That's the difference with the Pats and the Sox. BB does not get tied up in emotion. He would not have brought Lowell back.
Oh come on! Theo parted ways with Nomar, DLowe, Pedro, Damon and Manny. If you think he gets caught up in emotion, you don't know what emotion is, my friend.
There are a couple of differences.
That said, kudos to the captain. Hope he can come through again and then go out on high terms.
Manny was traded because he became a cancer, not the same thing. He traded Nomar and upgraded the clubhouse. He's the closest to your rebuttal there is, even though he had become bad news in the clubhouse as well.
Lowe, Pedro, and Damon were all lost due to free agency, that the Sox bid heavily on and were a bit upset when they lost out on (well maybe not Lowe).