If the unnamed guy who knows John Dennis is such a reliable source, why doesn't Dennis know who the high-profile player is? I mean, the guy was obviously so close to management that he was in on the high-level meeting to chastise Valentine, so why wouldn't he know? I'm confused.
Steve O On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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.
