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Boston is more than just beatable. They're not much at all.
Gagne was obtained so that Papelbon could eventually become a starter. Okajima is good enough to close in his place, but the red sox's bullpen kinda sucks beyond that. The teams got a couple good bats, but the rest is less than mediocre. The yankees are by far a better team, but still not good enough to win the American league. There are a few teams that are easily superior from the two mentioned above.
The main reason the Yankees are where they are now is their catcher Posada who is the leader of the team when they're up at bat, but even more so when they're pitching. He has surpassed Mauer and Martinez this year in the catcher position on every level.
Plus, the man has the true yankee spirit. Kinda like what Shockey is to the Giants.
Texeira was a huge trade, but i don't believe it will help the braves this year ...the Mets are too good.

All this is nil compared to the Boston/Garnett trade in the NBA.
Can you imagine Pierce and Garnett on the same team? What a defence!