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Old 11-20-2007, 05:42 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by BigFish View Post
Not evaluating the market.....evaluating the talent! The market wanted to give him between 55-60 million dollars over 4 years! He must really like it here......or he realized Fenway Park caters to his swing and style of hitting! It adds homers and rbi's to his stats!Still....sweet contract and staying with a contender instead of toiling with an also-ran!
The market didn't want to give him 55-60 million, the media did. Controversy sells newspapers and ad spots on NESN. Still a nice chunck of change for the guy

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