but, it will likely be the yankees vs. whomever in the NL...
BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox obtained right-hander Kevin Jarvis from Arizona for a player to be named or cash and assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday night.
The 37-year-old Jarvis was 0-1 with an 11.91 ERA in five games with the Diamondbacks this season and joins his 10th major-league organization. In his major-league career, he is 34-48 with a 6.05 ERA in 183 appearances.
In 15 games, 13 of them starts, with Triple-A Tucson this year Jarvis was 3-6 with a 3.44 ERA.
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seriously, sox, when is it time to stop gambling on has-been/never-will-be pitchers with 6.00+ ERAs?
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Not directing this question at you per se Cooch-- just in general-- but why should fans plop down $90 to go to Fenway to see this team play? Factor in another $25-40 for parking, maybe another $10-20 in concessions, and you're looking at a $150 tab. All for what? To see friggin Jarvis...or whatever other journeyman retread Theo has on speeddial.
I'd rather burn the $150 in a fireplace. At least I'd have time to toast some marshmallows...
i'd have to agree with your take, lav. theo mentioned that they're playing for the future - but they're raising tickets steadily. and, for the most part, we've been fed minor-league talent. for the same price of a sox ticket, i'd rather spend the coinage on a trip to see the paw sox (hotel included!).
Raising ticket prices for an improving team and an improving product makes sense, but not for deteriorating/marginal one which the Sox have been post-championship.
No matter how you slice it, it's very hard to defend the Sox ticket price hike. Ticket hike for a declining product ain't gonna get me to Fenway anytime soon.
Check out this example. Say you've been going to this steakhouse for years. You've always gotten filet mignon which was always top notch. However, they raised the price of the filet mignon by $5 for whatever reason. But since the raising in price, the filet mignon is tasting more like shoe leather. That's not gonna sit too well with you, is it? Most likely you're gonna stop dining at that steakhouse and go to another restaurant that presents a better value for the money. In other words, I'm taking my bizzle elsewhere.
Going to Pawtucket to see a game is like going to Taco Bell for your steak. Sure it might be a step or two down from the medium rare shoe leather you had at the steakhouse- but it's a far better alternative than spending 5x your money at Fenway for shoe leather steak or rubbery chicken.
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