Theo Says Farewell to the Sox

I'm going to step away from my thoughts about the Theo situation for a moment, as I've spend far too much time thinking about it for the past few weeks (and certainly the past couple of days).

There was a proposed solution included in this to a grammatical situation with which I've struggled for ages.

"...if he is still a Red Sox."

Thanks, Bostonist, for clearing that up!

These guys are just another act, another part of the publicity. This poor guy probably read all that stuff in the papers about what a genius he is. I can still remember pasting up big features for the herald about boy genius Dan Duquette.

It boggles the mind that this couldn't have been worked out. Theo did so much for the Red Sox, and for that matter, the city of Boston. I wish him the best in whatever he does, but I just feel that somehow this could have been prevented. There is blame to go around, from Lucchino to Epstein to Boston sports writers to John Henry and on and on and on.

Oh well, I'll always have good memories at least of our beloved Boston Red Sox winning the World Series, even if the team falls apart with the departure of Theo and (soon) several key players. It was a good run...

Theo seemed to me to be a very principled man; he does not seem to give into pressure, monetary or otherwise, to settle for a work environment that is less than satisfactory.

Perhaps his idealism will lead him to follow in the footsteps of
>several another Yale graduates who, for better or worse, also stay true to their principles.

Also, Universal Hub has a thorough rundown of reactions to and speculation about the causes of Epstein's departure.

Theo's reputation was for being kinda particular about his working environment, too, so that might have played a role. (A friend who used to work in the front office told me a story, for example, about Theo's getting hysterical because a Park employee brought him PB&J with crunchy peanut butter when he had specifically requested smooth. Apparently, he actually threw the sandwich across the room.) Then again, he did some fine work, so maybe a bit of prima-donna-ism is forgivable.