The Red Sox are the local scapegoats. It's hard enough to play baseball without being the local scapegoat too.
Michael LewisThere are several insights at the heart of the Aโs system that I think are wonderful for baseball. One, that itโs a team game. That no one player is going to make that much of a difference to your team, so for godโs sake donโt go blow a quarter of your budget on one guy.
Michael LewisThe institutions at the centre of capitalism are bigger than they've ever been, the pay is much greater, the ability of society to get its arms around it is much less. The political clout of the financial class is unbelievable. I'd say the story is darker than when I was there. When I was there it felt like a comedy - and now it feels more like a tragedy.
Michael Lewis