improved health! mechanical tweaks! what is this voodoo you speak of!? On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Steve Ouellette <[email protected]>wrote:
> Improved health, mechanical tweeks, steroids ... > > > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oh, we won our game. Makes for a better memory cuz the pitcher was a tool. >> >> >> But Steve, your quip about the fastball is fine. But what does add five >> miles to a fastball from one game to the next? >> >> >> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The game ended poorly. I was the tying run and was standing on third >>> base with two outs. The batter was a lefty. He hit a sharp line drive to >>> right field, and ran home tagged the plate, and turned to see the other >>> team congratulating each other. >>> >>> The batter was so slow (too fat) that the right fielder had thrown him >>> out at first in a force play. >>> >>> Doh! >>> >>> >>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Hah! I had that exact same exhange/outcome in softball a few years >>>> back. Zinged it right past his head. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Ray Daniel Salemi < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We just had an excellent softball game this weekend where the opposing >>>>> pitcher yelled at us for not swinging at his bad pitches and taking our >>>>> walks. I yelled back, "We'll swing when you start throwing strikes." >>>>> Then, I was on deck, then I was up (slow pitch softball, btw, so no >>>>> brushback threat). >>>>> >>>>> The guy threw me three balls in a row, and I watched them go by. The >>>>> catcher's patter was "C'mon he's not swinging. He won't swing. Make him >>>>> swing." The pitcher threw a strike, that I watched go by. He threw >>>>> another strike that as a little low for my liking. 3-2 and the catcher is >>>>> saying, "Yeah! He has to swing now. You're making him swing." The >>>>> pitcher threw another strike and I lined it over his head for a single. >>>>> >>>>> So, in this case, I think the guy bore down and focused on his >>>>> objective. Being yelled at many not make your fastball faster, but >>>>> perhaps it causes you to visualize what's important a little better. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:59 AM, Steve Ouellette < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I don't believe that yelling at someone improves his fastball. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't believe in coincidences. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dan D >>>>>>> Central NJ USA >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>>> *From:* Tom Salemi <[email protected]> >>>>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 22, 2012 11:44 AM >>>>>>> *Subject:* Team Meeting >>>>>>> >>>>>>> So maybe a manager can't or won't make a stand .... but can players? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Read the report on the team meeting. Is the better record merely a >>>>>>> coincidence? Or were Beckett & Co. dragging it and had to be called out? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If the Red Sox rally to make the postseason, they might look back to >>>>>>> a players-only meeting on May 11 as a turning point. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/page/Great-American-Race-yankees-red-sox-rays-tigers-angels-rangers-battle-for-supremacy-040412> >>>>>>> GREAT >>>>>>> AMERICAN >>>>>>> RACE<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/page/Great-American-Race-yankees-red-sox-rays-tigers-angels-rangers-battle-for-supremacy-040412>The >>>>>>> Junior Circuit is poised for epic >>>>>>> AL pennant >>>>>>> chases<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/page/Great-American-Race-yankees-red-sox-rays-tigers-angels-rangers-battle-for-supremacy-040412> >>>>>>> this >>>>>>> season. >>>>>>> The night before, right-hander Josh >>>>>>> Beckett<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/josh-beckett/104633?q=josh-beckett> >>>>>>> had >>>>>>> allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings and the Sox had lost to the Indians >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> Fenway Park 8-3. >>>>>>> Designated hitter David >>>>>>> Ortiz<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/player/david-ortiz/85214?q=david-ortiz>, >>>>>>> the team's longest-tenured member, called the meeting, and apparently it >>>>>>> was a doozy. >>>>>>> "Heated," was the adjective one player used. >>>>>>> The hitters challenged the pitchers to "step it up," according to >>>>>>> two sources. The overall theme was that each player needed to take >>>>>>> responsibility. >>>>>>> The effect was immediate, and positive. >>>>>>> The Red Sox won their next five games, and since the meeting have >>>>>>> won seven of nine overall. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/What-has-led-to-the-recent-troubles-the-Red-Sox-have-experienced-051112> >>>>>>> RED >>>>>>> ALERT<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/What-has-led-to-the-recent-troubles-the-Red-Sox-have-experienced-051112>The >>>>>>> Boston Red Sox used to beMLB's lovable >>>>>>> idiots<http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/lists/What-has-led-to-the-recent-troubles-the-Red-Sox-have-experienced-051112>, >>>>>>> but fans are no longer amused. >>>>>>> There is no way to know how the rest of their season will play out, >>>>>>> whether the Sox will surge after their injured players return or whether >>>>>>> manager Bobby Valentine, after a rocky first seven weeks, will find the >>>>>>> right touch. >>>>>>> But one criticism of the Sox toward the end of last season was that >>>>>>> some of their players acted with a sense of entitlement. The >>>>>>> fried-chicken-and-beer episode was the most vivid example of such >>>>>>> behavior. >>>>>>> On May 11, led by Ortiz, the players took a stand. >>>>>>> Maybe it was a start. >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. 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