Yep, that's obvious now. On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi <[email protected] > wrote:
> 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. > -- 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.
