Compelling, yet obscure. I like it!
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > How about 'Naked Emperors and Idiots'? > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2011 10:57 AM > *Subject:* Re: Theo > > It would be interesting to write a book that broadens the topic so that the > story of the Sox could be put alongside the story of Netflix/Quixstar, etc. > How do these things happen? > > The title COLLAPSE is being used by Jared Diamond, but I'm sure there are > other words that would apply. > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > These things I didn't know. > > As for the storytelling, books, as you know, take time to write. > > There's also a story in the story itself. Someone didn't like the way > Francona left the team, and gave folks the green light to trash Francona. > > I can't wait to read about Theo's lack of work ethic, inexperience, > extramaritial affair or whatever else they cook up. > > Shame. They only make the organization look worse. > > > > - Team sources also expressed concern that Francona’s performance may > have been affected by his use of pain medication, which he also vehemently > denied. > > > - But numerous Sox players angrily protested. They returned early that > Friday from Texas after a demanding stretch in which they had played 14 of > 17 games on the road, with additional stops in Minneapolis, Seattle, and > Kansas City. The players accused management of caring more about making > money than winning, which marked the first time the team’s top executives > sensed serious trouble brewing in the clubhouse. > - Sox owners soon suspected the team’s poor play was related to > lingering resentment over the scheduling dispute, sources said. The owners > responded by giving all the players $300 headphones and inviting them to > enjoy a players-only night on principal owner John W. Henry’s yacht after > they returned from a road trip Sept. 11. > - The pitchers not only continued the routine this year, sources said, > but they joined a number of teammates in cutting back on their exercise > regimens despite appeals from the team’s strength and conditioning coach > Dave Page. > - They said the veterans who no longer actively exerted their > leadership included the captain, Jason Varitek, who was saddled with > injuries and ineffective on the field (he batted .077 in September). The > 39-year-old catcher, in a brief conversation, chastised a reporter for > calling him at home and otherwise declined to comment. > > > - Ownership was divided over Epstein’s push to acquire Crawford as a > free agent, sources said. At least one top executive believed Crawford’s > skills as a speedy lefthanded-hitting outfielder seemed to duplicate > Ellsbury’s. But the owners ultimately agreed to gamble $142 million over > seven years on Crawford - a lost wager to date. > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did this story really tell us anything we didn't already know? > > There's a book in this collapse, and I expected a longer article with more > specific details and storytelling. > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Your honor I'd like my last statement stricken from the record ... > > > > http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/10/12/red_sox_unity_dedication_dissolved_during_epic_late_season_collapse/?page=full > > > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > True, but I wish our guys had shown the same spunk that the O's did in > those last few games! If so, we'd > be bemoaning our ALDS loss to the Rangers..... ;-) > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:24 AM > *Subject:* Re: Theo > > Agreed. And guys we won 90 games. We aren't the Orioles. > On Oct 12, 2011 6:54 AM, "Dan DiBiase" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just because I didn't see him leaving a sinking - or sunk - ship. > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ray Salemi <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 12, 2011 6:41 AM > *Subject:* Re: Theo > > Interesting. Why surprised? > > It seemed like the logical next step to an organizational malaise. > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 9:54 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > > Looks like he may be gone. 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