Post by grandsalami on Apr 8, 2024 17:30:50 GMT -5
Tis a very newsy off-day for Boston
BOSTON — Theo Epstein’s new role as a senior advisor to Fenway Sports Group and part-owner of the Red Sox won’t require him to be at Fenway Park on a full-time basis. The future Hall of Famer will instead largely consult from his Connecticut home on a part-time basis, which is a far cry from the 24/7 schedule he operated under as Boston’s general manager from 2003 to 2011.
This week, however, Epstein will spend a good amount of time in Boston as the 2004 championship team he constructed reunites for a 20th anniversary celebration. His focus will be on catching up with players and coaches who broke the 86-year-old “Curse of the Bambino” two decades ago. On Monday, while appearing at a roundtable event to benefit his foundation (The Foundation to Be Named Later), Epstein spoke publicly about his return to the organization for the first time since it was announced in early February.
“The new gig is great. It has been fun. Really comfortable, familiar,” Epstein said. “Picking up right where I left off. The close relationships I have with Sam (Kennedy), John (Henry), Tom (Werner) and Mike (Gordon) have allowed me to step in and be part of the dialogue again. It’s a lot bigger company than it was when I left. It was just a baseball team and they had just bought Liverpool. Now, it’s also hockey and racing and golf. I’m involved in a lot of interesting trends and interesting times in sports. Getting to learn a lot from those guys and offer my perspective based on my experiences the last decade or so away from them has been a lot of fun. I’ve enjoyed it.”
As MassLive reported at the time of the announcement, Epstein, despite taking on a part-time, behind-the-scenes advisory role that includes involvement in all of FSG’s properties, is in part being tasked with re-instituting processes and lines of communication that made the Red Sox so successful during his tenure as general manager from 2003 to 2011. He’s not involved in the day-to-day minutia of running a baseball team but is in the inner circle of decision-makers and enjoys a close relationship with new chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
“Hopefully, I can provide some insights,” Epstein said. “I’ve had a different experience than those guys have had by leaving, going to Chicago and then getting involved in sports-only private equity and the league office, too. Hopefully, I can provide a little bit of insight based on those experiences. Winning is still pretty important, so hopefully I’ve learned a lot over the years on what not to do and a little bit on what to do. Hopefully, in the relationships I have with Craig Breslow and Kyle Dubas with the Penguins, I can help advise and mentor those guys a little bit. It’s a big company with a lot going on but there’s still a lot of winning left to be done out there.”
www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/04/theo-epstein-on-red-sox-return-theres-a-lot-of-winning-left-to-be-done.html
BOSTON — Theo Epstein’s new role as a senior advisor to Fenway Sports Group and part-owner of the Red Sox won’t require him to be at Fenway Park on a full-time basis. The future Hall of Famer will instead largely consult from his Connecticut home on a part-time basis, which is a far cry from the 24/7 schedule he operated under as Boston’s general manager from 2003 to 2011.
This week, however, Epstein will spend a good amount of time in Boston as the 2004 championship team he constructed reunites for a 20th anniversary celebration. His focus will be on catching up with players and coaches who broke the 86-year-old “Curse of the Bambino” two decades ago. On Monday, while appearing at a roundtable event to benefit his foundation (The Foundation to Be Named Later), Epstein spoke publicly about his return to the organization for the first time since it was announced in early February.
“The new gig is great. It has been fun. Really comfortable, familiar,” Epstein said. “Picking up right where I left off. The close relationships I have with Sam (Kennedy), John (Henry), Tom (Werner) and Mike (Gordon) have allowed me to step in and be part of the dialogue again. It’s a lot bigger company than it was when I left. It was just a baseball team and they had just bought Liverpool. Now, it’s also hockey and racing and golf. I’m involved in a lot of interesting trends and interesting times in sports. Getting to learn a lot from those guys and offer my perspective based on my experiences the last decade or so away from them has been a lot of fun. I’ve enjoyed it.”
As MassLive reported at the time of the announcement, Epstein, despite taking on a part-time, behind-the-scenes advisory role that includes involvement in all of FSG’s properties, is in part being tasked with re-instituting processes and lines of communication that made the Red Sox so successful during his tenure as general manager from 2003 to 2011. He’s not involved in the day-to-day minutia of running a baseball team but is in the inner circle of decision-makers and enjoys a close relationship with new chief baseball officer Craig Breslow.
“Hopefully, I can provide some insights,” Epstein said. “I’ve had a different experience than those guys have had by leaving, going to Chicago and then getting involved in sports-only private equity and the league office, too. Hopefully, I can provide a little bit of insight based on those experiences. Winning is still pretty important, so hopefully I’ve learned a lot over the years on what not to do and a little bit on what to do. Hopefully, in the relationships I have with Craig Breslow and Kyle Dubas with the Penguins, I can help advise and mentor those guys a little bit. It’s a big company with a lot going on but there’s still a lot of winning left to be done out there.”
www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/04/theo-epstein-on-red-sox-return-theres-a-lot-of-winning-left-to-be-done.html