Aside from the merits of the deal, one thing I like about the Red Sox’ acquisition of Scott Williamson is the attitude behind it — the greed and audacity the Sox will need to learn from Steinbrenner if they’re going to keep pace with him over the long haul. Think about it: the Sox had given up a productive everyday player (Shea Hillenbrand) to get the guy who’s now their closer, and both Byun-Hyung Kim and the bullpen as a whole have pitched well since he was installed as the closer. But rather than say, “our bullpen’s pitching well now, we don’t have to worry about it,” the Sox went out and brought in another accomplished high-end reliever. That’s how you stop thinking “Wild Card” and start thinking “spray champagne on Bud Selig.”