I know I’m a broken record, but I hope this team has the discipline to keep losing, even when it would be fun to spoil the Yankees division hopes. Here’s the current draft order:
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/reversestandings2012
1  Astros  44  97  0.312  0.0 
2  Cubs  55  86  0.390  11.0 
3  Rockies  57  83  0.407  13.5 
4  *Twins  59  82  0.418  15.0 
5  *Indians  59  82  0.418  15.0 
6  Marlins  63  79  0.444  18.5 
7  Red Sox  63  78  0.447  19.0 
8  Royals  63  77  0.450  19.5 
9  Pirates [Compensation for Appel]
10 Blue Jays  64  75  0.460  21.0

The rest of the teams in the top ten are losing as well, so it’s been a hard slog from the 12th pick to the 7th. But the Sox need the slot money to draft pitching, and they’ve been rewarded not only with better picks, but with nearly $1 million additional to spend. If they can keep losing and crack the top five, the money gets really good.

Not fun to watch them lose, but at this point there’s no sense in winning.

 The teams ahead of Boston in the draft are likely to lose as well, particularly with only 21 games remaining. But both the Indians and Twins and the Rockies and Cubs have series against each other, so if Boston can lose every game, they still have a shot at a better pick.

Beat even the Yankees, though, and they might be out of the top ten, which would seriously cut into their slot money and make it impossible to sign a restricted free agent.

Why not go with a three-man rotation – Bard, Stewart and Dice-K?

He legacy decline with every stop after he left the Giants. Hall of Famer? Seems generous.

ABOUT time!

The easiest decision ever. Clearly a hall of famer.

He should thank Bill Belichick who helped him get there.

And I thought all a tuna got was a wall of fame!!

he never won anything without the hoodie. he’s way over rated. 

Well deserved honor.

If his entire career had been outside of New York he would not even be considered as a hall of famer (or if a certain Buffalo field goal kicker didn’t CHOKE on a chip-shot game-winner)- funny how the New York press influences such decisions…

Absalutly. True way overrated didn’t win in New England , ny jets, Dallas,and in Miami in front office can you say overrated overrated

Dude, he is a HofFer. All he’s accomplished. Sure, he didn’t win the SB after the Giants. But he took a team to one, another to AFC Championship. He’s an over-the-top personality who helped define the NFL and grow its popularity in the 80s and 90s. He won a Super Bowl with a backup quarterback. How many other coaches can say they did that?

And Bill Belichick probably wouldn’t be where he is if he weren’t mentored and groomed by him. I think it’s kind of sad that Warren Sapp gets in the same year as Parcells. I heard that some of the voters felt like he was too much of a mercenary, and had no loyalty, which I guess you could argue, but still, the above accomplishments, his defensive innovations, modernizing the game, he should have been in a long time ago.

 The other way around.

No question Parcells deserves to be in the hall but with a limited number of spots available, why doesn’t the NFL set it up differently? Choose 5 players and keep the coaches in a separate category. With so many older vets still waiting for their induction, lumping coaches and owners in with players only makes it that much more difficult for players like Charles Haley (major snub!) or Michael Strahan (another snub) to gain entrance.