In a recent interview with the Boston Herald, Carl Crawford recalled the night of Dec. 8 when he found out he would be signing with the Red Sox. "I'll tell you the story that happened that night. And I told Theo (Epstein) this, too. This is no lie. (Agent) Brian Peters called me, and he said, 'All right, if the figures are the same, where do you want to go?' I'm thinking nothing of this call. I'm just driving on the freeway. I said, 'Man, to be honest with you, B.P., if everything was the same, I think I'd rather go to Boston.' He said, 'Really?' That's how he said it. 'Really?' I said, 'B.P., if you look at it, look at the team they have, look at the situation, the Green Monster, everything is pointing my way. I know we had the history with them (when he was with the Rays), but if you put all that aside, this situation, I don't think there's a better situation out there. I know it's cold (in April and October), but I think we'll overcome that.' Because that was the only knock," Crawford said. "And he said, 'Well, I'm glad to hear that because that's where you're going.' I was like, 'Oh really?' and he said, 'Yeah, you're going to Boston,' and I was like, 'Shoot, let's go.' That's just how it happened. Then, he told me the dollar amount, and I almost got into a wreck on the freeway. That's just how it happened. It was like everything played out just right. I don't know how it's going to work out. I hope it works out fine. But in my mind, just going over and looking at everything that was out in front of me, that was definitely the best situation."