It occurs to me that Francona's choice in author - Dan Shaughnessy - is highly indicative of the tone and substance of book he'll come out with.
It should be an interesting read. On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi < [email protected]> wrote: > This story is completely consistent with what I've seen, especially the > part about hating it here. > > The problem is that, sometime in the past ten years, Bobby Valentine went > from being a baseball manager to a broadcaster. I'm sure he loved being a > broadcaster. He got lots of attention, people asked him for his opinion, > and none of his opinions had consequences. They were forgotten as soon as > they were spoken. > > Now he's not getting any of that. His opinions get challenged. His > performance is being measured. Also he's being second guessed instead of > second guessing. > > Who wouldn't hate that change. > > But this also fits with how I've interpreted his body language. He never > smiles. He watches the game and kind of rocks back on his heels. He > doesn't seem the least bit engaged with the players. They don't talk to > him. He looks like a guy who won a contest that lets him be manager for a > year. > > This also connects to the story I heard where he filled out the line card > the wrong way because he didn't know the handedness of the opposing > pitcher. The players pointed it out to him. > > This was a terrible hire. The Red Sox hired a guy who didn't understand > himself well enough to know whether he wanted the job. > > If I were running the Sox, I'd fire Valentine today, declare a rebuilding > year, and make Dave Magadin the interim manager. > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> John Dennis, half of the insufferable EEI morning team, says he had an >> interesting conversation with a "Red Sox insider" over the weekend. Again, >> I know we need to be careful not to put too much stock in such reports. >> However, John Dennis was a reporter at one time and I believe still >> maintains connections with pro-Athletes via is MediaWise business (unless >> he stopped doing that.) >> >> Anyway, Dennis says he was told the following. And it makes a great deal >> of sense. >> >> During spring training, Valentine was running the team through drills. A >> high profile player - Dennis didn't know his identity - failed to execute a >> simple part of the play and Valentine chastised him publicly. >> >> As luck would have it, Red Sox owners were nearby. They apparently had a >> meeting with Valentine later on and told him that's now how we do things >> here. >> >> Again, this is all heresay. But it is consistent with Valentine's bipolar >> communications with the media. It is consistent with someone who wants to >> say one thing but knows he's required to say something else. >> >> Oh...and the person also told Dennis that Valentine hates it here and >> wishes he never left ESPN. >> >> Brilliant. >> >> -- >> 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.
