El Guapo's Ghost Rambles on about the Red Sox

As everyone knows by now, the deal is Fossum, Lyon, de la Rosa and Gross for Schilling; the Brewers are not involved. It is still a steal for the Sox. de la Rosa is a good prospect, but there is no such thing as a pitching prospect. Lyon is a spare part and Gross hit 245 with 1 homer at Augusta.

Notable quotes from Gordon Edes in today's Globe.

"I think they're going to name me manager, I believe that, I hope they do, but I don't think it will be tomorrow," said Francona

"Terry is a huge part of this, if Terry gets the job," said Schilling

And more from Schilling on Francona, "If he's not the manager there, my interest in going to Boston would diminish drastically. I love playing for him, I enjoyed playing for him.

"But then I found out that Fenway Park is a worse home run park than the BOB [Bank One Ballpark in Arizona] is," Schilling said.

It is not all about the money, "We'll go where my wife and I decide is best for us. The money I get in this next contract is money on top of money I can't spend."

The stars are aligning.

Jayson Stark has a similar take on the situation.

The other big news was that Keith Foulke and Don Theo watched the C's game together. When Foulke was announced, the crowd went nuts. Foulke and the Don hit The Place after the game to watch the "Greatest Boston Sports Moments" Video reports the Dirt Dogs. Don Theo probably told Foulke that when you close out a World Series Championship, it will be the only clip in the "Greatest Boston Sports Moments" Video. Foulke will be inked.