Congratulations to Mike Lowell, for signing with the Boston Red Sox! You made the right choice in all aspects. Boston is the best way for you to win another World Series title, and it was the best choice to prove your character. Since you turned down that extra year and extra money and went with the 3 years, 37.5 million dollars, you will be praised and cheered from every seat at fenway, every bar stool on Landsdown, from every couch in New England. You were absolutely unstoppable last season, and the fans know that you have so much more to contribute to the team and to your personal career records. You've proven yourself to be a stand-up guy, Mike, and for Boston fans that's almost more important than the numbers. Need I mention Johnny Damon? I don't think that you would have wanted your face printed on thousands of T-shirts with slogans indicating your traitor-ship (referring only to the option for your return to the Yankees). What's the point in taking more money to play for a team that won't give you the acclaim that you deserve, and probably won't make it to another world series? But you know, Mike, I think you said it best:
“I really don’t believe everything should be about money,” Lowell said. “I just didn’t think my happiness should be bought just by dollars.”
You are a saint, Mike Lowell, because I, among other Red Sox fans, perpetually hope that there are players like you who really mean this point, players who play the game to play the game instead of just looking to make the most money. It seems today that there are only a small percentage of players like you left, who will place their happiness above salary. Thank goodness that baseball isn't a world of A-rods, a world of players who only want self-acclaim and the most money and fame. Thank you, Mike Lowell, for keeping my hope alive that there are still good guys in baseball.
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