You know, my brother Tom and my Dad worked at the Ritz Carlton, and I was always a bit envious of them because I could see that working at the Ritz Carlton meant something beyond just having a job as a waiter.
It's the same with the Red Sox. Being a member of the Red Sox is supposed to mean something, and if a decent free agent doesn't want to play here then I say screw him. We don't need him. I want a guy who's hungry to make a difference and restore the Red Sox so that they deserve the national prominence they gained in the past ten years. If there's a player who doesn't see that, who doesn't want to be a part of the long tradition of this franchise, then I don't want him. On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Marc Lederman <[email protected]>wrote: > Given everything that has happened, why would any decent free agent want to > play in Boston unless they grossly overpay for him? I think that is going to > be the biggest issue we face in the offseason. > > Marc > > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Charles Battikha <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I agree with Ray, the feeling of disgust is wide spread. >> >> Selling of tickets may indeed be impacted. But first, we need to see what >> happens in next couple months. >> We need GM, Manager, and some large, gutsy off season moves. >> >> I'm not sure how we keep Lackey and Beckett after this meltdown. >> Is the new GM/Manager going to have the guts to not sign Ortiz for crazy >> $? >> How do we sign Elsbury? Do we want to? >> How do we sign Paps? Especially given that Bard didn't rise in the later >> part of the season. >> >> How the off season trades/signings go will go a long way to either >> re-enforcing my disgust or getting me back on the bus. >> >> Right now I'm off the bus. I don't see how I spend $200+ for a day at the >> park x 4-5 times over a year after this season's betrayal. That's a lot of >> money to invest in a loser. Dumping good money after bad. And that was what >> it feels like now. Betrayal. In other seasons where we've had failures, it >> felt different in that we all were in the same boat - players, managers, >> and fans. That we all were disappointed. Now, it's just us the fans. >> >> >> -- > 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.
