Boston-You have got to be Kidding?

You don't even need Matsuzaka and you know it--you only bid the money to block the Yankees. You already had the best pitching rotation on the planet- Schilling, Beckett, Wakefield, Papelbon, and your choice of the youngsters at #5( Lester, Hansen, on and on). You just paid $100M for a number 5 starter--that is your only opening. So let's say what it really is-- a spiteful, petty move that has escalated salaries across the league-- again-- you did this before when you signed Manny to a $20m annual contract. Through it all you have railed against the Yankees and even engineered a tax on the Yankees-- who by the way have carried AL attendance to it's present all time highs. So now it is out in the open and you can't hide that you have used your competitive position to strike a blow-- well the Yankees know that you have almost always had the best talent--like last season-- and you already had the best talent before Matsuzaka. The only question for Yankee fans is how entertaining your annual collapse will be this season. Oh I know you came back from down 3-0 to win in 2004-- so let's see you do it again.. You'll have to get in the playoffs first and that will be an iffy deal for a team that plays as poorly as you did last season. You need hitters - maybe so go get Drew and see if he can play 160 games-- you need relievers- well you can take your pick in trade with the 3-4 young extra arms you have in your system--Del Carmen would be behind only Rivera in NY. So lets see if you can finish ahead of NYY, Tigers, ChiSox, Angels, Oakland, and Minnesota to even get in the big dance--at this point it looks kinda doubtful.