Going back to my original point. To me the quote indicated the Greinke's outta there when his contract is up. I suppose everyone assumes that nowadays,but to have it stated so clearly. How does a fan get enthused about this team? They just can't.
On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Beaudoin, John <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes. > Baseball is very different for many reasons and is nothing like hockey, > basketball, soccer, which are similar in many ways. > > ------------------------------ > *From*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *To*: [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Sent*: Sun Aug 08 08:16:49 2010 > *Subject*: RE: Yikes > > It is true that prospects take a lot more time to "season" in MLB than > almost any other major sport. In the NFL, NBA and NHL young prospects are > expected to deliver much more quickly. Look at this kid that the Bruins > drafted this year at 18 years old. He is expected to make the team and > contribute next year! > > Ray - your boy Carlos Santana was looking like one of the exceptions this > season until he got injured. But even in his case, he is 24 years old and > spent 5 seasons in the minor leagues. I'm not sure why, but baseball seems > to require a higher level of maturity to compete than the other major > sports. And some heralded young prospects never make it over that hump. > > Greinke was definitely right, but I think Tom's point is that it is > probably a bad PR move to say that publicly. He needs to spend a little > time with Crash Davis. "We'll just take them one game at a time, and the > good Lord willing, everything will work out." > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Sunday, August 08, 2010 10:03 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Yikes > > If there's one thing I've learned from my fantasy baseball league, it's > that overnight sensations are incredibly rare. Players normally seem to > need an up-and-down period before they settle into the majors. Jed Lowrie > is one example, but Pedroia came up for his cup of coffee, and Youk was an > up-and-down guy for years. > > So Greinke is probably right. > > On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *Zack Greinke*, RHP, Royals — It’s one thing when fans feel frustrated by >> perpetual rebuilding, but when the star pitcher can’t take it anymore, it >> reaches a whole new level. Greinke questioned the direction of the franchise >> when he told the Kansas City Star, in response to a question about the >> Royals’ top prospects, “There’s no reason for me to get real excited about >> it, because the chances of more than one of them making a major impact by >> the time my contract is up is pretty slim.’’ Greinke has two years remaining >> on his deal. >> >> >> How do you charge up a fanbase with that sort of player sentiment. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Red Sox Citizens" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
