The Jets will have no shot if they get in.
________________________________ From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 10:12:39 AM Subject: Re: Jason Bay I think that once you make the playoff you have a good chance of winning. Call it the "Giants Effect". So being good enough to get in is all you need. Now, I'd say the Yankees had a better than average chance of winning it last year, and we had a worse than average chance (as we did in 2004) but all playoff teams have a real chance. Even the Patriots. On Dec 31, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: I'm not sure how you figure we will "do fine" when we got swept in the first round of the playoffs last year by a team who then got crushed by the Yankees. > >If by "do fine" you think we will make the playoffs, then yeah I think we have >a good chance for that goal, which I think is the goal of Sox management. > > > > ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Salemi >>Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:39 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: Jason Bay >> >> >>I'm not as concerned about our offense as some people. I'm not going to run >>through the 09 stats, but if I look at the roster I see reason for some hope. >> >>Comparing the 09 team to the potential 10 team, I see offensive improvement >>at catcher and short-stop. I see equal performance coming from 1b, 2b, CF, >>RF, and DH. >> >>And I see us likely taking a ding in LF and 3B, unless we sign Beltre for the >>latter then it may be equal. >> >>So if we go into 10 with a slightly weaker lineup but a stronger pitching >>staff I think we'll do fine. >> >>My one worry, and it's a biggie, is Victor Martinez. Unless we go into 2010 >>without an everyday 3B, he'll pretty much be required to catch every day. Is >>he capable of that? I thought he'd been transitioning to a 1B role. >> >> >>On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:53 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>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]. >>>>>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. >>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>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. >>> >> >>--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. 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