I got this Mike! This is mine!
--John Lackey
Those were the last words I saw out of John Lackey's mouth. And I said it right their that this was the last time that Lackey would pitch for the Angels. It really to come to much a surprise when John Lackey filed for free agency. Had the season ended with a World Series Ring, Lackey probably would have still tested the market. And when he declined arbitration, I was assuming that Lackey would make his way to a NL East team. I was thinking the Mets.
And it has been fairly well documented on this site and others, I have a hate for the Boston Red Sox that is matched by no other team. I do not hate the Rangers, the Dodgers, or even the Yankees as much as I hate the Red Sox. But never would I have thought when John Lackey wanted AJ Burnet money, that John Henry would be the one signing the check.
I was nearly relieved when the Yankees came to terms with Andy Pettitte and started to believe the Halosphere of thinking the Angels actually had a chance to re-sign Lackey with the 5 Year 60MM deal. Well I was wrong.
Big John Lackey is now a member of the Boston Red Sox rotation and figures to slot in as a #3 starter for the Red Sox. I'm kind of surprised that Lackey would go to the Red Sox, I know this is a business, but its the Red Sox. The bane of the Halos Post Season in 2004, 2007, and 2008, was all but exercised in 2009 until the post-season. John Lackey who pitched a terrific post-season is now heading to Boston. And maybe just maybe all the demons of the past haven't been exercised. I'm not really happy for Lackey at all, his money isn't deserved. Boston overpaid for him and in two years they will know it. Enjoy the Chowder, bad weather and worse women. Enjoy the front porch in Left Field, where the AL East best will be putting your curve balls. Thanks for the memories!
And it has been fairly well documented on this site and others, I have a hate for the Boston Red Sox that is matched by no other team. I do not hate the Rangers, the Dodgers, or even the Yankees as much as I hate the Red Sox. But never would I have thought when John Lackey wanted AJ Burnet money, that John Henry would be the one signing the check.
I was nearly relieved when the Yankees came to terms with Andy Pettitte and started to believe the Halosphere of thinking the Angels actually had a chance to re-sign Lackey with the 5 Year 60MM deal. Well I was wrong.
Big John Lackey is now a member of the Boston Red Sox rotation and figures to slot in as a #3 starter for the Red Sox. I'm kind of surprised that Lackey would go to the Red Sox, I know this is a business, but its the Red Sox. The bane of the Halos Post Season in 2004, 2007, and 2008, was all but exercised in 2009 until the post-season. John Lackey who pitched a terrific post-season is now heading to Boston. And maybe just maybe all the demons of the past haven't been exercised. I'm not really happy for Lackey at all, his money isn't deserved. Boston overpaid for him and in two years they will know it. Enjoy the Chowder, bad weather and worse women. Enjoy the front porch in Left Field, where the AL East best will be putting your curve balls. Thanks for the memories!
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