Oh, Ray. Surely you know that no game is well in hand with this crew. -- Matt
________________________________ From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:30 PM Subject: Re: Time for apportioning of the blame Blame? I'm assigning blame. I blame Tom for our chemistry. Yup. Tom is the hothead, and the one with the vicious wit, and he has a tendency, at family events, to sit in the corner and twirl a steak knife between his fingers muttering "Soon they'll all be asleep." On Wed, 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. > -- 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. 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