What's your instant reaction to the Mets winning the record-breaking Soto Sweepstakes? Disappointed in Sox? Too much money?
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00:00Well, I think I don't really think I think it was the Red Sox set a number. Let's call it 700
00:06Cohen went above that and I think that the Red Sox rather than saying all right
00:10We got to put an extra 50 60 million into this to maybe get it done
00:15Felt like that other stuff would be able to get it done, but they weren't willing to go above
00:20700 million they were hoping that all right big poppy will call him and he'll be able to get it done
00:27I think that's kind of where they want
00:29I I for one i'm glad that they didn't spend it. They're being fiscally responsible
00:34No, they gotta spend that money now
00:37Do we think they're gonna spend 700 million dollars this offseason?
00:40Well, if they if they don't if they no, no if they don't then it's then
00:45Really, whatever they say from here out here on out is just is basic capping all day
00:51I understand that but do you think they're going to spend 700?
00:54I think they're gonna I think they
00:56Yes, they're gonna spend close to that holy cow, yeah, they're gonna spend that on like three four players at okay
01:03I hope you're right. I mean, this is dan from newton. Hi, dan
01:07Hey, how you doing greg? What's up? Um, yeah, my buddy my buddy
01:11Justin was excited about not getting soda, but I don't believe him
01:14But what are your thoughts on the red socks using young up-and-coming social media people like the orange average mic
01:21To spread false information to get the fan base excited. Do you think that that's what they did now?
01:27Because it doesn't help. I I don't I like
01:30Nick is an influencer. He had the uh, montgomery thing. So they were he was the hot and upcoming guy
01:37So they fed him a story and it spread like wildfire if that's what they're doing
01:41I I mean it's I mean they were using social media influencers in the election. So they were paying people to
01:47Be on social media and say who they were voting for
01:50So I I mean maybe if that's what the red socks are doing no because they're already past that point, right?
01:55Why didn't they get eric shun like I mean if you're gonna go and get somebody I would go get eric, I mean he works
02:00I mean, he'd be the guy. Yeah, but they're already sticks his neck out. They're past that point, right?
02:05So like you can't just use this to create buzz because that no longer that goodwill
02:13No longer exists right through the social media if you're creating
02:17You are still buying it hook line and sooner. I'm not buying it. You are this i'm buying
02:23That listen greg, I I don't know how I can say this that you want to
02:28Understand it. They are i'm buying that
02:32They wanted him
02:34They missed out
02:35They now have 700 million that they have to allocate to other players in order for me to believe
02:42That they were serious and they're serious about changing the direction of the franchise
02:46So I would ask this wigs so they invested a lot of time into this even if it was a charade, right?
02:52They flew out there
02:53They've been in depth in the conversation takes a long time to put a powerpoint together
02:58About the freedom trail and some of the other historical sites that we have here one if by land two if I see
03:04Yes, um, they did all that
03:07And that guy that they believe to be worth the biggest contract they've ever given by a factor of three
03:15Was not worthy of an additional four million a year for 15 years because to me
03:21If they really thought he was this guy john henry doesn't lose i'm sure there were other bidders of the penguins
03:27I'm sure there were other bidders for liverpool
03:29He invests and he wins because he's rich and powerful when he wants to
03:34I believe this was an entire thing because guess what for two plus weeks greg shows like ours
03:40Have been talking about juan soto right before christmas in the holidays where people are buying gifts because ticket sales are slow
03:47It's the cheapest easiest earned media that you could possibly get
03:52It is nuts
03:54That you are all in on this and then you can't close it out
03:59Like i'm, sorry
04:0165 million 50 75. What is that in the great scheme of things when you have teams that you're trying to beat?
04:09Like the dodgers that are willing to invest their payroll is a billion dollars right this upcoming season
04:161 billion dollars
04:18the dodgers
04:20Spend the money
04:21You're the boston redsox
04:24I I so anyway, juan soto is a met will be a met 15 years
04:32765 million dollars and I get it
04:36a text on the new text line
04:39Somebody says greg you're acting like this isn't the the biggest deal ever in major league baseball history
04:44You know what it is and the next one will be the a bigger deal right like that's the price of doing business
04:50But there's got to be a limit that that's why rich people stay rich rich people
04:54No matter how much they want that specific vehicle or whatever it is
04:58They're they're bidding on they set a limit and clearly it seems like their limit was
05:05700 million and we're we're hoping we're doing everything in our power to get it done. They got outbid now
05:12Let me see you allocate that money elsewhere if you don't
05:16Then I think they deserve everything that comes their way
05:19And if they don't there'll be so much crap thrown in their direction
05:25That I don't think they'll be able to show their face in public
05:27Well, but we either we're well past that. No, we're not. How are you saying that?
05:32He's giving them one more chance like that. So what about last year?
05:36Last year was fake last year. Can we start with last year last year the same people that were fake?
05:40We know no, no last year was fake because who were they in on it? They weren't in on otani
05:46Okay. Well, so this year we know up until yesterday, you know
05:50I was even saw framing hand lou out there, you know when I was following him on social media any baseball
05:56Insider was like the red socks a legit in on oh, they were all in right?
06:02Yeah, they were last year. They weren't all in on this one. They were
06:07Just missed it by a smidge
06:10They're just a bit outside
06:12Missed it by a little teeny tiny little smidge. You strike me as a big fisherman
06:16No, I hate fishing does it count when you get the fish right next to the boat?
06:20Or do you have to bring the puppy on board? You have to bring the fish on for the photo op
06:25But guess what if you're not out on the boat in the water, you can't get the fish
06:29Well, don't waste the money on the gas that's bad for the environment
06:32But you got it in order listen in order to make the play you got to be out there
06:35What do you think their carbon footprint was to go out to california and get not come get back with the guy?
06:39Well, they got a private jet. So they wait wiki is like biggie smalls one more chance. Let's say one more chance