If they get him to read a windows ad I'll be really impressed.Unreal.
Can't believe they got away with it.
If they get him to read a windows ad I'll be really impressed.Unreal.
Can't believe they got away with it.
That's their standard song coming out of a break, they probably use it 75% of the time.Pearl Jam coming out of the break... coincidence?
Some are, some aren't.As if really smart guys are graced with social tact.
Manny is a lot different than the shell shocked version of Carl Crawford that we got in 2011. It's just not smart. No need to risk offending the guy when they're stuck with him for quite a long time.Not hearing any of this, but reading everyone's comments. You people need to relax. Seriously. We already know somebody in ownership didn't support the Crawford signing -- they also put Manny on waivers in 2003. How'd that turn out?
Guess you missed when JWH and Lucchino were simultaneously on both "flagships", NESN and WEEI, last Friday morning.How great is it for 98.5 that they get the interview with the owner of the Red Sox and the "flagship" station of the team doesn't? Just another reason why 98.5 is great.
You really love posting things without having any facts to support your opinion, don't you?Not hearing any of this, but reading everyone's comments. You people need to relax. Seriously. We already know somebody in ownership didn't support the Crawford signing -- they also put Manny on waivers in 2003. How'd that turn out?
Someone wanna tweet this to 98.5?Edes on ESPN Outside the Lines now with Bob Ley, Howard Bryant & Globe editor Joe Sullivan.
Edes says he has "absolutely unimpeachable knowledge" that ownership was concerned about Tito's divorce because they expressed it to him directly when they declined to pick up his option. Edes says he decided not to include it in his report because it wasn't germane to the discussion but he did inform his editors of those statements.
Translation: Gordon is all class, and at least one member of the ownership troika is a liar.
Yeah but this is a bad business decisionAs if really smart guys are graced with social tact.
Amen. He should be saying "We support the signing and expect Carl to have a bounce-back season in 2012."Manny is a lot different than the shell shocked version of Carl Crawford that we got in 2011. It's just not smart. No need to risk offending the guy when they're stuck with him for quite a long time.
Yeah but that was "scripted" in a sense, this is completely different.Guess you missed when JWH and Lucchino were simultaneously on both "flagships", NESN and WEEI, last Friday morning.
Guys, come on. Crawford is an adult. He's making, as everyone can't help but remind us, $142 million. I think he's going to get over the fact that there was debate among the FO as to whether to sign him. Right now, he's talking about that very thing with respect to Ortiz.Now Crawford is going to feel unwanted for the next 6 years. Awesome.
Yup and the Bob Hohler piece was not out yet either.Yeah but that was "scripted" in a sense, this is completely different.
Seriously. Time for another pair of headphones and a boat ride.Amen. He should be saying "We support the signing and expect Carl to have a bounce-back season in 2012."
Now Crawford is going to feel unwanted for the next 6 years. Awesome.
Yup. Throwing Crawford under the bus like that was the worst thing he could've done. Hell, Carl was actually looking better in the public eye after this fiasco. Now the owner says he never wanted him.Amen. He should be saying "We support the signing and expect Carl to have a bounce-back season in 2012."
Now Crawford is going to feel unwanted for the next 6 years. Awesome.
Crawford isn't going to kill himself, but what's gained from telling a player coming off of a miserable season that he wasn't really wanted in the first place? Especially when the team desperately needs him to bounce back.Guys, come on. Crawford is an adult. He's making, as everyone can't help but remind us, $142 million. I think he's going to get over the fact that there was debate among the FO as to whether to sign him. Right now, he's talking about that very thing with respect to Ortiz.
And I'm listening now. Dude sounds pretty forthright.
Or he can be an adult about it and realize that sometimes an organization's decision to hire somebody (especially at his salary) isn't always unanimous and he'll conduct himself as a professional and do his job to the best of his ability.Amen. He should be saying "We support the signing and expect Carl to have a bounce-back season in 2012."
Now Crawford is going to feel unwanted for the next 6 years. Awesome.
Agree. I am not getting near as much doom and gloom from this interview as SoSH seems to be. But this is also the first time I've listened to sport radio in ages. I think that has something to do with it.Not hearing any of this, but reading everyone's comments. You people need to relax. Seriously. We already know somebody in ownership didn't support the Crawford signing -- they also put Manny on waivers in 2003. How'd that turn out?
This is EXACTLY what he said.Am I crazy or did he just say that if the baseball economic situation were different, he wouldn't be involved in these other things (Liverpool, racing, etc.)? He's doing it in order to compete in baseball?
That's exactly what he said.Am I crazy or did he just say that if the baseball economic situation were different, he wouldn't be involved in these other things (Liverpool, racing, etc.)? He's doing it in order to compete in baseball?
Yeah but if one of his problems was a confidence one this may not help. Although it could put a chip on his shoulder and he tears it up next season, although he doesn't seem like that type of player.Manny is a lot different than the shell shocked version of Carl Crawford that we got in 2011. It's just not smart. No need to risk offending the guy when they're stuck with him for quite a long time.
Maybe he thinks he's enough of a grownup to weather this slander? I just don't buy that this is some egregious breach of trust between ownership and a player that is going to send said player into a further tailspin. This guy knows he has to produce -- he probably knew there was some debate about whether his skills were redundant with Ellsbury's to some extent. So what?Crawford isn't going to kill himself, but what's gained from telling a player coming off of a miserable season that he wasn't really wanted in the first place? Especially when the team desperately needs him to bounce back.
JWH came out, denied vehemently that ownership leaked the stuff about Tito & pain killers. He answered EVERY question and neither Felger or Mazz threw one softball. He answered everything, IMO, honestly. YMMV but you should LISTEN and not get third hand reports.Agree. I am not getting near as much doom and gloom from this interview as SoSH seems to be.
That was brilliant on JWH's part.Mazz: Are there guys in the clubhouse that have to go?
Henry: Yes, should I name names?
Mazz: Yes.
Henry: Tony Masserotti
Seriously, I know we knew this but hearing JH say it so definitively (and actually like the only thing he has said that definitively) is just really f'in unsettling"Larry Lucchino runs the Red Sox."
Comforting.
We're not the only ones. Headline on Boston.com right now: Henry Did Not Support Crawford SigningJWH came out, denied vehemently that ownership leaked the stuff about Tito & pain killers. He answered EVERY question and neither Felger or Mazz threw one softball. He answered everything, IMO, honestly. YMMV but you should LISTEN and not get third hand reports.
And instead of saying, "cool - he cares." SoSH has already decided - mostly by people who aren't listening and only have third hand reports - that Henry is a liar, incompetent and perpetrating the greatest PR disaster of the week.
I don't fucking get it. JWH has repudiated the pain killer story and instead of THAT being the headline, the mob has moved onto his Crawford comments - which were more nuanced and had context around them of more depth than "I don't like Crawford."
But that's what we've chosen to fixate on. Fucking incredible.
I agree with most of this EXCEPT what you said about the Crawford line. I listened, heard it in the context, and thought it sounded bad.JWH came out, denied vehemently that ownership leaked the stuff about Tito & pain killers. He answered EVERY question and neither Felger or Mazz threw one softball. He answered everything, IMO, honestly. YMMV but you should LISTEN and not get third hand reports.
And instead of saying, "cool - he cares." SoSH has already decided - mostly by people who aren't listening and only have third hand reports - that Henry is a liar, incompetent and perpetrating the greatest PR disaster of the week.
I don't fucking get it. JWH has repudiated the pain killer story and instead of THAT being the headline, the mob has moved onto his Crawford comments - which were more nuanced and had context around them of more depth than "I don't like Crawford."
But that's what we've chosen to fixate on. Fucking incredible.
Does that make it acceptable?We're not the only ones. Headline on Boston.com right now: Henry Did Not Support Crawford Signing
Seriously, I know we knew this but hearing JH say it so definitively (and actually like the only thing he has said that definitively) is just really f'in unsettling