Simmons always seems to nail it. On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]>wrote:
> Generally lukewarm on Bill Simmons, but this says it all: > > "Their body language grew progressively worse as the month dragged on, with > their manager seeming more hopeless and desperate than anyone. They blew > basic baseball plays, botched fly balls, dropped relay throws, ended games > by getting caught stealing, threw meatballs, bitched at each other, admitted > to being scared … you name it, they did it. They choked away Game 162 by > getting three guys thrown out on the basepaths, by blowing a 3-2 lead in the > ninth, by botching a season-deciding fly ball, by letting *Chris Davis, > Nolan Reimold and Robert Andino* beat them with two outs in the ninth. You > can't say it was unbelievable, because, actually, it was totally believable. > This was a mercy killing. At least that's what I will keep telling myself. > The 2011 Red Sox needed to go away. And they did." > > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:22 PM > > *Subject:* Re: Can we finally fix the pitching this year > > I agree. > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think we give ourselves too much credit in the "Playing in Boston" thing. > What are we, superhuman? New York would be much tougher. > > If there is a "Playing in Boston" problem then that rests on Francona. > He's supposed to counteract that. It's his only job. > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not sure that's fair. If Lackey or Crawford just kept their career averages > we'd be in far better moods. > > Theo shares blame, sure. But these free agents aren't performing. > > And let's look at this playing in Boston thing a bit. This isn't the 80s > and 90s. This is far from a rabid, hypercritical fanbase. We've been pretty > fairly fat and happy and have given struggling players a good deal of > support. > > > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 12:08 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I absolutely don't buy the "I got my payday" theory. These guys are ultra > competitive and hate to lose regardless of the money. > > The fault for this year lands squarely on Theo Epstein for creating a > vintage 1970's Sox team with vintage 1970's results. > > -- > 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 Confessions of a Good > Mother<http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Good-Mother-ebook/dp/B005LSR57W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315785606&sr=8-1>: > The story of an assassin and mom who struggles with life balance issues. > > -- > 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. > -- Author of Confessions of a Good Mother<http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Good-Mother-ebook/dp/B005LSR57W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315785606&sr=8-1>: The story of an assassin and mom who struggles with life balance issues. -- 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.
