My assumption is that during that homestand, no one was thinking about the incident on the plane. The story got out, it ran its course, it went away. Eck wasn't seeking Price out, Price wasn't seeking Eck out, it was probably water under the bridge. Story over.
This is exactly where I am at. I can't figure out for the life of me why we are talking about two grown men arguing on an airplane. For a month. I don't give even the slightest of fucks about how anybody on this team gets along with anyone from the media. This story needs to go away, its absurd.
That makes it sound more systematic and conspiratorial than it probably is, but certainly his quotes in the Herald thing suggest that people are transmitting Eck's critiques to the players via text, and that's fanning the flames. A big part of the problem here may be that the players aren't, generally speaking, actually seeing/hearing the broadcasts; they're getting the quotes (presumably just the juiciest/most provocative ones) in text form. And a lot of what Eck says looks worse on paper than it sounded coming out of his mouth, because his delivery, to me anyway, usually expresses a more gentle and sympathetic attitude than the mere words would suggest. It had never actually occurred to me before this mishegas to think of Eckersley as a harsh critic of the players. But maybe that's because I'm hearing him, not reading him.
First the problem was that Price didn't want to talk to the Boston media. Now the problem is that he's talking to the media.
It also has a quote at the bottom from a tweet he had criticizing Verducci and Hayhurst for their commentary. It's obvious that Price can't handle constructive criticism.
A) That is not obvious.
I never criticized Price for not talking to the media, and I have no criticisms of his general character either. I just think "I will try to get the last word even if it keeps the story alive unnecessarily" is usually a bad strategy. If/when Eckersley does the same (by no means an unthinkable prospect), I will feel the same way.
Most of the comments relayed to players come from wives, gf and friends. I'm sure whatever is said to the player sounds worse than reality.
This thread was broken out from the general David Price thread. It's not about pitching, theoretically or otherwise; it's about this incident and the ramifications of it. If reading about this stuff irritates you, there's a simple solution
Of course it's obvious. He has a history of being sensitive both with Twitter followers and the media.
Wait, in what way is this an example of constructive criticism?
Well, yes and no. Singleton and O'Neil are out and out homers that match Remy and Harrelson . The rest do their share of criticism when called for, although there are certain untouchables, namely Cc and Jeter , but some of the kids look like they are on the list too.
You can argue about what kind of criticism Hayhurst said but the point is that what he said about Price was not out of line.
Good for Eck. Lucchino's decision to screw around with Lester that eventually steered us to Price is the gift that keeps on giving.
What happens to the luxury tax if they kill him? Is that a better outcome than a release? Everything needs to be on the table at this point.
Exactly. That water if fucking cold. All of us would have that reaction when we were unexpectedly doused in ice cold water.
This too. All we saw was his death stare and then it cut to the dugout. So we really only got a partial picture.
I don't know, that eighth of a second clip of his reaction to getting doused in the back with freezing water tells me everything that I need to know.
Not to mention there is absolutely no way he is actually that mad about it that instantaneously.
