This is stupid. I mean, you hire a guy in part to change the clubhouse culture, then everyone keeps telling him 'that's not how we do things here'...? So why did they bother to bring him in? Why not hire a clay-person like Sveum or Lamont, that will bend to the Sox 'culture'?? They KNEW exactly what they were getting and now they are trying to change that and in doing so, have totally cut his legs out from under him.
I would much rather see the Bobby V they hired. That would be entertaining at least. Dan D Central NJ USA ________________________________ From: Tom Salemi <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 12:26 PM Subject: File this under consider the source.... John Dennis, half of the insufferable EEI morning team, says he had an interesting conversation with a "Red Sox insider" over the weekend. Again, I know we need to be careful not to put too much stock in such reports. However, John Dennis was a reporter at one time and I believe still maintains connections with pro-Athletes via is MediaWise business (unless he stopped doing that.) Anyway, Dennis says he was told the following. And it makes a great deal of sense. During spring training, Valentine was running the team through drills. A high profile player - Dennis didn't know his identity - failed to execute a simple part of the play and Valentine chastised him publicly. As luck would have it, Red Sox owners were nearby. They apparently had a meeting with Valentine later on and told him that's now how we do things here. Again, this is all heresay. But it is consistent with Valentine's bipolar communications with the media. It is consistent with someone who wants to say one thing but knows he's required to say something else. Oh...and the person also told Dennis that Valentine hates it here and wishes he never left ESPN. Brilliant. -- 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.
