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Originally Posted by Ilow
I could have summed it up in one sentence: Pedro is a prima donna bitch.
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Pedro's attitude runs a little deeper than the view of him being a PDB. What a lot of people don't realize is that Petey grew up in one of the poorest countries in the world: The Dominican Republic. He stated in a press conference during the playoffs that he is just thankful for the opportunities and abilities he has been given and that when he was a kid none of this seemed possible with him sitting under a mango tree with only a quarter in his pocket. As llow wrote, Pedro does equate money with respect. One can't really fault him with this attitude as I'm sure most of us did not grow up in the DR and can't possibly understand the mentality. Additionally, Pedro probably realizes his career is drawing to close (5 years tops) and the more money he earns, the more money he can put back into the DR; he's already built a couple of schools and hospital down there. If you were in his shoes and had a choice of 3yrs/$36M or 4yrs/$50M, I'm pretty sure the latter would be chosen. So to sum things up, what might be viewed as greediness or selfishness is really just Pedro looking out what matters to him the most: his homeland.
As good as Pedro and Lowe were for the Sox, I'd take Wells, Clement, and Miller for the same money. The reason? Three veteran arms in the playoffs as opposed to two. Also, all Wells has to do is beat Lowe's stats from last season of 5.42 ERA and 1.61 WHIP and the 3 to 2 pitcher exchange pays off. Wells is off to a slow start but being that he's post ERA's of 3.73 to 4.14 the past three seasons, I'm pretty confident he'll come around (it's still April).
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Originally Posted by Ilow
Oh yeah, as far as their treatment of Nomar, he was never the same after the Sox attempted to sign A-Rod, but they were still classy to acknowledge his contributions over the years, and gave him a ring and a full share.
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I can't really explain wtf happened with Nomar. I know the majority of us (RSN) were pretty upset when he was traded but I think that was more of a sentimental reaction. Nomar has been on the decline in recent years and his fielding has been horrible (not the # errors but range at SS). I also think Sox management knew that he would cost them anywhere from $12M to $15M a season in a long term deal. For that kind of money, the Sox wrapped up Renteria (a superior fielder who will save runs) for $10M/season and were able to add some pitching depth (rotation and bullpen).