[andyfox]

The Red Sox scored about a hundred runs more than they allowed. If they can do it again, they should win about the same number of games, and that should be good enough to get them into the playoffs. I think they've done fine in the off-season. Losing Manny would be a big blow, unless they got, say, Tejada for him. Damon is a good, but not great player, not in Manny's class.