I'm sorry Mr. Owner, but lineups are below your pay grade.

That would be line Kraft being consulted on 4th and inches. 

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On Dec 2, 2011, at 7:49 AM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'm on the owner or the GM I better damn well have some input on what goes 
> on. I don't even have a problem with them consulting or even suggesting line 
> ups and who plays or sits versus certain appointments. The manager still has 
> plenty to do managing the clubhouse and the actual game.
> 
> 
> On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes. That's the Grady Little rule. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Dec 2, 2011, at 4:52 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Just that one of their requirements was that they have 'input' on the 'on 
>> the field' activities. They wanted a manager that would be open
>> to 'suggestions' from the front office.
>> 
>> Dan D
>> 
>> From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]>
>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
>> Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2011 2:27 PM
>> Subject: Re: How Bobby V Got the Job
>> 
>> I don't see how these are the least bit incompatible.  
>> 
>> A big personality who loses is worthless.
>> Anyone who wins will deliver more cash than a loser.
>> 
>> So it seems they are the same.
>> 
>> I'm not sure what you mean by baseball operations wanting to "have a say on 
>> how the team performs on a daily basis."   I literally don't understand the 
>> sentence.
>> 
>> Ray
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 1, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> Different goals? Ownership is primarily concerned with filling seats and 
>>> revenue - by-products of winning but also generated by
>>> big personalities. Baseball Ops is concerned with winning now AND in the 
>>> future and with having a say in how the team performs
>>> on a daily basis. 
>>> 
>>> Dan D
>>> 
>>> From: Ray Salemi <[email protected]>
>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2011 2:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: How Bobby V Got the Job
>>> 
>>> This was an excellent article.  So much of the analysis and writing about 
>>> the managerial process started and ended with "Luchino is the Dick Cheney" 
>>> of the Red Sox.  This was a thoughtful discussion of how the team made an 
>>> important business decision.
>>> 
>>> It did strike me that "baseball operations" and "ownership" were broken 
>>> into camps who required dialog and compromise to come to a decision.  I 
>>> wonder what makes that happen?
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Dec 1, 2011, at 10:21 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Interesting take on the manager's search. I'm sure Dan Shaughnessy won't 
>>>> buy it.
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/alex-speier/2011/12/01/v-victory-now-how-bobby-valentine-became-red-s
>>>> 
>>>> Dan D
>>>> Central NJ USA
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