I have never been a fan of the "evil owners" theory, either in the case of smearing Francona or other generalized evils.
Smells of Occupy Fenway to me. On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW, one of the areas where I'll defend Sox ownership is their decision to > part ways with Francona. The media knuckleheads keep saying - well, if you > REAALLY wanted him you would have picked up the two year option during the > season, so you essentially fired him. Henry is correct in saying, the team > negotiated terms that allowed them to wait until the end of the year and > they were choosing to do so. (Someone wrote they had to do so, but I don't > know how that's possible.) > > Anyway, I think ownership felt an reevaluation was in order before making a > decision, and then The Collapse occured. Then Francona made the decision for > them by correctly stating that he'd lost the team. > > I don't think ownership is being duplicitious at all in this regard. They > handled things responsibly (until the leaks started.) > > > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > >> X2, glad hear from him for sure. Sounds like he's motivated to come back >> strong in 2012. And we need him to be strong. >> >> Dan D >> Central NJ USA >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, October 17, 2011 1:23 PM >> *Subject:* Lester >> >> >> http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2011/10/jon_lester_spea.html?sudsredirect=true >> >> Kudos to him for coming out and taking this stuff head on. I also thought >> he made some worthwhile comments about Francona and the need for veteran >> leadership. >> >> >> -- >> 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.
