For the #RedSox to get where they want to be they'll have to get beyond the Boras Boogeyman Blame Game.

It's a model not dissimilar to what they did with Garrett Crochet: Get him in the fold, have exclusive opportunity to craft a long-term deal.

I was being snarky. Whenever anyone pursues a better deal for themselves, the usual refrain from certain quarters is that he didn't want to play in Boston. Not about Story specifically.

Historically speaking, it's unlikely. But my prediciton track record is poor. I thought Pivetta would take it last year, he didn't, bet on himself, and proved himself worthy of a longer-term deal.

Have been enjoying the World Series, but I'm ready for this weekend to be by us and get on with the off-season!

With no exaggeration, it was strategic malfeasance. The biggest mistake in this fan's lifetime.

Entire business case studies could be written about that level of strategic failure.