Make it stop. Please, somebody. Make it stop. -- Matt
________________________________ From: Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 9:16 PM Subject: Re: Time for apportioning of the blame The number 1 starter just blew a three-run lead to the wretched Orioles. What a horror show. -- Matt ________________________________ From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Time for apportioning of the blame Way too early??? On Sept. 21? Assigning blame is not a white flag maneuver, merely an academic exercise. Many of you were crumbling and grumbling during summertime slips and bad spells. THAT is way too early. This is right on time. On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: I'm with you there Dan! At the game tonight - great night for a game. > >Sent from Larry's mobile device > >On Sep 21, 2011, at 8:04 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > >Sounds like not much chemistry in the Salemi family...! ;-) >> >> >>I think it's way to early to hand out blame stickers. They are not dead yet. >>Just playing really badly right now. >> >>Dan D >>Central NJ USA >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >>From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:20 PM >>Subject: Re: Time for apportioning of the blame >> >> >>I'm not saying a pat on the back. I'm saying someone who can help them relax >>a little bit so they don't drop flyballs that need to be caught or make other >>silly gaffes. >> >> >>You're focusing on Crawford so I don't need to really refute that but a >>29-year-old doesn't age faster than expected. I'm not sure what that means. >> >> >> >> >>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>I'm sorry. I don't see that there is some sort of unique psychological >>makeup for baseball players that enables a pat on the back from Dustin >>Pedroia to make it all better and enable the person to hit. >>> >>> >>>The Sox are injured, Crawford is aging faster than expected. I can't see >>>chemistry making that up. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>And selling software is EXACTLY the same as playing baseball. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>I have never successfully had a fellow employee remove pressure that I was >>>>feeling due to my poor performance on a given day. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>So I don't see it even in that case. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>I think there is value in being the kind of player who can withstand the >>>>>lightning bolts that might char others and taking those for the team. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>I think you're refining my argument too much. I didn't say Pedroia can >>>>>>help Crawford hit, but perhaps he can help relieve the pressure that's >>>>>>causing other Sox to make stupid errors. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>Clubhouse leadership means nothing when it comes to hitting a baseball. >>>>>>I've never understood this leadership argument. What do you really >>>>>>expect Pedroia to do about Crawford being too slow to hit a fastball? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 1:35 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>30% goes to Theo Epstein - As I said earlier, his reasoning that the >>>>>>>starting pitching would right itself was reasonable. He bolstered the >>>>>>>bullpen and the offense with what seemed like wise moves at the time. >>>>>>>Crawford, Jenks, Wheeler, Gonzalez all seem like good moves. But three >>>>>>>of those four did not pan out and he also money up on the struggling >>>>>>>Crawford. I can't blame him for those players did, but he did pick them >>>>>>>so he deserves some of the blame. The injuries to Dice-K and Buchholz >>>>>>>were not his fault, and Doubront's failure to stay in shape has to be >>>>>>>the players fault and his fault alone. >>>>>>>>BUT, we're supposed to be a player development machine, and I haven't >>>>>>>>seen that. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>20% to Terry Francona - I don't know. This might be too high. I'm not >>>>>>>>sure what the manager can really do to ger major league players to play >>>>>>>>good ball. One can question the Aceves move, but it's a close call. >>>>>>>>Plus he's been pilloried by some for not using Papelbon in close eighth >>>>>>>>inning calls. It's now clear why he does not do that. (Pap, you are NO >>>>>>>>Mariano Rivera.) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>50% players - Let's face it. They're playing shit ball right now. The >>>>>>>>answer lies within. Someone in that locker room needs to either jangle >>>>>>>>or calm nerves, and no one is stepping up. No Damons. No Millars. We >>>>>>>>could even use a Manny to take the heat off everyone else. But no one >>>>>>>>is doing it. WHERE IS PEDROIA? WHERE IS YOUKILIS? WHERE IS PAPI? I know >>>>>>>>Gonzalez is the new guy but that level of salary comes with some >>>>>>>>responsibilities to lead. Can he do it? Crawford clearly can't. >>>>>>>>Ellsbury is a wonderful player but he seems to have zero clout. >>>>>>>>Scutaro, Varitek, Salty all bit players. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>>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. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Author of Confessions of a Good Mother: The story of an assassin and mom >>>>>>>who struggles with life balance issues. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>>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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>>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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>> >>>>>Author of Confessions of a Good Mother: The story of an assassin and mom >>>>>who struggles with life balance issues. >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>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. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>>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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>> >>>Author of Confessions of a Good Mother: The story of an assassin and mom who >>>struggles with life balance issues. >>> >>>-- >>>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. >>> >> -- >>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. >> >> >> -- >>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. >> >-- >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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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