I remember watching ESPN during the final hours of the 2007 trade deadline. Not a lot of significant trades happened this year, but one of the biggest stories seemed to be the Red Sox getting Eric Gagne. The Red Sox and Braves were getting praised for making the best moves while the Yankees were being questioned for their decisions. At the time, the Yankees seemed to desperately need help with their bull pen, most specifically their lack of a bridge to Mariano Rivera. At the time, Eric Gagne seemed like the perfect fit for that missing piece of the puzzle in New York's bull pen. The Red Sox on the other hand seemed to have no shortage of solid arms in their pen including Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon, who at the time, had been practically unhittable. When the Yankees inquired about Gagne, the Rangers wanted either Mekly Cabrera or one of the Yanks top pitching prospects, a price the Yankees deemed too high to pay. When all was said and done, the Red Sox ended up with Gagne and the Yankees and Brian Cashman were once again under scrutiny for making a "huge mistake." As the trade deadline ended, announcers were saying that there are a hundred Melky Cabreras but that Eric Gagne was a more precious commodity. Also, because the Yankees didn't trade for Gagne, the Red Sox had become more powerful than ever. Now flash forward to the Yankees and Red Sox today. Let's look at what Gagne has done for those "oh so powerful Red Sox." Not only has he been short of anything heroic, he's actually blown four saves since joining Boston, each blown save resulting in a Boston loss. Those losses include a Gagne blown save just the other day which allowed to Yankees to get within 2 1/2 games of the AL East. On the other hand, Melky Cabrera, like many of the other Yankees, got a hot bat after the all star break not to mention he is now sitting on 14 outfield assists. And how about Ian Kennedy? He was another player the Rangers wanted for Gagne. He's made it all the way to the majors this year and has pitched superb. And now with Joba Chamberlin and Edwar Ramirez in the Yanks pen, the bridge to Rivera is set without the help of Gagne thank you very much. I personally never doubted the Yankees decision to not get Gagne, even if he had pitched well. But now due to his lack of success, I have ammunition to back up my beliefs. If not getting Eric Gagne was a mistake on the Yankees part, it is the best mistake they've ever made.