Dealin' Dave has morphed into
Reelin' Dave. This off-season, it's all about how Red Sox President of Baseball Operations
Dave Dombrowski has been psychologically sand-bagged by his counterpart in
Baghdad-By-The-Hudson. As an example, Dombrowski
actually said this last night,
"I think we're closer. But I don't know if we're closer to getting something done or being eliminated from doing things. I think we're closer to getting answers on some things." Is this the same guy who used to deal from the hip—beating rivals to the punch? As we write this on Thursday morning (the
last day of
The Winter Meetings), only one report has Boston even
close to a deal with either of two players—and one of those (free-agent
Eric Hosmer) is much more likely to land in San Diego.
The Padres are going to skunk us! All of a sudden, it appears that Dombrowski has become the
Bobby Valentine of the Red Sox front office—completely ineffectual. This is beyond whiny fans complaining, this is downright embarrassing.
