He didn't tell dennis apparently. Sorry to confuse you. I will write more slowly next time On May 14, 2012 4:49 PM, "Steve Ouellette" <[email protected]> wrote:
> If the unnamed guy who knows John Dennis is such a reliable source, why > doesn't Dennis know who the high-profile player is? I mean, the guy was > obviously so close to management that he was in on the high-level meeting > to chastise Valentine, so why wouldn't he know? I'm confused. > > Steve O > > 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.
