Enjoy the sparring, eh? Got some spare Quatloos in your pocket? On Oct 5, 2011, at 7:33 AM, "William Marino" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1) not sure if anyone read the WSJ article about the Rays having 12 > coaches, but it got me thinking. I wonder if the modern-day manager’s job is > actually two jobs. The first guy is the day-to-day tactician. The second > guy is responsible for overall leadership of the clubhouse. I think it might > be too much to ask a guy to be a good tactician and a good leader. Clubs > might actually need the equivalent of a CEO and a COO. I don’t think a GM > fits the second part because he is too aligned with management in bargaining. > > > > 2) I was reading “The Giving Tree” to my 4-year old daughter last > night, and it got me thinking about the conversations on this board about not > connecting with this team. If you don’t know the story, the lesson is to be > grateful for what you have, and not always strive for more. Could the lack > of connection many of us seem to be feeling with this club actually be > because the lack of a championship for all our years was actually something > we could pine for, and now that we’ve won a couple, it is just not as fun to > watch them any more? The diminished connection I feel for this club has > spanned several rosters. I don’t think it is just the players. > > > > > > > > P.S. where has John been in all these discussions? It was fun to watch John > and Ray disagree. I learned from that. > > -- > 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.
