Not a fan of his books either, but I might make an exception this one.
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote: > I'd sooner stick a fork through my eye. > > Steve O > > > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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