It's Tuesday, so now the Red Sox claim they will go over the luxury tax threshold of $178 million—contradicting their earlier claims of belt-tightening. Don't you get the feeling that no one knows what they're doing over on Yawkey Way these days? The NOG has been getting bashed in the national media for a lack of urgency in filling their obvious holes this off-season. I guess they're starting to take notice of the criticism. This current flip-flop is reminiscent of the one we saw during the managerial search—you know, they were against experience before they were for it. Positively John Kerry-like! We'll probably have to wait a little longer to see which of these payroll modes they are really in. What a fun bunch of guys!
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
NOG Now May Breach Luxury Tax Threshold
It's Tuesday, so now the Red Sox claim they will go over the luxury tax threshold of $178 million—contradicting their earlier claims of belt-tightening. Don't you get the feeling that no one knows what they're doing over on Yawkey Way these days? The NOG has been getting bashed in the national media for a lack of urgency in filling their obvious holes this off-season. I guess they're starting to take notice of the criticism. This current flip-flop is reminiscent of the one we saw during the managerial search—you know, they were against experience before they were for it. Positively John Kerry-like! We'll probably have to wait a little longer to see which of these payroll modes they are really in. What a fun bunch of guys!