Not Again, Please

So there are rumors that Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay could be traded, and already people are saying that the Red Sox are gonna have to get into a massive bidding war with the Yankees over him. I think I’ve heard this before, i.e., “OMG THE RED SOX MUST KEEP PLAYER X AWAY FROM THE YANKEES OR ELSE THEY WILL BE DOOMED.”

Of course, we heard the gloating from the Yankees fans a few months ago when the Yankees won the bidding war with Boston for Mark Teixeira. The Sox either absolutely needed Teixeira or at least absolutely had to keep him away from the Yankees. How did that DOOM turn out? The Yankees are 0-7 this season against the Sox. Teixeira getting the All-Star nod over Youkilis this year doesn’t mean shit with numbers like that.

Let’s not jump the gun again, folks.

UPDATE: And yes, I’m still on haitus. I just figured I had to get some Red Sox blogging in before the playoffs started.