Ever since I read that I've thought of the Sox front office as 2001: A Space Odyssey, run by the demonic HAL.
________________________________ From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:39 PM Subject: Re: It's official I hope Carmine hires a good replacement. On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> wrote: True -- he'd be hailed as a savior in Chicago. > > > > >________________________________ >From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:34 PM > >Subject: Re: It's official > > > >BTW, if I'm Tito I don't see a lot of reasons to stay. > > >*He's climbed every mountain. >*Cleaning house is messy. >*He'll have his pick of assignments. >*Might even make more than the Sox would pay and get longer than a two year >contract. Ozzie Guillen got a four-year $2.5 million. > > >Ah, it sucks though. > > > >On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >Maybe. Maybe not. >> >> >>But if the general manager comes to me and says your choices are... >> >> >>a) Swallow $100 million or more and trade away these jackholes to each them a >>lesson. And hope they don't beat us in a meaningful game someday. >>b) Keep your $100 million or more, say thank you and good bye to your manager >>and try to find someone who can get this obviously talented team to do better. >> >> >>I'd have to give B serious consideration. >> >> >> >> >> >>On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:20 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>And the contracts guarantee the jackholes will be jackholes for the next >>manager, too. Dump them for 10 cents on the dollar if you have to. Keeping >>them sends the message that their act has no consequences. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>________________________________ >>>From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:11 PM >>> >>>Subject: Re: It's official >>> >>> >>> >>>BB doesn't have to work with guaranteed contracts. >>> >>> >>>I love Tito, and I'll miss his candor and sense of humor. But every coach >>>reaches this point at some time. Eight years is a good run, particularly in >>>baseball. >>> >>> >>>The only reason managers like Gardenhire (or Kelley) work before them is >>>they jackholes go elsewhere for the big bucks so the clubhouse stays young >>>and hungry. >>> >>> >>>Scoscia is the only exception, but he's only once one WS and that was 9 >>>years ago. >>> >>> >>>Still, it stinks. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> >>>wrote: >>> >>>Yes, but... >>>> >>>> >>>>The culture worked well when they won two World Series. This decision tells >>>>me they're allowing new players to change the culture. I'd rather keep the >>>>culture that worked and ship out the misfit players. >>>> >>>> >>>>That's what BB would do. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>________________________________ >>>> From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]> >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 6:00 PM >>>>Subject: Re: It's official >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>Given the talk in the press conference yesterday about the culture drifting >>>>in the wrong direction I have to agree with what Tito said: >>>> >>>> >>>>Tito said that after eight years here he was frustrated by his difficulty >>>>making an impact with the players, that a different voice was needed, and >>>>that it was time for him to move on. >>>>Cultural issues are his and if he was unable to effect the change we >>>>needed, then he really wasn't able to do the job anymore. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/09/its_official_fr.html >>>> -- >>>>>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: 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. >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>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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