I did get in a "That's what happens when I swing." from first base.
Actually, I was aiming at a gap in left center in hopes of being able to tell that story. I hit the gap, but with a low line drive. On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > Ray – I think you should modify your story to say that you took that 3-2 > pitch deep for a walk-off homer. You stood at the plate and watched the > ball sail over the fence, did a Papi-esque flip of the bat and rounded the > bases while the other team left the field with their heads hung low. Just > before you got lost in a wild celebration at home plate you shouted to the > dejected pitcher “still want me to swing?”**** > > ** ** > > That’s much better than reality.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Daniel Salemi > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:14 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Team Meeting**** > > ** ** > > The game ended poorly. I was the tying run and was standing on third base > with two outs. The batter was a lefty. He hit a sharp line drive to right > field, and ran home tagged the plate, and turned to see the other team > congratulating each other. > > The batter was so slow (too fat) that the right fielder had thrown him out > at first in a force play.**** > > ** ** > > Doh!**** > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:* > *** > > Hah! I had that exact same exhange/outcome in softball a few years back. > Zinged it right past his head.**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > We just had an excellent softball game this weekend where the opposing > pitcher yelled at us for not swinging at his bad pitches and taking our > walks. I yelled back, "We'll swing when you start throwing strikes." > Then, I was on deck, then I was up (slow pitch softball, btw, so no > brushback threat).**** > > ** ** > > The guy threw me three balls in a row, and I watched them go by. The > catcher's patter was "C'mon he's not swinging. He won't swing. Make him > swing." The pitcher threw a strike, that I watched go by. He threw > another strike that as a little low for my liking. 3-2 and the catcher is > saying, "Yeah! He has to swing now. You're making him swing." The > pitcher threw another strike and I lined it over his head for a single. > > So, in this case, I think the guy bore down and focused on his objective. > Being yelled at many not make your fastball faster, but perhaps it causes > you to visualize what's important a little better.**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > I don't believe that yelling at someone improves his fastball.**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > I don't believe in coincidences.**** > > ** ** > > Dan D**** > > Central NJ USA**** > > ** ** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:44 AM > *Subject:* Team Meeting**** > > ** ** > > So maybe a manager can't or won't make a stand .... but can players?**** > > ** ** > > Read the report on the team meeting. Is the better record merely a > coincidence? Or were Beckett & Co. dragging it and had to be called out?** > ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > If the Red Sox rally to make the postseason, they might look back to a > players-only meeting on May 11 as a turning point.**** > > Error! Filename not > specified.<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/page/Great-American-Race-yankees-red-sox-rays-tigers-angels-rangers-battle-for-supremacy-040412> > **** > GREAT AMERICAN > RACE<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/page/Great-American-Race-yankees-red-sox-rays-tigers-angels-rangers-battle-for-supremacy-040412> > **** > > The Junior Circuit is poised for *epic AL pennant > chases*<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/page/Great-American-Race-yankees-red-sox-rays-tigers-angels-rangers-battle-for-supremacy-040412> > this > season.**** > > The night before, right-hander *Josh > Beckett*<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/josh-beckett/104633?q=josh-beckett> > had > allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings and the Sox had lost to the Indians at > Fenway Park 8-3.**** > > Designated hitter *David > Ortiz*<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/david-ortiz/85214?q=david-ortiz>, > the team's longest-tenured member, called the meeting, and apparently it > was a doozy.**** > > "Heated," was the adjective one player used.**** > > The hitters challenged the pitchers to "step it up," according to two > sources. The overall theme was that each player needed to take > responsibility.**** > > The effect was immediate, and positive.**** > > The Red Sox won their next five games, and since the meeting have won > seven of nine overall.**** > > Error! Filename not > specified.<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/What-has-led-to-the-recent-troubles-the-Red-Sox-have-experienced-051112> > **** > RED > ALERT<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/What-has-led-to-the-recent-troubles-the-Red-Sox-have-experienced-051112> > **** > > The Boston Red Sox used to be*MLB's lovable > idiots*<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/What-has-led-to-the-recent-troubles-the-Red-Sox-have-experienced-051112>, > but fans are no longer amused.**** > > There is no way to know how the rest of their season will play out, > whether the Sox will surge after their injured players return or whether > manager Bobby Valentine, after a rocky first seven weeks, will find the > right touch.**** > > But one criticism of the Sox toward the end of last season was that some > of their players acted with a sense of entitlement. The > fried-chicken-and-beer episode was the most vivid example of such behavior. > **** > > On May 11, led by Ortiz, the players took a stand.**** > > Maybe it was a start.**** > > -- > 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.**** > > ** ** > > -- > 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.
