That gets back to the fans goal: Win a World Series. The fans don't care if we win the division, though I do. I think winning the division is harder than winning the World Series once you're in the playoffs.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess that makes some sense, except that you have to beat the Yankees > eventually to win the World Series. > > But the Red Sox have adopted exactly the strategy that you stated here - > get to the playoffs as inexpensively as possible, and then hope for > something unusual to happen. As a fan, I'm not satisfied with that strategy > because they have the money to compete with the Yankees, they just choose to > maximize their profits instead. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:40 PM > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: Jason Bay > > To win the World Series you need to get into the playoffs. In a division > with the Yankees, the cheapest way to get into the playoffs is to win the > Wildcard. Winning the division is too expensive. > > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'm not sure I understand that. >> >> Seems like just the opposite. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ray Salemi >> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 30, 2009 1:28 PM >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: Jason Bay >> >> When your fan base only cares about World Series rings, playing for the >> wildcard is the smart strategy. >> >> Ray >> >> > > -- > Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in > Just 12 Weeks" > www.leadingafteralayoff.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]<redsoxcitizens%[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]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- Author of "Leading After a Layoff: Reignite Your Team's Productivity in Just 12 Weeks" www.leadingafteralayoff.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.
