No, they did try to cut his salary by roughly 50%.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:

> Did they intimate that he was a drug addled stable pony?
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Right, and three or four years ago they ran the saintly Joe Torre out of
>> town.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I see this as pointless.  There is a conceit among fans that what they
>>> think of players makes a difference.  It doesn't.  Everybody loved these
>>> same useless, fat, beer-swilling, chemistry-free, chicken-plucking,
>>> video-gamers, when they were on pace for 100 wins.
>>>
>>> The Sox take Papi's willingness to play anywhere that will pay him more
>>> money as a given.  There's no point in advising him to talk about New York.
>>>
>>> I just think that this was a miserable year for all concerned and Papi is
>>> as sick of it as the rest of us, meanwhile you have New York which managed
>>> to win the division handily and then get bumped from the playoffs
>>> immediately without having the organization turn into a circular firing
>>> squad.
>>>
>>> The Yankees are looking pretty good to everyone right about now.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Sure, he considered Papi would go elsewhere, but I think Papi going on
>>>> ESPN and making statements that he is disenchanted with Boston bolsters his
>>>> position.  If he wasn’t in a contract year he would not be doing it.  He is
>>>> negotiating.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> Everybody will forget about the fact that Papi said something nice about
>>>> the Yankees organization as soon as he signs again with the Red Sox and
>>>> proclaims his love for the fans as his reason for coming back.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> See ya Lackey.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 13, 2011 6:09 PM
>>>>
>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Subject:* Re: oh eff you papi****
>>>>
>>>>  ** **
>>>>
>>>> Steve,I get the basic concept of negotiations. But if you think Lucchino
>>>> hadn't already considered the possibility of Papi going elsewhere,including
>>>> NY, then I think you're selling him short.This is amateur hour stuff.**
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> As for the comments, they come with a cost of good will, too high a cost
>>>> in my opinion. Papi already has helped mute any outrage over his departure.
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> See ya Papi.****
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> ** **
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> It’s not about “effecting” Larry Lucchino.  It’s about staking out a
>>>> favorable position in the negotiation.****
>>>>
>>>>  ****
>>>>
>>>> Papi wants Larry to think that him going to NY is a real option.  If
>>>> Larry believes that Papi would consider this, it helps Papi’s position in
>>>> the negotiation.****
>>>>
>>>>  ****
>>>>
>>>>  Whether or not Larry buys it is another thing altogether.****
>>>>
>>>>  ****
>>>>
>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Salemi
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:49 PM****
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>> *Subject:* Re: oh eff you papi****
>>>>
>>>>  ****
>>>>
>>>> What? You think Larry Lucchino is affected by this one iota? I don't.**
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> ****
>>>>
>>>> The public?  They don't matter in contract negotiations.  He's trying to
>>>> make Sox management and the management of potential suitors think he is
>>>> willing to leave.  That puts him in a better bargaining position.****
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:
>>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Salemi
>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:35 PM
>>>> To: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: oh eff you papi
>>>>
>>>>  Yanks have jeter and arod to fill half the DH slots. If they sign
>>>> papi it's at a discount.
>>>>
>>>> Did his agent really think this would get the public behind him? Great
>>>> suggestion.
>>>>
>>>> Here is another. Get a new agent.
>>>>
>>>> On 10/13/11, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> > I'm not giving up on Papi yet.  I think he is negotiating.  It would
>>>> be
>>>> > stupid for him to publicly say, "no way I'd ever go to NY" with his
>>>> contract
>>>> > up.  I think his agent told him to go on national TV and say that he
>>>> is
>>>> > disenchanted with Boston and he would consider leaving.  He's trying
>>>> to
>>>> > start a bidding war.
>>>> >
>>>> > I'm disgusted with this whole situation, but I think it would be a
>>>> tragedy
>>>> > if he ended up in pinstripes.
>>>> >
>>>> > Steve
>>>> >
>>>> > From: [email protected]
>>>> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi
>>>> > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:13 PM
>>>> > To: [email protected]
>>>> > Subject: Re: oh eff you papi
>>>> >
>>>> > This is what we get for letting him hug New Yorkers.
>>>> > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Tom Salemi
>>>> > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>>>> > Good luck with that.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/10/ortiz_threateni.html?p1=News_links
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > David Ortiz is threatening to go play for the Yankees.
>>>> >
>>>> > "That's something I gotta think about. I've been here on the Red Sox a
>>>> long
>>>> > time, and I've seen how everything goes down between these two
>>>> ballclubs,"
>>>> > he said in an interview with ESPN's Colleen Dominguez. "It's great
>>>> from what
>>>> > I hear. It's a good situation to be involved in. Who doesn't want to
>>>> be
>>>> > involved in a great situation where everything goes the right way?"
>>>> >
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