LOL good job Trot Nixon. Lose the season because you want to jump on a Yankee spot starter. Wow he showed them, what a team player.
Stima, this is a good trade for the Sox. The Yankees don't have any .300 hitters and it's well-known how shit their starting 5 is. So why are they 8 games up? Jeter, Rodriguez, Lofton, Matsui, Posada are all excellent defenders. It's hard to say anything good about any Red Sox player's D other than Damon. And Mientkiewicz is just in a slump, he's not a power hitter or RBI guy but the Sox already have plenty of those. He has hit .300 with 65+ RBI's a few times in the past.
I think what both the Red Sox and Yankees don't realize is that 9 40 HR hitters isn't going to win you championships. Look at the Marlins last year, they had 1 superstar and 8 above average players. Consistent pitching, excellent defense and timely hitting. And they beat the shit out of the Yankees.