I don't think they actually hired him to change the culture. I think they hired him to fire up the fan base and sell tickets.
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:37 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree Dan. You hire a guy to change the culture and then you tell him, > THIS is our culture. > > > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is stupid. I mean, you hire a guy in part to change the clubhouse >> culture, then everyone keeps telling him 'that's not how >> we do things here'...? So why did they bother to bring him in? Why not >> hire a clay-person like Sveum or Lamont, that will bend >> to the Sox 'culture'?? They KNEW exactly what they were getting and now >> they are trying to change that and in doing so, have >> totally cut his legs out from under him. >> >> I would much rather see the Bobby V they hired. That would be >> entertaining at least. >> >> Dan D >> Central NJ USA >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, May 14, 2012 12:26 PM >> *Subject:* File this under consider the source.... >> >> >> >> 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.
