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On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
