While Chass’ vitriol clearly went over the top this time (The Red Sox are wasting everyone’s time.), you have to admit that this was the off-season when the Red Sox became indistinguishable from the Yankees. BoSox can never again make the claim that Yankees are the only ones who can pick a player and buy him as they wish.

Meanwhile, the two best deals of the winter may be the trade of Sheffield for young pitchers and the signing of Pettitte.

I think that Sox fans will even miss the sketchy fielding of Renteria after seeing a season of Julio Lugo at short. Cearly the Sox were bidding against themselves with JD Drew, another opposite of “The Idiots” who won it all.

Let’s see what the next 48 hours will bring because the season may rest on a roll of the Dice.