On what might’ve been a good day for the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy to lay low, he’s predictably embraced the spotlight.
Blame me if it makes you feel any better, though it seems pretty ridiculous that Theo would break away from a man he worked with for 14 years because of a few lines he read in a column in the Sunday Globe.
There’s been a lot of talk about cartels, smear campaigns, and taking sides, but the fact is that only two men know the truth about the proposed Rockies trade: Lucchino and Epstein. And both know that one of them is spinning a story in an effort to make himself look good and the other look bad. The Epstein camp had its version out there all summer. Lucchino’s camp responded Sunday. Still, no one has disputed the version put forth by the Lucchino camp, and one could view that scenario in a positive fashion — an example of two men who can make things work without worrying about who gets credit or blame. Couldn’t we say the story illustrates harmony rather than acrimony?
I’m still hoping that it can be fixed. Theo knows everyone in Sox Nation wants him back. Lucchino wants him back. They’re both smart people. They’ve been through a ton of life experiences in Baltimore, San Diego, and Boston. Maybe Henry can broker a truce. If Sox fans had their way, they’d watch Henry fire Lucchino and bring back Theo.
If Sox fans had their way, they’d watch Henry fire Lucchino and bring back Theo.
hey dan-o, if some sox fans had their way there’d be a certain curley-haired boyfried being given the eskimo funeral treatment out in boston harbor.
jagbag.
good stuff from the Lowell Sun’s Eric Bradford on Epstein’s decision :
http://www.lowellsun.com/front/ci_3171744
Tony Massaroti in Tuesday’s Herald :
“Epstein is leaving, but make no mistake why. He is leaving because of them. John Henry has empowered Lucchino to run the Red Sox, who now have holes in their front office as big as the ones in their infield, on their pitching staff and in their outfield. Like Epstein, assistant GM and first lieutenant Josh Byrnes is gone, hired by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the successor to GM Joe Garagiola Jr. last week.
Who runs the Red Sox from here is anybody’s guess, largely because anyone who takes this job now needs both a CT scan and some serious psychiatric evaluation. Epstein was the perfect fit for the new-age Red Sox, someone who was smart and hard working, who had a lifetime ahead of him. He even was from Boston. He also was reared under Lucchino, all of which made the front office of the Red Sox look as jolly as the Good Shop Lollipop.
It all seemed too good to be true.
And it was. “
wow, good article in the sun. whether he’s making a mistake or not will be left for history to judge but you’ve got to admire the decision. when he was hired i remember him saying that this was his dream job, takes a lot of guts to walk away from a dream. jay gatsby couldn’t and it killed him.
Dan-o,
You’ve proven yourself to be nothing more than a lapdog for Larry Luchino. next time you get an original idea may very well be the first in a long time. I’ve head you on the radio talk shows taking your pompous and self rightous stance but the bottom line is your just Larry’s bitch!