Christmas has come early for the Red Sox, who added Curt Schilling, one of the best pitchers in the game, to their rotation in a deal with the cost-cutting Diamondbacks. Steinbrenner must be furious!
The Red Sox were so convinced that they were going to the World Series, the Fall Classic logo was being painted at Fenway Park whilst Boston were five outs away from beating the Yankees. But in typical Boston style, they managed to blow their lead, and now face a winter of big financial decisions.