The most dysfunctional organization in sports is the gift that keeps on giving…
Boston Red Sox players blasted manager Bobby Valentine to owners John Henry and Larry Lucchino during a heated meeting called after a text message was sent by a group of frustrated players to the team and ownership in late July, three sources familiar with the meeting told Yahoo! Sports.
The owners called the meeting for Boston’s off-day in New York on July 26 after first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, texting on behalf of himself and some teammates, aired their dissatisfaction with Valentine for embarrassing starting pitcher Jon Lester by leaving him in to allow 11 runs during a July 22 start. It was the latest incident in a season’s worth of bad relations bubbling between Red Sox players and Valentine.
Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia were among the most vocal in the meeting, in which some players stated flatly they no longer wanted to play for Valentine, the sources said. The tenor of the 2 p.m. meeting at The Palace hotel in New York turned ugly almost immediately, according to the sources, whom Yahoo! Sports granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about internal matters
Not all of the Red Sox players attended the meeting, the sources said, highlighting the chasm that exists not only between some players and Valentine but among players in the clubhouse. The perception that Valentine is being scapegoated unfairly to divert attention from mediocre performances by star players exists among some players, according to sources.
These same sources have provided NoMaas with a screenshot of the actual text message Adrian Gonzalez sent to John Henry. Here it is:
52 Comments
rob balis August 14, 2012 23:21
first
I Wonder August 15, 2012 14:05
Is that what you “firsters” say when you’re bangin’ your girl and you cum in 30 seconds, before she ever has a chance?
Joe Páwlikowski August 15, 2012 15:27
I was the first one to suck pee pee in my class.
Bexy August 17, 2012 19:16
I was the first girl to grow a penis in my class.
John Sterling August 14, 2012 23:45
Tex Messages > Text Messages
Suzyn Waldman August 17, 2012 19:06
Rodgah >>> everybody
Just A Thought August 14, 2012 23:58
The Red Sux remind me of bitchy girls these days, who try to break up with their boyfriends with a text message. Why no face to face guys? Huh? Why no face to face?
Moshe Mandel August 15, 2012 00:04
Man ass. Tastes so good.
Mike Asxia August 17, 2012 19:10
Tell me more, stud.
Derrrrrrrr August 15, 2012 00:20
Why would Brett be interested in someone like Gonzo?
Mel Brooks August 15, 2012 01:28
& were supposed to believe AGONE is rocking 3G service?!?!
this joke needed to go back to the drawing board
funny premise but needs work
Brett Favre August 15, 2012 00:23
Seriously…its bad. Stretch.
Captain Obvious August 15, 2012 00:30
I honesty enjoy the 2012 Red Sox season, and hope they can continue it for many years to come! Many, many, many years!
Dellin Betances August 15, 2012 01:20
Do they need an ace?
BEXY August 15, 2012 15:29
I NEED MORE BACON
Leather Bound Books August 15, 2012 02:48
Clubhouse spirit is down after the lack of keggers during games. It’s only natural.
Anheuser Busch August 17, 2012 02:09
you mean Natural Lite
Josh Beckettt August 17, 2012 19:10
Local KFC shut down too
A jerk August 15, 2012 06:27
Wow. This is absolute gold.
96 Wins August 15, 2012 06:43
Contrast with the Yankees under Girardi.
John Henry August 15, 2012 07:14
Before we begin this meeting, did anyone bring the chicken and beer?
Carl Crawford August 15, 2012 10:05
On my way..
The Truth August 15, 2012 08:44
Remember when everyone was saying the Sox were the model baseball franchise and that The Yankees would never catch up to them and their machine. I mean with the awesome farm system and the fact that everyone wanted to play in Boston? HA HA HA….
David Ortiz August 15, 2012 10:06
¡No hablo inglés!
Jim Leyritz's Cellmate August 15, 2012 10:39
My favorite part of the 2013 year for Boston is that they are actually within reasonable striking distance of one of the wild card spots, and that fact will give the diseased fan base false hope for a few more weeks.
The Truth August 15, 2012 11:58
Wrong. I work In stamford CT, which is close enough to NY, but I work with tons of Red Sox fans, they have no desire to see this team make the playoffs. The have turned on this team and the owners. Oddly enough they have made Bobby V a sympathetic figure. Imagine that.
Yeah August 15, 2012 14:08
Everything north of Long Island and NYC is “New England,” and they’re all Red Sox fans.
Who cares August 15, 2012 15:31
Actually not moron the inhabited Western part of CT is all Yankees fans
Get a clue NESN isn’t even offered by Comcast in those areas
Wrong August 15, 2012 21:22
I lived in Alexander (Genesee County) for 11 years. That is the heart of western NY. I was a loner Yankee fan among the mass of Red Sox fans. During the 2004 ALCS (against the Red Sox if you’re too young to remember), I had a neighbor who hung a bloodied up, stabbed homemade doll of Jeter from his front door. Think before you speak.
Uhhh... August 15, 2012 21:27
I was in an Applebee’s in that area the other day and they had Red Sox jerseys hanging around the place. Soooooooo, I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Ki m Last August 16, 2012 09:34
Lumps
Hudson Valley August 15, 2012 16:58
I think the cutoff is closer to Albany. Just my 2 cents…
Hudson Valley August 15, 2012 16:58
If we’re talking about New York…
Nick Social August 15, 2012 18:14
Upstate NY is divided evenly between Yanks, Mets and the super-scrappy’s from Grit-town.
Oh boy... August 15, 2012 21:36
This will inevitably start a war, but it is a geographical fact, so here we go! Upstate NY includes everything in NY that is not Long Island or NYC. There. Get mad, get blue in the face, get angry about what delusional beliefs have been passed down by upstate New Yorkers, from generation to generation. It stands a fact, and unfortunately, you cannot argue those.
Hudson Valley August 16, 2012 11:05
yup. anything north of the GWB is upstate. i never saw an overwhelming amount of Red Sox fans until I got up to around Albany, though… (lived in Kingston for 3 years. mostly Yanks)
Greedo August 15, 2012 11:11
No way the white man owner and his white overseer are going to take orders from a Mexican and his midget slave.
TSJC August 16, 2012 09:34
I’ll cut you niggas
jer Rans August 15, 2012 12:19
wow, that “text message” is completely lacking of any type of humor.
Was any thought put into that before you opened up Photoshop?
Oh boy... August 15, 2012 14:10
Another Red Sux fan troll here, haha. ^^
Mike Asxia August 17, 2012 19:13
You want thoughtless? Come to RAB for 100% genuinely plagiarized content.
AGon August 15, 2012 12:28
I’m outta here in the off season! See ya bitches!
Nice August 17, 2012 19:14
What’s the matter? Schedule too grueling for you? Pussy.
Melky Cabrera August 15, 2012 15:08
Anyone want some Big Papi Shakes?
I have extras.
Joe Páwlikowski August 15, 2012 15:30
Anyone else get boners seeing Bobby with the fake mustache?
Benny Ka Back August 17, 2012 19:14
I’ll ask my dad
John Lackey August 15, 2012 18:22
I will double fist all of yall all the way to the bank, bitches!
Adrian Gonzalez August 16, 2012 09:39
I have been in Boston less than two seasons. During that time, I blamed the collapse of 2011 on having to play in Japan six months prior, I have choked in huge spots repeatedly, I have waxed my eyebrows 2x weekly, and I have cried to my teammates (many of whome actually own championship rings and have played hard for years) about how we need to get rid of our manager because he made us run too much in Spring Training.
What will I do next?
ESPN Idiot August 17, 2012 19:15
Russell Martin gets manicures weekly!!!!!!!!
The Future August 17, 2012 13:33
You’ll get traded to a NL West Coast team in the off season.
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Yury December 8, 2012 20:06
, there’s nothing wrong with wthnaicg the market, no matter what your involvement. It’s the excitement that is the problem because it’s not really all that interesting! ;-)Speak for yourself. For me, it was not very interesting as a wanting buyer wthnaicg prices run up to insane levels and beyond. But it’s been a lot of fun wthnaicg them fall back to earth. Heck, I would settle for them just getting back to historical relationship to the money I work hard for and earn every day. Considering that we are in the worst downturn since the Great Depression, I think that’s a reasonable expectation.