Eh, I'm not as angry as others. I guess I just really appreciate having won 4 WS titles over the last 15-16 years. That is just not something that happens to teams - BOS fans are really lucky.
I also like Mookie, but don't LOVE him as a player. I realize not everybody can be compared to Mike Trout, but the money Mookie is reportedly seeking is just outrageous. Paying anybody that kind of money over that period of time is risky. I understand ownership wanting to take a step back and re-group/re-tool. The team had a really off year last year - the same thing could have happened again with Mookie on the roster.
Also, Mookie is going to an incredible situation. While BOS fans are upset that we'll seemingly never pay big money for a big-time FA of our own again, future FAs can look at the fact that we sent him to a better team than he was currently on. It really doesn't hurt our image.
Don't get me wrong, it would have been great to keep him and money spent last off-season probably should never have been spent at all in anticipation of this move, but I just don't think it's as devastating as people are making it out to be. This ownership group saved this team and made them incredibly successful and I am sure they will spend money to make them successful in the future once again. We are a very fortunate fan base.