a wonder now how Cherington was able to be independent and lucky enough to sign those seemingly average players but great team performers and win a WS with those two baboons lurking around with their half-ass ideas. The problem with those two kooks might still be with us. My take is if you put a winning team on the field you will put butts in the stands and the TV rating will go through the roof. These are Red Sox fans we're talking about, not Seattle, Minnesota, Miami or Cleveland.