We May Need Arbitration Here

Ever have a girlfriend or boyfriend who tries to push things forward a little too hard? You just started dating, and they start assuming Saturday dates, or leaving vacation brochures on your laptop?

Or, perhaps more appropriate, it's a long-term relationship, in trouble, and your partner is in denial. You want to go to counseling, but he/she is inviting the Bradleys over for dinner parties.

Perhaps you can see where I'm going with this. There is this side of the David Ortiz story, and there is this side of it. He says he and the Sox are discussing a multiyear deal, but I have to wonder. I wonder what Mr. Cherington has to say about it.