I Promise At Some Point I'll Start Talking About Baseball Again
But in the meantime, here are further tales of wonder and woe from the 'Theo's Song' saga. We'd already heard public comments from Sox players over Theo's departure - the players as a whole seemed to really love the guy and from all indications, several knew exactly what was happening from our dear departed GM's perspective. Now, from SoSH, comes further proof of this, as Curt Schilling - in two comments - essentially confirms the current thinking over this botched deal. The first came Thursday:
Then, after being challenged somewhat on the board, Schilling responded yesterday to a post that alluded he had no inside info:
Wow. So, obviously to be taken with a grain of salt, I think... Schilling does have that tendency to talk out of turn a little to often to be believed hook line and sinker. But even with a bag of salt, this effectively closes this discussion. Theo had reservations about the job, and reservations about what he saw going on in the FO, but was willing to put up with it for another three years, provided that he could at least maintain a level of trust and feel he had unwavering support. The Shaughnessy column was a vehicle for information that proved to Theo that he did not have that, and he walked.
Given that, I think I'm ready to call this the end of the story, or at least this part of the story. Kudos, by the way, to the Herald; I generally despise that paper, but on this issue they were 100% dead on.
Also, regardless of one's feelings about the guy, you've got to love that Schilling is willing to get on a high-profile board like SoSH and drop bombs like this, which target both ownership and local media. Ah the power of a guaranteed contract and one of the 3 or 4 most emblematic moments in Red Sox history, I guess...
"This F'in sucks to all F'in hell.
And BTW, a few of you were spot on in what you think happened. Which means you few, and Maz knew what the hell was happening............."
And BTW, a few of you were spot on in what you think happened. Which means you few, and Maz knew what the hell was happening............."
Then, after being challenged somewhat on the board, Schilling responded yesterday to a post that alluded he had no inside info:
"You're serious? Are you, like Dan S., one of those people who believes you know as much, if not more, about what happens in and around this organization than players do?
I have found this to be continually humorous. When a tool like CHB tries to make himself appear 'smarter' than the players 'cause 'he's in the know'. Jesus please.
FWIW I spoke to one half of this situation over 10 times in the last 7 days. Oh and another thing, Dan S was wrong in his Sunday column, on alot.
FWIW the article didn't make Theo leave, but if you were gonna bet on it, I'd tell you to bet that it was the proverbial "straw" given the load of BS in it, and the 100% blatantly obvious "industry source" who uttered, OUT LOUD, some of the EXACT comments that were IN the article on Sunday, verbatim. Not to mention the sickeningly bad timing of the uneeded Dan S piece, and everything else going on.
Oh btw, as I said about CHB and the article, why did that article have to be written? Did ANYONE here give 2 shits about the content of the article? Did it tell you anything you DIDN'T know about Theo, LL and their relationship? Or were you, like me, sick to your stomach reading an ass kissing editorial on just how incredibly unbelievably thankful Theo should be to a few people in the Sox organization? After paragraph 1 it was painfully obvious to me that this was just another case of a member of the media being flat out abused by someone to further a personal viewpoint or agenda. But that's not the first time he's had it happen to him since I have been here."
I have found this to be continually humorous. When a tool like CHB tries to make himself appear 'smarter' than the players 'cause 'he's in the know'. Jesus please.
FWIW I spoke to one half of this situation over 10 times in the last 7 days. Oh and another thing, Dan S was wrong in his Sunday column, on alot.
FWIW the article didn't make Theo leave, but if you were gonna bet on it, I'd tell you to bet that it was the proverbial "straw" given the load of BS in it, and the 100% blatantly obvious "industry source" who uttered, OUT LOUD, some of the EXACT comments that were IN the article on Sunday, verbatim. Not to mention the sickeningly bad timing of the uneeded Dan S piece, and everything else going on.
Oh btw, as I said about CHB and the article, why did that article have to be written? Did ANYONE here give 2 shits about the content of the article? Did it tell you anything you DIDN'T know about Theo, LL and their relationship? Or were you, like me, sick to your stomach reading an ass kissing editorial on just how incredibly unbelievably thankful Theo should be to a few people in the Sox organization? After paragraph 1 it was painfully obvious to me that this was just another case of a member of the media being flat out abused by someone to further a personal viewpoint or agenda. But that's not the first time he's had it happen to him since I have been here."
Wow. So, obviously to be taken with a grain of salt, I think... Schilling does have that tendency to talk out of turn a little to often to be believed hook line and sinker. But even with a bag of salt, this effectively closes this discussion. Theo had reservations about the job, and reservations about what he saw going on in the FO, but was willing to put up with it for another three years, provided that he could at least maintain a level of trust and feel he had unwavering support. The Shaughnessy column was a vehicle for information that proved to Theo that he did not have that, and he walked.
Given that, I think I'm ready to call this the end of the story, or at least this part of the story. Kudos, by the way, to the Herald; I generally despise that paper, but on this issue they were 100% dead on.
Also, regardless of one's feelings about the guy, you've got to love that Schilling is willing to get on a high-profile board like SoSH and drop bombs like this, which target both ownership and local media. Ah the power of a guaranteed contract and one of the 3 or 4 most emblematic moments in Red Sox history, I guess...
