I'm not giving up either. He's been too good for too long to completely lose it overnight. I think.
Though he is looking painfully like Tony Clark that one year ... without the good defense. Steve O On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Lobosco, Angelo <[email protected]>wrote: > I think it’s too early to completely throw in the towel on Ortiz. How > about bringing Ron Jackson back, just to work with Ortiz? Send the two of > them off somewhere for a few weeks and see what happens... > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Steve Ouellette > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:23 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Trade Papi > > > > Ray, get back to the realm of possibility. There is a zero percent chance > that Smoltz will be traded before he gets to the majors and shows he can > still pitch. And if he's successful, there's a zero percent chance he's used > as a sweetener to take Papi off our hands. > > If Papi can't shake this, there's a chance that the Sox will eat his > contract, but they're not going to pay another team for the privilege. > > Steve O > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I wouldn't put too much weight behind "class" as a trade demotivator. > > > > Remember Arroyo's hometown discount and subsequent trade. Now THAT was > classless. > > > > As for Smoltz, who cares if he wanted to be a trade chit. As they told > Crash Davis, "You get to come to the ballpark each day and get paid for > doing it." > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:47 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There's no way they're going to up and trade Smoltz before he throws a > pitch for them, coming off of shoulder surgery. 1) because he doesn't have > much value until he shows he can pitch and 2) it's a classless way of > handling him -- he didn't agree to come to Boston as a trade chit. > > Steve O > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > If he means to retire then he should do it, and decrease the surplus > population. -- Scrooge Salemi. > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > yes but doesn't Papi have a clause to stop a trade? Anyway, if the > news has any baring Papi wants to stay put and would rather retire > then be traded. > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Why do you say that? I can see him retiring because nobody wants him, > but I > > if a trade offer became available I think the org would jump on it. > > > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Larry Rupp <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> More likely Papi will retire here before the org would trade him. I see > >> the FO giving him till the All Star game before putting any real changes > >> into place. > >> > >> Sent from Larry's iPhone > >> On Jun 2, 2009, at 7:17 AM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> And they'll be trading their > >> > worst-hitter-in-the-majors-who-can't-play-defense-and-makes-$14-million-next-year > >> to who exactly? > >> > >> Steve O > >> > >> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Now that Smolz is coming back it's time to package him up with Papi and > >>> send them on his way. The Sox need a real DH and getting rid of Ortiz > will > >>> make room for that to happen. > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > >>> www.fpgasimulation.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > > > > > > -- > Author of "FPGA Simulation: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide" > www.fpgasimulation.com > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
