They were in similar situations.
Jason Bay could have signed an extension with the Red Sox at the All Star break this past season but instead opted to become a free agent at the end of the season.
Marc Savard chose NOT to become a free agent at the end of this season and signed a contract extension mid season (at a hometown discount).
Jason Bay knew that it was going to be a weak free agency class and that he would be the top free agent available. He didn’t want to take a hometown discount or even sign a reasonable offer by the Red Sox. He wanted to maximize the green stuff.
Had Marc Savard become a free agent at the end of the season, he would have been one of the top free agents in the NHL and made A LOT of money. But he didnt.
Marc Savard is on the record as saying, “I'm proud to be a Boston Bruin. I’ve watched this town grow back into a hockey town and hopefully our goal as a team and staff comes true, that we can bring a (Stanley) Cup here to Boston.”
And he backed up those statements by signing with Boston for less money than he could have got as a free agent.
That is the kind of statement that a winner makes…a leader.
Jason Bay only cares about the money. He personifies the greedy athlete.
If he had never been traded to Boston for Manny Ramirez, he would have played out his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and no one would have noticed him.
But he hit the lottery the day he was traded to the Red Sox for Manny Ramirez. The Sox put him in the heart of their lineup and made it to game 7 of the ALCS that year getting him a lot of national exposure
He was voted a starter to the All Star game in 2009 and now he is about to walk away for the money.
No loyalty to the organization. No loyalty to his teammates. No loyalty to Red Sox fans.
The only thing he is loyal to is the green stuff. Money.
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