The public? They don't matter in contract negotiations. He's trying to make Sox management and the management of potential suitors think he is willing to leave. That puts him in a better bargaining position.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Salemi Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 5:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: oh eff you papi Yanks have jeter and arod to fill half the DH slots. If they sign papi it's at a discount. Did his agent really think this would get the public behind him? Great suggestion. Here is another. Get a new agent. On 10/13/11, Steve Gendron <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not giving up on Papi yet. I think he is negotiating. It would be > stupid for him to publicly say, "no way I'd ever go to NY" with his contract > up. I think his agent told him to go on national TV and say that he is > disenchanted with Boston and he would consider leaving. He's trying to > start a bidding war. > > I'm disgusted with this whole situation, but I think it would be a tragedy > if he ended up in pinstripes. > > Steve > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Salemi > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 3:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: oh eff you papi > > This is what we get for letting him hug New Yorkers. > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Tom Salemi > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Good luck with that. > > http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/10/ortiz_threateni.html?p1=News_links > > > David Ortiz is threatening to go play for the Yankees. > > "That's something I gotta think about. I've been here on the Red Sox a long > time, and I've seen how everything goes down between these two ballclubs," > he said in an interview with ESPN's Colleen Dominguez. "It's great from what > I hear. It's a good situation to be involved in. Who doesn't want to be > involved in a great situation where everything goes the right way?" > > > -- > 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]<mailto:[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<mailto:redsoxcitizens%[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. > > -- Sent from my mobile device -- 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.
