True -- he'd be hailed as a savior in Chicago.
________________________________ From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:34 PM Subject: Re: It's official BTW, if I'm Tito I don't see a lot of reasons to stay. *He's climbed every mountain. *Cleaning house is messy. *He'll have his pick of assignments. *Might even make more than the Sox would pay and get longer than a two year contract. Ozzie Guillen got a four-year $2.5 million. Ah, it sucks though. On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: Maybe. Maybe not. > > >But if the general manager comes to me and says your choices are... > > >a) Swallow $100 million or more and trade away these jackholes to each them a >lesson. And hope they don't beat us in a meaningful game someday. >b) Keep your $100 million or more, say thank you and good bye to your manager >and try to find someone who can get this obviously talented team to do better. > > >I'd have to give B serious consideration. > > > > > >On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> >wrote: > >And the contracts guarantee the jackholes will be jackholes for the next >manager, too. Dump them for 10 cents on the dollar if you have to. Keeping >them sends the message that their act has no consequences. >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >>From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:11 PM >> >>Subject: Re: It's official >> >> >> >>BB doesn't have to work with guaranteed contracts. >> >> >>I love Tito, and I'll miss his candor and sense of humor. But every coach >>reaches this point at some time. Eight years is a good run, particularly in >>baseball. >> >> >>The only reason managers like Gardenhire (or Kelley) work before them is they >>jackholes go elsewhere for the big bucks so the clubhouse stays young and >>hungry. >> >> >>Scoscia is the only exception, but he's only once one WS and that was 9 years >>ago. >> >> >>Still, it stinks. >> >> >> >> >>On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>Yes, but... >>> >>> >>>The culture worked well when they won two World Series. This decision tells >>>me they're allowing new players to change the culture. I'd rather keep the >>>culture that worked and ship out the misfit players. >>> >>> >>>That's what BB would do. >>> >>> >>> >>>________________________________ >>> From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:00 PM >>>Subject: Re: It's official >>> >>> >>> >>>Given the talk in the press conference yesterday about the culture drifting >>>in the wrong direction I have to agree with what Tito said: >>> >>> >>>Tito said that after eight years here he was frustrated by his difficulty >>>making an impact with the players, that a different voice was needed, and >>>that it was time for him to move on. >>>Cultural issues are his and if he was unable to effect the change we needed, >>>then he really wasn't able to do the job anymore. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/09/its_official_fr.html >>> -- >>>>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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