I'd love to see Bob Woodward do his magic and write THE COLLAPSE.
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > I wish for once, that someone would publish names. All of this hinting > about this stuff is bs. Who was 'lawless'? Who put their > own interests before the teams? Why didn't the captain do anything about > this? Isn't Tek culpable here too? Otherwise, why do > you even have a captain? > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2011 9:36 AM > *Subject:* Re: Tito Out > > From the Herald... > > Discipline was clearly a problem, which is one of the perils of managing a > high-priced team when some stars share a sense of entitlement. The Red Sox > seemed content to ride their considerable talent out of the gates and ended > up getting smacked in the face with a 2-10 start. > A month later they were just 17-20 when Epstein traveled to New York and > met privately with Francona and his coaches, a meeting Francona later > described as “respectful,” to reinforce the need for the team to play > passionate, fundamentally sound ball. > The Sox rolled for the next four months, but their win totals often masked > some fundamental flaws, flaws which became fatal in September when the > clubhouse veered toward lawlessness and a number of players put their own > interests ahead of those of Francona and the team. > Francona admitted yesterday taking the incredible step of calling a team > meeting on Sept. 7, one day after the Sox had pounded the Jays 14-0. > “This team I think became challenging at the end,” Francona said. “There > were some things I was worried about. We were spending too much energy on > things that weren’t putting our best foot forward toward winning. > “We spent a few minutes in the clubhouse that day talking about that. There > were some things that did concern me. Normally as the season progresses, > there are events that make you care about each other, and this club, it > didn’t always happen as much as I wanted it to. And I was frustrated by > that.” > According to multiple sources with knowledge of the meeting, Francona was > in part annoyed over complaints about the buses to the ballpark and wanted > players to focus their energy more positively. > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:30 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > I do hope Theo stays. Not because of any man-love thing, I just like his > approach (poor free agent record notwithstanding.) > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, that's the talk around here on the morning shows. > > If I had to choose, I'd take him over the entire club house. But that isn't > how it works. > > The wheels are definitely coming off the wagon. My antipathy for this team > grows. > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fox Sports reporting that he won' be back. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > -- > 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.
