what is it about red sox contract offers of 4 years/$60 million ... back in 2004, the red sox offered nomar garciaparra a 4 year/$60 million contract extension ... nomar declined the offer and was subsequently traded ... in retrospect, garciaparra should have taken that deal without a second thought ... now comes the case of jason bay ... at this year's all-star break, boston offered bay a 4 year/$60 million contract ... jason declined ... the red sox made their 4/$60 offer again at season's end ... jason again declined and expressed a desire to explore the free agent market ... now as the new year approaches, jason bay is unsigned ... and his only known offer is from the new york mets ... an offer to flush the next 4 years of his career into long island sound for $66 million ... an offer jason bay has yet to accept ... i'm thinking the last place bay wants to spend the next 4 years playing baseball is flushing, ny ... jason should have taken the red sox offer and never looked back