I wonder how the “poor” Red Sox and their fans are justifying the signings of John Lackey and Mike Cameron.  All the John Henry talk of a salary cap and blasting the Yankees for spending too much money kind of rings hollow today.  They are giving both Lackey and Cameron more than anyone else was willing to offer.  So now that makes Dice-K, J.D. Drew, Cameron and Lackey as well as some guys in the bullpen as Red Sox mercenaries.  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t see any problem with signing free agents.  I do however have a problem with hypocrisy.  All of the fans crying about the Yankees “buying” pennants is absolutely ridiculous.  The Yankees operate within the rules just like Boston does.  Players have to be paid based on past performance and future potential based on what the market dictates.  So please no more whining from Sox fans about how much money the Yankees spend.  The Sox do the same thing.  They just don’t have as many star calibre players to pay.