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    john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 6:51 AM EDT

    this is very strange to me that you hear nothing at all from theo or anyone
    from the front office.john henry spent millions on this team and i can not
    see them doing anything.it is time for coma to go and it is the players fault
    he is to close to the players.coma is afraid to hurt someones feelings.
    this is a buisness not a country club and something has to be done.
    it is time for coma to go. 
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 7:48 AM EDT

    as much as i'm not a fan of TITO'S and would not cry at his departure, the main culpret is THEO.
    why this overrated GM is still employed is very puzzling.
    here's a mind twister: decide which of THEO'S signings is the worst. this won't be easy. no GM in MLB has a worse track record for bad signings than the inept one. PLEASE FIRE THEO!
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 8:35 AM EDT

    Francona makes some bad decisions but he works with what he's given by Theo who makes recommendations to John Henry for the money to sign players that don't fit.
    In several cases, Francona is trying to put a square peg in a round hole.

                                                                            Yell
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 9:05 AM EDT

     Very quite is not the word! This team is a disaster!!!  TEK & WAKE should have
     been retired a loooooog time ago. Theo obviously can't make any creative
     moves, and Francona chews tobacco & seeds everyday, half asleep &
    cluless. What a disgrace, to spend all this money and get these kind of
    results is unconsciable!!! John Henry must bite the bullet & make some drastic
    moves in order to save the season and the few good ballplayers that remain,
    otherwise, the best thing that could happen to force J.Henry's hand is play
     before an emty Fenway! Then, maybe J. Henry will get it!   LouV
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 9:13 AM EDT

    SOXY JIM, YAZ AND DIAMOND TALK HAVE IT RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
    LET'S FACE IT. JOHN HENRY IS A BUSINESS MAGNATE AND NOT A
    REAL BASEBALL GURU. THE TEAM STINKS, HAS A GM WITH POOR
    JUDGMENT AND A DO NOTHING MANAGER, YET NOT EVEN AN OUT-
    BURST FROM THE TOP !! THE STEINBRENNER CLAN MAY BE MEDIA
    HOUNDS AND CLOWNS [ IN SOX FAN OPINION ] ,BUT THEY DO GET
    RESULTS. AS MUCH AS WE HATE THE EVIL EMPIRE, YOU GOTTA ADMIT
    THAT THEY DO NOT SIT QUIETLY AND TOLERATE INCOMPETENCE FOR
    LONG. DO YOU THINK TEK, WAKE, SALTY,SCUTARO OR CAMERON
    WOULD BE ON THE YANKEE SQUAD ?? SERIOUSLY !!! .200 HITTERS DO
    NOT LAST LONG IN THE BRONX. BUT...SOMEHOW, 44 YEAR OLD PITCHERS
    OVER THE HILL AND .190 HITTERS FLOURISH AT FENWAY WITH THE
    BLESSINGS OF THE MANAGER AND GM. THIS MUST CEASE. ARE WE
    IN A CHARITY OR THE HARD NOSED WORLD OF BASEBALL ?? I SINCERELY
    HOPE IT WILL BE THE LATTER !!!
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 9:17 AM EDT

    How is Pedroia's current slump, Youk's unusually high strike out total, Crawford's early offensive woes, Gonzo's slow start, JD Drew being JD Drew Tito or Theo's fault?  How is it Theo or Tito's fault when Lackey throws 2 stinkers after throwing 2 gems?  How is it Theo or Tito's fault that Dice-K goes long stretches where he forgets how to pitch?

    At some point, the blame has to be put on the players.

    Theo put together a team that everyone thought was going to be the best team ever.  All of the pundits were handing the WS to Red Sox  months ago.

    The lack of winning by the Red Sox lies squarely on the players.

     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 9:21 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    How is Pedroia's current slump, Youk's unusually high strike out total, Crawford's early offensive woes, Gonzo's slow start, JD Drew being JD Drew Tito or Theo's fault?  How is it Theo or Tito's fault when Lackey throws 2 stinkers after throwing 2 gems?  How is it Theo or Tito's fault that Dice-K goes long stretches where he forgets how to pitch? At some point, the blame has to be put on the players. Theo put together a team that everyone thought was going to be the best team ever.  All of the pundits were handing the WS to Red Sox  months ago. The lack of winning by the Red Sox lies squarely on the players.

    Posted by DirtyWaterLover

    No, theo put together a team that the members of the rfn like spc the fanboy claimed was going to be the best team ever. Ditto for all the sawx fans at espn.

     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 9:58 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet. : Look who's had their Froot Loops and are out of their jammies and are raring to go.

    Posted by niz-58

    Actually I had Cheerios this morning. Too much sugar in the Fruit Loops.

     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 10:42 AM EDT

                             We're a weekend away from the quarter pole. If you liken the season to a horse race we're in a 4 horse tie for second place or last place 4-5 lengths behind the front running NYY. This is a race we should  be winning. If management is quiet maybe they are thinking about making some changes. No doubt about the fact that we we're the chalk horse in the AL EAST pre-season. We haven't played like the favorite. Our jockey,T.Francona, is a veteran hand. He's having trouble getting his hands around this crew though.When the team is winning his shortcomings are masked by victory. When the team is losing those shortcomings are magnified by losses. Base running mistakes, on field coaching mistakes in sending runners, no visible signs of a defensive strategy in pitcher/batter matchups......oops sorry "T", I noticed you did shift for Jack Cust in one of the Seattle games and he promptly hit it through the vacated 6- hole. Actually "T" you've got to try more of this stuff. Don't abandon it because Cust happened to beat it once. 
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 10:52 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
                             We're a weekend away from the quarter pole. If you liken the season to a horse race we're in a 4 horse tie for second place or last place 4-5 lengths behind the front running NYY. This is a race we should  be winning. If management is quiet maybe they are thinking about making some changes. No doubt about the fact that we we're the chalk horse in the AL EAST pre-season. We haven't played like the favorite. Our jockey,T.Francona, is a veteran hand. He's having trouble getting his hands around this crew though.When the team is winning his shortcomings are masked by victory. When the team is losing those shortcomings are magnified by losses. Base running mistakes, on field coaching mistakes in sending runners, no visible signs of a defensive strategy in pitcher/batter matchups......oops sorry "T", I noticed you did shift for Jack Cust in one of the Seattle games and he promptly hit it through the vacated 6- hole. Actually "T" you've got to try more of this stuff. Don't abandon it because Cust happened to beat it once. 

    Posted by eggplants

    The only race the red flops should be winning is the race to last place.

     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:04 AM EDT

    and the big race that babe isn't competing well in is the HUMAN RACE.
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:09 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    and the big race that babe isn't competing well in is the HUMAN RACE.

    Posted by the_yaz

    Did you come up with that all by yourself or did your big sister help you out again?

     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:30 AM EDT

    maybe i am behind the 8-ball here, but just what is it that FO is supposed to be saying right now?
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:34 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    here's a mind twister: decide which of THEO'S signings is the worst. this won't be easy. Posted by the_yaz


    easy - Lackey.  he's on oaf.  always has been.  had one (that's right 1) decent year.  2007. 
    his WHIP in beantown?  a shade under 1.5.  seriously.
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:35 AM EDT

    What channel is the daily news briefing by the Red Sox press secretary on? It used to be on CSPAN2 at 1:30 pm.
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:36 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet. : The only race the red flops should be winning is the race to last place.
    Posted by ---The--Babe---1


    Reality is....your team is the Baltimore Orioles.  No matter how many years they play in the Bronx.
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:44 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet. : Reality is....your team is the Baltimore Orioles.  No matter how many years they play in the Bronx.

    Posted by slasher9

    I hope that makes you feel better about your last place team.

    And, actually, the sawx were going to play in buffalo originally, does that really make any difference?

     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 11:46 AM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    as much as i'm not a fan of TITO'S and would not cry at his departure, the main culpret is THEO. why this overrated GM is still employed is very puzzling. here's a mind twister: decide which of THEO'S signings is the worst. this won't be easy. no GM in MLB has a worse track record for bad signings than the inept one. PLEASE FIRE THEO!
    Posted by the_yaz


    Henry has long seen Theo as a son.  As long as Henry owns the Sox, Theo is not going anywhere, and if anything Henry will give Theo a nice new, big fat contract  sooner or later.  While Henry knows numbers, I don't think Henry can judge an employee's performance to good. 
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 12:10 PM EDT

    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet.:
    In Response to Re: john henry and front office very quiet. : I hope that makes you feel better about your last place team. And, actually, the sawx were going to play in buffalo originally, does that really make any difference?
    Posted by ---The--Babe---1


    1.  yes it does make me feel better, thank you.
    2.  yes it does make a difference.  the Boston Red Sox never were the Buffalo Orioles.  (just so you know - if you are going to do something but then never do it...it never actually happened)....
     

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    Re: john henry and front office very quiet.

    posted at 5/12/2011 3:34 PM EDT

    j