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...make day trips, a slight extra cost at the gate is a small price to pay for a shot at a World Series. Most true fans will gladly fork over a couple extra bucks per game if it means having Mussina throwing every fifth day behind Pedro in the Sox rotation...
...letter to season ticket holders, Sox GM Dan Duquette promised that all "the money that comes into the club through your support goes directly into the product on the field...
Given that pledge, the fans must hold up their end of the bargain as well. In times of national crisis, you don't question your government for raising taxes to fund the war effort. So must it be now with the Red Sox. As long as the team keeps its word and spends everything that comes into its coffers on personnel, everyone ought pay his fair share...
Because even if the Sox do reel in Mussina, the spending won't and can't end there. Last week there was talk that at the same time the Sox were pursuing Mussina, they were simultaneously talking with free agent lefthander Denny Neagle to bolster the staff even further. Adding a quality No. 3 starter like Neagle to the mix would be nice, but pitching wasn't the problem last year--run-production...
...even if Boston inks both Mussina and Neagle to deals, the Sox will still need a bat. The team cannot expect to field the same lineup again next year and simply hope that everyone has better seasons than they did in 2000. Recent acquisitions Dave Nillson and Chris Stynes were nice pickups, but they are platoon players at best and won't cut the mustard in the everyday lineup...