I think we give ourselves too much credit in the "Playing in Boston" thing. What are we, superhuman? New York would be much tougher.
If there is a "Playing in Boston" problem then that rests on Francona. He's supposed to counteract that. It's his only job. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > Not sure that's fair. If Lackey or Crawford just kept their career averages > we'd be in far better moods. > > Theo shares blame, sure. But these free agents aren't performing. > > And let's look at this playing in Boston thing a bit. This isn't the 80s > and 90s. This is far from a rabid, hypercritical fanbase. We've been pretty > fairly fat and happy and have given struggling players a good deal of > support. > > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I absolutely don't buy the "I got my payday" theory. These guys are ultra >> competitive and hate to lose regardless of the money. >> >> The fault for this year lands squarely on Theo Epstein for creating a >> vintage 1970's Sox team with vintage 1970's results. >> >> -- >> 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<http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Good-Mother-ebook/dp/B005LSR57W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315785606&sr=8-1>: 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.
