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Two stories about how the Red Sox missed out on getting Mark Teixeira this
past offseason, one in the Boston Globe:
. . . come the end of this season, particularly if the Red Sox fail to retain
Jason Bay, the Yankees' signing of Teixeira at the Red Sox' expense could
loom as a pivotal turning point in baseball's fiercest division . . .
[Teixeira] might have been the centerpiece of the Boston lineup for years to
come. Given the struggles of Ortiz, the Sox' failure to sign Teixeira now
leaves them with something of a long-term predicament offensively.
And one in the New York Times, which ties it specifically to the Sox-Yanks
rivalry, with the headline "Teixeira Altered Dynamics of Red Sox-Yankees
Rivalry."
The question caused Alex Rodriguez to put his palms on the side of his head,
smile and utter, "Wow." It was Rodriguez's animated, one-syllable response to
how dramatically different the rivalry between the Yankees and the Red Sox
would have been if Mark Teixeira had signed with Boston . . . The Red Sox
positioned their off-season around signing Teixeira, a player who would have
fit snugly into their desire for shrewd, patient hitters who play stellar
defense. If the Red Sox were assigned the task of building the perfect
player, they would have constructed someone who hit, fielded, walked and
talked like Teixeira.
Only brief mention of the facts that (a) The Sox have yet to lose to the
Yankees this year, so the dynamics haven't been altered that much; (b) that
the Red Sox have a really good first base prospect in Lars Anderson; and (c)
even if Anderson doesn't pan out, it's been a very long time since the Red
Sox were a team that allowed itself to have gaping holes anywhere. If Bay
bolts, they'll find a way to patch the holes and will remain competitive.
That's just what they do. So yes, having Mark Teixeira in Boston would have
changed things a bit, but I think it's really easy to oversell this
storyline. They'll find someone else. They always do.
But hey, the Yankees are playing the Red Sox this week, and overselling
everything that goes with that is part of the territory.
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