With sincere appreciation for all of your efforts in bringing Boston a World Series Title, we, the people of Red Sox Nation, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. This website is designed as a voice for fans to speak directly to you, Theo, and to let you know how much we appreciate everything you did. Thank you Theo! |
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| #5885 | WWHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! WORLD SERIES CHAMPS 2007!!!!! GREAT JOB THEO! Bobby Hartford, CT |
| #2827 | Congratulations on your wedding Theo. May God bless you always... |
| #2763 | thank you so much |
| #2753 | You have changed Boston. Thank you |
| #2750 | without your vision Theo we have no future-----Felix the Cat Espn Message Board |
| #2720 | I love Theo, yay. -trotdaubach RedSoxMessageBoard, ESPN 10001 |
| #2450 | Thank you for coming back from Eric |
| #2447 | Mr. Epstein Thank you so much for coming back! I was thrilled |
| #2433 | Theo, Thank you for the win and for comming back to the Soxs. -Anonymous |
| #2428 | THanks for heading back! were all excited M |
| #2427 | Welcome Back THEO!!!!! Continue to stress long-term planning (Find a way to keep Papelbon, Lester, Hansen, and Marte, and keep the farm system strong) I was sad to see you go, but I\'m so glad you were able to work things out with upper management. Kudos to John Henry, Tom Werner, Jed Hoyer, Ben Cherington, Bill Lajoie, and Craig Shipley in your absence. I look forward to many more years of your brilliant leadership. Thanks, Marc Vernon, CT |
| #2425 | YOU\'RE BACK YAY |
| #2424 | THEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so beyond happy that you have returned and look foward to 2006 season thanks to you!!!!!!! MB in New YORK |
| #2422 | Thank you for coming back ... we knew you couldn\'t leave us we are to lovable! |
| #2421 | Geoffrey M. THANKS THEO!!! YOU MADE ALL REDSOX FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD DREAMS COME TRUE...tTHANK YOU ALOT FOR COMEING BACK |
| #2420 | Thank you, Theo. I look forward to all the posts in here describing your Sox tenure with all verbs in the present tense. |
| #2419 | Theo, it has been 3 months now ... stop fooling around and come back, we miss you and you miss us. I want another ring, we need you here. Your my boy! |
| #2418 | Theo, I am a Blue Jays fan but also a Red Sox fan ever since you became the Red Sox GM. You did three things during your tenure: you became the youngest GM EVER, you kicked Yankee butt and broke a curse to achieve the greatest title in baseball for your team. You can always come to Toronto - I know J.P. would love to add you to the Jays team. Good luck and Best wishes on your future endeavours - Tyra, Toronto |
| #2416 | Theo thank you for being a positive Role model for a lot of kids out there and doing things the right way. Tom Masiero Greenland, NH |
| #2414 | Thanks for all the hard work. Still hoping you might change your mind and come back and help us win another World Series. Rob, Storrs, CT |
| #2411 | theo the king...no on ever did what you did...isn't that wierd to consider? no one alive at least...you got the sox their championship...you made all the right moves, and I know you would be in their working hard for us to make sure we got zito in dallas...you get all the right deals...please come back to boston in the spriiing time....pz brotha |
| #2408 | Thanks for bringing a World Championship to Boston that we so greatly needed. You will always be remembered...especially if you come back (PLEEEESE?!?!?). |
| #2406 | Theo, Thank you so much for your part in bringing a World Championship to Red Sox Nation. I always admired how you were able to separate the fan in you from the GM and I commend you for such a feat. You are going down in history as a true hero. Keep on rockin'! Linda |
| #2402 | Theo Darling!!! You are hottt, not to mention a GREAT GM. Come to the Cubs. Brittany Smith, Chicago, IL |
| #2401 | THEO, young fan, here, only fifteen years old but I follow the Sahx with a passion. You were the face of the Boston organization but I must say, if you want to go, its up to you. Boston is a tough place to live because of the very passionate fan base. On the other hand, however, it was your "dream job" and you are a hero here. Also, you may come to find that the pastures aren't always greener on the other side. -Adam O (NH) |
| #2398 | Mr.Epstein, Thank you very much for helping the Red Sox win a world series. I really wanted it to happen.I understand about not coming back because you did'nt think you could put your whole self into it.I really wish you could though. DON'T QUITE GM'ing you do a great job.I must admit that I didn't like you when you traded Nomar but that was just fickle me. You did a great job...please come back if you think you can do a good job.God Bless |
| #2396 | I have been a Red Sox fan all 36 years of my life. It's a gift that was given to me by my father, who grew up in Brookline. And it's a gift that I have passed along to my now 7 year old daughter. My dad passed away in 1992 so I was not able to share the magical run last October with him. But I do remember him allowing me to stay up late and watch some of the '75 Series with him. So, as the Red Sox were closing in on their first Series title in 86 years, I went upstairs and woke my daughter up to watch the final inning. Thank you for all your efforts to bring that season about and for the bridge it provided between different generations of dedicated Sox fans. I hope that somehow all parties involved will come to realize what needs to be done and get you back in the front office of the Boston Red Sox, where you belong ! Dedicated Sox fan deep in Yankee territory |
| #2395 | Theo, Thanks for 2004. Following the team will not be the same for me. Good luck in the future. I hope you will be back someday sooner than later. You will be greatly missed. Gayle-Boca Raton, FL |
| #2394 | Theo, I would just like to thank you for all that you have done in the past 3 years. If it was not for you we would still be searching for a world series championship. PLEASE RECONSIDER WE ALL WANT YOU BACK THEO!!!!(Andy, Freetown Ma) |
| #2393 | Theo: Thank you for everything you did for the Boston Red Sox organization, team, and fans. There is no better man suited for the job than you, and you are very missed! |
| #2391 | One of the top goals of my life has been to see the Red Sox win a World series. I wasn't sure if that would ever happen. Thank you Theo for all of the hard work and dedication to the Red Sox that you did to help make this happen! Wally - Lexington |
| #2390 | Don't leave! You're a Boston legend. :-( You will definitely be missed. - Vanessa, Quincy MA |
| #2389 | Theo, your work brought grown men to tears. Come on back. |
| #2387 | Thank you for giving me what so many other Red Sox Nation citizens didnt get the chance to see, A world series title. Thank you A Loyal citizen Providence, Rhode Island |
| #2386 | I love you and Thanks for everything, Theo..good luck to u - christina |
| #2382 | Success is too often taken for granted. The fans of the Red Sox do not take your efforts and achievements for granted. It's unfortunate that the ownership does not share the same sentiment. Here's wishing you future success where ever you should land. Thank you. - Frank in CT |
| #2377 | October of 2004 still seems unreal. For the first time in 86 years, you united Red Sox Nation in joy not sorrow. Whether you leave or not, you have already made your place in history. Forget about the politics, forget about the insane media. There is no place like Boston and Boston just won't be the same town without you at the helm of Olde Town Team. PLEASE COME BACK THEO!!!!!!! -Madden (East Longmeadow, MA) |
| #2375 | Thank you Theo. We never would have done it without you. Peter North - North Adams, MA |
| #2374 | Theo, thank you so much for everythiung. You are a class act and a true gentleman. T.T. Boy - Palmer, MA |
| #2373 | THANK YOU THEO.... PLEASE COME BACK.... I AM BEGGING YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.... I DON'T CARE WHAT JOHN AND LARRY SAY.... I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU.... THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!! -BOB McCABE, BROOKLYN |
| #2372 | Good news folks, I'm coming back. Negotiations are under way with my agent and John Henry to bring me back as the general manager. Details to follow. After serious consideration by both sides it appears to be the most logical decision. Thanks for the support, Dan Duquette (were you expecting someone else?) |
| #2371 | Theo: As a lifetime Red Sox Fan who is not much older than yourself, thank you for all the hard work & dedication that went into making the 2004 season a complete success. While I didn't have to bring Red Sox garb to family gravesites like I hear others did, I was thrilled that my 78 year old father was able to see a Red Sox World Series Title during his lifetime. I have never known a more loyal, long standing Red Sox fan who deserved to see this. When everything transpired on or around October 31st, I was surprised but not shocked to hear that you were leaving. Upon hearing that ownership may have waited until the last minute to work with you, and get serious on finalizing your contract with a worthwile compensation package, I could not help but to think back to what I remembered hearing last winter, when the Pedro Martinez negotiations didn't work out. I wondered if you thought to yourself, "The same thing that transpired with Pedro last year (waiting until the absolute last minute) is happening to me now." If that was in any way a part of your thought process I agree with you 100 percent, that this is not the best way for ownership to do business when dealing with key personnell, whether they work in the front office or on the field. As of this writing, I hear that Jim Beattie has a 2nd interview scheduled; It's NOT TOO LATE to change your mind if you want to. People have done it before (Billy Beane, Ken Macha, even Bill Lajoie last week). It's my hope that if Larry Lucchino or John Henry contact you about returning to the club as the General Manager that you will consider it, assuming they give you the same autonomy I hear you were looking for combined with at least the same financial package in place. I'm sure many Red Sox fans agree with me on this. That said and at any rate, best wishes to you and good luck in your future endeavors. Regards, Matthew Ellis Winthrop, Maine |
| #2368 | First you leaves Fenway Park dressed in a gorilla suit. Now the Sox can’t even find a monkey to take your job. All of this looks very, very bad for Larry , John Henry and Tom Werner, whose offseason is rapidly going from bad to worse. Sox have attempted to offer some explanation for the debacle that was your negotiation, but there are still questions that remain unanswered: Why did they let it come to this? Why did they wait until the 11th hour to address your contract and turn the start of this offseason into an elementary school fire drill? Because they took you for granted, that’s why. Because they inexplicably and unnecessarily chose to play hardball with an integral member of their management team. Because Lucchino, in particular, let his ego get in the way. COME BACK!!! -Owen Dorian SB |
| #2367 | HELLO THEO .IHAVE BEEN TRYNG TO SEND YOU THIS SINCE NOV.9 AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SEND FOR SOME REASON IT DOES NOT GO THROUGH.ANYWAY ASK JOHN HENRY FOR LARRY'S JOB PLUS YOUR OLD JOB, OR A SMALL PART OF OWNERSHIP.I MEAN COME BACK SON.THEY CANNOT DO ANY BETTER WITHOUT YOU AND THEY KNOW THAT.I LEFT 2 JOBS AND WENT BACK TO THEM ONCE FOR MORE $$$ AND THEY CAME TO ME.THE OTHER WAS FOR JOB STABILITY.WALMART WANTED ME TO OPEN STORES IN BRAZIL.ANYWAY,WHEN YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF LIKE YOU HAVE THEN THEY KNOW WHAT THEY HAD IN YOU.FANS SUPPORT YOU SO COME ON BACK.WE NEED YOU.I AM NOW DISABLED AND GO CRAZY AT HOME.YOU CAN'T STAY HOME LONG.CAOME BACK TO WORK FOR THE SOX.THANK YOU DAVE CABRAL,DARTMOUTH,MA. |
| #2362 | Theo-- Thank you for all that you did while you were in Boston. I wish you the best of luck wherever you may choose to go next. My hat is off to you. |
| #2361 | Thanks for everything you did for the Sox. I'd like to buy you a beer. Evan Stone, Quincy, MA |
| #2360 | Theo I'm going to miss you, you are amazing. You and I should celebrate our birthdays together since they are the same day - just 10 years apart! Bonnie, MA |
| #2359 | As any Red Sox fan knows, the road to (and inside) Red Sox Nation is always a rocky one. I guess this situation is no different. We may never know why you decided to resign, but if it is your wish to keep your reasons private, we should respect it. We owe you at least that much. You are a true professional and operate with the highest level of integrity. You served us well. Thanks for everything; from the signing of Big Papi to the World Series Championship, you helped to answer the prayers of millions. All we can do is to "Keep the Faith" and hope you eventually come home to Fenway. Best of luck. Sara in Keene, NH |
| #2358 | It won't be the same without you, theo!!! I've waited 42 years to get our championship ring and have to thank you for helping put all the pieces in place. Living in pennsylvania, surrounded by Yankees FAns, I have to thank you for giving me the chance for the bragging rights I longed for. Can you think maybe about Another in "06. Pat Mazzaccaro Duryea p.a. |
| #2357 | Theo, Just want to say thank you for ending 86 years of misery as a nation, and 22 personally. If you don't decide to come back, good luck in whatever you do. Gregory K. Rhode Island |
| #2356 | Theo we know this is a business and im sure behind closed doors there is very good reason why you decided to leave Boston. I have to say i am just crushed that you will no longer be with us. I feel like i just went through a divorce. I dont know what the Red Sox will do without you. For us Red Sox fans its back to the old. But we wish you the best, you deserve it, thanks so much for that sweet taste of victory. Brian P. was resident of WMass, now in Florida |
| #2354 | Theo, I read daily updates regarding the red sox search for a new GM, and the only thing I keep thinking is "Whoever is hired will be a definite step down", because you set the bar so high. Thanks for the the last few years, and I still hope that you will change your mind someday, hopefully soon. James, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| #2352 | Theo, I wish you the best. You are a true gentleman. Rocco Sifredi - Braintree, MA |
| #2348 | Theo, we need you to rebuild the red sox again, otherwise the team will fall. COME BACK THEO! We need you more than ever now, to bring us another world series championship. - Robert Lexington, MA P.S. YANKEES SUCK |
| #2347 | Theo, not only a good manager but a good guy overall. Thanks for helping the Sox.I really didn't like the sox until a good years ago, and with your management I became a diehard fan. You really were a big part of what makes the red sox the RED SOX.You have a good future and I wish you the best of luck in whatever you may do. Stay good looking as well! Erika Framingham, Ma |
| #2346 | Theo - though i am young, i have followed every game of every season, similar to so many fans here in Boston. I have missed very few games in the last 10 years. I am now 17, and not enough words of gratitude can be expressed for how you have helped the redsox nation. And i have only followed for a decade, i can only begin to imagine the appreciation from the older generations of fans. For what your new job brings you, good luck; but we will always accept you back in Boston with arms wide open. and GO SOX!! Ayaas From THE Weston, Mass |
| #2345 | Theo, you are amazing. We need you for the winter meetings! |
| #2344 | Please come to the Royals we need a good GM!!! Chris Scott City, KS |
| #2343 | Theo, besides creating a team that won the world series for all of us....your lasting accomplishment will without a doubt be the fact that you've allready signed/drafted so many good young players that will help secure the red sox's future for years to come...thankyou |
| #2342 | I wish you would stay in Boston, Theo. You've done so much for the team. You're the man. Cheers, Samantha D. of Medford, Ma. |
| #2337 | Theo, please come back? We need you. Lucchino doesn't know what he is doing! Okay, maybe he may make some good decisions, but really, all the GMs they are interviewing aren't nearly as good as you. We, the people of Boston, love you. Please come back! (I'm begging here) With much love and hope, A.A. from Sharon MA. |
| #2336 | You are the best, theo. We owe our World Series win to your great leadership. We wish you the best and hope someday, when the time is right, you come back to Boston and the Sox where you belong! Lisa Miles Richmond, VA |
| #2335 | Theo: Thank you so much for you hard work and dedication to the Red Sox and Red Sox fans. You will not just be remembered for the World Series win, but for your tireless charity work within the community, as well. With new players coming up from Portland and Pawtucket, your legacy will be enjoyed for years to come. You proved you had class, intelligence and a big heart, we can now add integrity to the list. You will be sorely missed. Best of luck in all your future pursuits and please consider coming home one day. Thanks! - Susie Charette, Brighton, MA |
| #2334 | Thank you Theo, your acomplishment will never be forgotten by real Red Sox fans, good luck if not here than happiness for you wherever you choose. Red Sox nation will live on and we will try to duplicate what you for us in 04, cause now we KNOW it can be done.J.J.S. -Revere |
| #2332 | Thank You Theo for all you have done for the Red Sox. I wish you were staying. Susan Berube Andover,MA |
| #2325 | Thank You Theo. You made October 2004 the most thrilling month of our lives and can not imagine the team without you.....so sad. Obviously we will miss you, but as Tom Brady said on 60 minutes, this isn't everything, there is much more out there for you to bring your brilliance to, good luck finding it. Holly and Brian Peterson, Brighton, MA. |
| #2322 | I finally really feel how it is to be a Red Sox fan. After a lifetime of Pinstripes the Sox had won me over last year and had a firm place in my heart and now this disapointment. Being a Red Sox fan is a roller coaster of emotional ups and downs..and this is a low down shame. Please don't make me go back to the likes of Sheffield and A-Rod. Please Red Sox.. right this ship! Best of luck to Theo in whatever he does..Long live Red Sox Nation! Tom S. from a bunkah in Stoneham |
| #2321 | Theo, you are my hero! Jamie Cahill, Southie |
| #2318 | Thank you Theo for your dedication, hard work and commitment to the Boston Red Sox. You will be missed! I can't imagine not having you associated to the Red Sox, but I know this must be something that you have to do at this venture in your life. I hope the road/path leads you back to Boston again. We would welcome you with open arms and lots of beer! Thank you again and Good Luck! - Mary from Quincy, MA. |
| #2317 | THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, THEO...GOOD LUCK ~~ ¢¾ Life is so cool - Christina |
| #2313 | Theo thank you so much for giving it your all these past 3 years,doin'it to the yankees in that 7th game was the best feeling any red sox fan has ever had and then win the world series well what else is there,thank you from a old timer. Nick C.from East Boston via Revere |
| #2310 | One request - if you must leave the Red Sox, why not consider the Padres?? Sara, San Diego, CA |
| #2309 | Thanks for everything youve done for our Red Sox you will be sorely missed, unless of course you want to come back? -Mark Chandlee, Wakefield, RI |
| #2306 | Thanks for bringing it home again Theo. You certainly deserve to be treated much better than you were. You will always be appreciated, and more importantly, respected in my eyes. Thanks Again. See you back at Fenway next time around. Brian in Rhode Island |
| #2300 | Theo, I think you know and appreciate how passionate we members of "The Nation" are. I will admit that I was sckeptical when they announced you would ge taking over the day-to-day GM duties. Whos is kid? What experience does he have? Well, ya know what? YOU ARE ONE HELL OF A BASEBALL GUY!! You made guts moves last seaswon that shook the Nations foundation. (Bringing us Schill, Trading Nomar for Doug and Orlando??) WOW, at least you had the guts to pull the trigger and look what we got?? A WORLD TITLE!!!!! Thats all just 86 years of misery GGGOOOOOONE!!!!! POOF. I think none of realise now your place in Redsox history, but I have a feeling you will play with baseball history before all is said and done. Theo, you were the best!! I wish you would reconsider. The Nation wants you stearing our ship!! If its not ment to be so be it and GOOD LUCK!!! GOD SPEED!! - Mike - Monroe, CT |
| #2298 | Theo: You brought a new level of class to the Red Sox organization and to Red Sox Nation - you came in with it and you left with it. Thank you for bringing a World Series title to your town - victory was sweet. I'm sure that everything you touch will turn to gold. Keep on rockin' (and if there's a chance that you'll come back, we'll welcome you with open arms) - A Melrose fan |
| #2289 | Thanks Theo! Peter Stoddard, South Boston |
| #2288 | Theo, Thank you thank you,thank you. We owe it all to you. We are lost and empty without you. I hope you reconsider- we need you. We all love and miss you. Take care... Johnny, Albany NY |
| #2277 | Thanks for helping bring home the Championship of our dreams. Growing up in NE all these years we all started to wonder if that day would ever come. Well it did, and you were a big part of it. I always admired the way you went about your job and never once put yourself in the spotlight. You always looked out for the best interest of Red Sox Nation and it was appreciated. I continue to hold out hope that you haven't closed the door on returning to the Red Sox if certain changes are made. John, Larry, yourself, and the entire staff had this organization going in a great direction, and it would be great to keep that going. No matter what happens in the future, Good Luck! AP - Groton |
| #2248 | Theo- thank you for bringing this franchise back to the top. We'll never forget what you did for this team, putting together a World Series winner and building a farm system that will keep us contending for years to come. You're our wonderkid, our hometown hero, and I wish you success wherever you go. -MIKE; Brighton, MA |
| #2223 | Hey Theo...thanks for a job well done buddy....we'll miss you :-( F. Christopher Costa, Worcester MA |
| #2219 | Thanks Theo!!! I hope you come back when Larry is gone and get us another one. |
| #2218 | Thank you for being a friend, travel down the road and back again. Your heart is true, your a friend and confidant. And if you threw a party...invited everyone you knew, you would see the biggest gift would be from me and a card that read that you for being a friend.-Sweet Rue McClanahan |
| #2217 | Can't thank you enough Theo. Already looking forward to your return - whenever it is,it'll be worth the wait. Good Luck, Sean, Connecticut |
| #2212 | Theo,,,,,,,,,you are the greatest,,,,,,,you brought me a lifetime dream, winning a World Series in 2004,,,,,,please come back,,,,we will miss you dearly,,,,a lifetime Red Sox fan from Maine,,,,,,,,,,,Jamie Tweedie/Winterport, Maine,,,,,,,,,,,,,HUGS |
| #2210 | Good job, Theo! |
| #2208 | Thank you for everything that you did for Red Sox nation! We love you and will never, ever forget the past 3 years, especially 2004! Good luck-- Amy Lewiston, Maine |
| #2205 | Come home, Theo! We all want you back! |
| #2204 | Theo- Through your hard work, a town remembered what it was like to be on top of the baseball world. Your passion was unrivaled; your dedication unmatched. And you gave us results. Goddamn, you gave us results. Theo, you were a large part of the reason why October 27, 2004 was the greatest day of many of our lives. However, we still need you. Our mission is not done... what happened in the past happened in the past. We need your vision for the future. Please reconsider your decision, as you are clearly the most qualified person for the opening as Sox GM/President of Red Sox Nation. Please come back to Boston, where you are beloved, where you are needed, but most importantly, where you belong. If you leave, Theo, thank you for everything you have done for us and may the best of luck follow you in everything you do. However, we all know there is only one acceptable GM for Red Sox Nation: Brookline's own Boy Genius. So come on back Theo and lead us to another rolling rally. |
| #2203 | Theo, you were the best thing to ever happen to the sox. You grew up and got yourself the job that thousands of New Englanders envy you for, and got us the World Championship through it. You have our respect and love for generations, and for both the championship and for running such a respectable organization, we thank you. - Lewis from Newton, MA |
| #2202 | Theo, it's a shame to see you go so soon. We have never experienced the Red Sox like we have over the last three years, and you were a major contributing factor. Whatever you do, please don't ever work for George Steinbrener. . . Peace, kid! Mike Manchester, NH |
| #2195 | Theo-put the differences aside and come back. We'll get rid of whatever and whoever is bothering you. I want my sons to see many more Championships and YOU are the key ingredient. David D, Cape Cod |
| #2193 | Thanks Theo, We will never forget everything that you did. -Vinnie |
| #2192 | Please come back Theo..... Bryan Milton, Ma. |
| #2179 | There will always be 2004, but still I wish you could/would stay with the Red Sox and help construct a dynasty. I was born in Brooklyn on the day in 1941 when the Dodger lost another World Series to the Yankees, so the defeat of the Yankees and then the World Series win felt as though a cloud lifted for me. Patricia, in Arlington, MA. |
| #2178 | Thanks for Big Papi and for Little Papi. The quest for #7 begins in 2006. |
| #2173 | Theo I love you - a pretty girl (Not a boy) from Miller's Market |
| #2165 | Do you know what it's like to fall in the mud and get kicked... in the head... with an iron boot? Of course you don't, no one does. It never happens. It's a dumb question... skip it. Well that's what it felt like when you left. Theo come back. - Rex Kramer |
| #2163 | Theo, thank you so much for all of your hard work the last 3 years. I know you're from Boston and can relate to us fans, so please find it in your heart to come back as GM. We need you! - Jon W. Warwick, RI |
| #2162 | We love you Theo! From the Mailer Deamons |
| #2160 | Thank you, Theo – the last three years have been a baseball Camelot with you serving the role of King Arthur. Intelligent, humble, straightforward, handsome, fair and enlightened are just a few adjectives to describe you. I cried the night we were crowned champions embracing my good friends Herb and Stevie D (Our friend Bob H. was passed out). The warmth and love surrounding the games and our friendships was intoxicating. We held each other and chanted we’re winners till the early morning hours. Theo, you’ll be missed I hope someday to see you in The Alley and I’ll buy you a beer. John T., from Needham |
| #2159 | Theo, this is Larry Luchinoo speaking. Theo : YES, -LARRY, I read you loud and clear. Larry : Alright, its obvious you remember me. What do you say you and I just forget about everything except what we have to do now. Theo : Lets not kid each other Larry you know I've never an organization like this. I'm gonna need all the luck there is. Larry : Standby Theo. Our one hope is to build this man up, I've got to give him all the confidence I can. Theo- have you ever Been to a GM Meeting before? Theo : NO, never. Larry : ( TO Henry thinking that the radio to Theo is off) SHIT! This is a God damned waste of time, there's no way he can run this organization. Henry : (Radio is still on) Grab ahold of yourself, you gotta talk him down, you gotta. Larry : We ought to route him in Lake Michigan, at least we'll avoid killing innocent people. Henry : You're the only chance they've got. Larry : Alright, Theo, you listen and listen close an organization is no different from riding a bicycle, just alot harder to put baseball cards in the spokes. Now, first I want you to get the feel of the organization. Later, we'll run down the landing procedure. Now, I want you to disengage the Josh Brynes . . . watch that you don't make any violent control movements like you did in San Diego. Theo : Alright, I'm going to get rid of Josh Brynes. Larry : Now just remember the controls will feel very heavy compared to a fighter. Don't worry about that its perfectly normal. Now one more thing, is there somebody there who can work the radio and leave you free for flying? Theo : Yes, Pj Harveyis here with me. Larry : Good, have her sit in the co-pilot's seat. Theo : PJ, he wants you to sit in the co-pilot's seat. Theo : The radio's all yours now. And keep an eye on that number 3 engine gauge over there, its running a little hot Larry : Theo, before we start, I'd like to say something. I know that right now things must look pretty rough , but if you do what I tell you, when I tell you to do it, there's no reason why you shouldn't have complete confidence in your chances to come out Theo, what kind of weather are you in up there? PJ : Rain! Theo : And a little ice. PJ : And a little ice. Larry : How's it handling? Theo : Sluggish, like a wet sponge. PJ: Sluggish, like a wet sponge. Larry : Alright, Striker, your doing just fine. Theo : Its a damn good thing he doesn't know how much I hate his guts. PJ : Its a damn good thing you don't know how much he hates your guts. |
| #2157 | Theo, I can't go out for beers with my friends either because of my overbearing wife. The games played give me a summer respite and you have brought me closer to my family. You won't be anointed in any other place like here. Reluctantly, Charlie in Pepperell |
| #2152 | Was it Wakefield that got into a fight with him over loud music, I bet Wakefield would have 2nd thoughts now -Steve Tallent |
| #2150 | The fall of 2004 was magical! Eight straight games of passionate play, good food and bonding with friends. For the first time in my life I felt like a winner after years of feeling like a loser. I awoke a world champion the morning after Game 7 (I regrettably fell asleep during game 7) and my life will never be the same. I will never forget hugging my life long friend Charlie and sobbing after ALCS Game 7. Thank you Theo for making us all feel like winners. Joe, Lowell, MA |
| #2147 | Thank you Theo. I'd like to buy you a domestic beer or we could go halfsies on a pizza or something. Great job buckaroo! Gary, Swansea Mass. |
| #2146 | What can I say about Theo Epstein? Well I can sum it all up in just one word: courage, dedication, daring, pride, pluck, spirit, grit, mettle, and G-U-T-S, *guts*. Why, Theo Epstein's got more guts in his little finger than most of us have in our large intestine, including the colon! Steve McCrosky - Aurora, IL |
| #2143 | Theo, don't worry about the playa hatas. Just like Akon and Young Jeezy say, Cause er'body know the game don't stop Tryin' to make it to the top for your ass get popped now If you a rida (Yeah) Or just a Soul Survivor (Yeah) Jimmy Gifford - Southie |
| #2140 | We love you Theo. Thanks for everything you've done for us. Good luck in life. Ethel - Athol, MA |
| #2139 | Theo, I know Boston can be a rough place - the seediest dive on the wharf. Populated with every reject and cutthroat from Bombay to Calcutta. It's worse than Detroit. But we need you, please come back. Ted Striker |
| #2127 | Theo, You are a credit to the business world and an invaluable asset for the Boston Red Sox. You have handled the situation like a professional and we in Red Sox Nation hold the utmost admiration for you. Sorry that you are not staying and I personally wish you would reconsider, however, for what ever reason, I respect you for your decision. Good luck and I know that you will be successful in any future endeavor which you persue. I hope that you become the CEO and GM in Washington. I am praying for you. YOU ARE THE MAN.... Allen F. Soucia all_sou49@hotmail.com |
| #2126 | We need you Theo! Don't leave us! Love, VERMONT |
| #2125 | PLEASE COME BACK THEO WE NEED YOU! - ALLEN N.H. |
| #2124 | Theo, By quitting, you made Steinberner's dreams come through. He has now won. Suck it up and kick Steinberner's butt again. Baseball consists of 2 teams, the rest sleepers. Run with the best and get a statue next to Red at Faniel Hall. You have everything to gain by staying here. |
| #2123 | Theo, I attribute the world series win to you. I am a die hard red sox fan, and consider you the greatest red sock ever because without you, we would be in the 87th year of misery. You brought the joy back to beantown, please don't leave, I beg you. - Dave in Watertown. |
| #2122 | i don't know who you are, but all my friends tell me that you need to come back, so to make them happy please come back. (Maggie Gordon) |
| #2121 | Theo, please come back. We miss you. -Mitch, Baltimore |
| #2120 | This is so much worse than losing Pedro or Manny. Theo, you are more important than Pedro or Manny. Jerry from Brockton. |
| #2119 | Oh Theo, please come back. PLLLEEEEEAAAAASSSEE!!! You are responsible for so much joy in Boston. You are a dirt dog, like Trot and V-Tek. You don't take crap from prima donnas, like Pedro and Manny. You are the best. David W. Allen |
| #2118 | Mazel, mazel. Good things. Stan Indursky - New York, NY |
| #2117 | Theo: Within minutes of the final out of the 4th game of the 04 WS I received a call from my (then) 9 year old grandson. The utter joy he felt while shouting "we won, we won" registers as one of the fondest memories of my life. His bedroom is plastered with World Series mementoes and souvenirs and he is now as addicted as I am to the Red Sox. I Thank you with all my heart for your contributions to an event that brought such happiness to an entire family of Sox fans. Ralph, NH |
| #2115 | THEO, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID FOR RED SOX NATION. WHEN WE WON I CRIED IN FRONT OF MY KIDS FOR THE FIRST TIME, SOMETHING I AM SURE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I RESPECT YOU FOR TAKING A STAND AND LEAVE THE SOX BECAUSE YOU WERE UPSET ABOUT HOW YOUR MANAGEMENT MAY HAVE TREATED YOU. YOUR COURAGE TO WALK AWAY FROM YOUR JOB IS SOMETHING THAT CASHMAN AND TORRE WILL NEVER HAVE. THEY CONTINUE TO ALLOW "KING" GEORGE TO TREAT THEM LIKE DOGS AND PUT $ AHEAD OF THEIR PRICIPLES AS MEN. YOU ARE A FAR BETTER MAN THAN THEY WILL EVER BE ! HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND I HOPE THE FUTURE BRINGS YOU MORE SUCCESS.THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY LIFE COMPLETE. FRANK CHECKO CROMWELL CT. checko0762@comcast.net |
| #2114 | Had to wait all my 72 years to see my Beloved Red Sox WIN WIN WIN. Just wish Uncle Edward had lived long enough! Planted a pennant for him, though! Thanks for us the living and also for all those decorated graves in Red Sox Nation. Dr. Sharon L. Clark |
| #2113 | Theo, you accomplished what no other Red Sox GM had been able to do in 86 years. Keep it real. Colin, Medway, MA |
| #2112 | Theo, thanks for turning this organization in the right direction. I hope what you have started here will continue. Thanks for being such a great leader and bringing us a world series championship. Joe P., Boxford, MA |
| #2111 | I think these messages need to be fowareded to John Henry and to LL. They should know what the fan base is feeling... |
| #2110 | Theo!! We thank you so much! You are the best GM we coulda asked for. Why'd you have to leave! Good luck to whatever you do but always remember you were the one that led the Red Sox to their 1st World Series title in 86 Years! - Kyle, MA |
| #2109 | THEO EPSTEIN-- YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!! ALL THE RED SOX FANS STUCK IN ENEMY TERRITORY (NEW YORK) WILL NEVER FORGET THAT YOU DELIVERED US TO THE PROMISE LAND. IN THEO WE WILL ALWAYS TRUST. NEVER FORGET THAT WE ARE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. WE LOVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID. PEACE OUT... Thomas, Bronx, NY |
| #2108 | Theo, I want to thank you for 3 great years! I don't understand why you left but I know you will be missed for sure! Even being from New York I have always been a diehard Red Sox fan. 2004 was the greatest year of my life with the red sox winning and my own wedding. Thanks again! Ronen - Sharon, MA. |
| #2107 | Theo, Thank you so much. I will never forget what you did for the Nation. We got our ring because of you. You are one class act- the total package. If ever I have/had a son I would want him to be like you. May God bless you always, go now and do what you like and like what you do. We'll miss you!!!!! Shane, NY NY |
| #2106 | Thanks for a great three years Theo. Despite being from NY I've been a diehard Red Sox fan all of my life. I'll never forget you bringing a world series title home to Boston. Ronen from Sharon. |
| #2105 | Theo, I don't know what to say except thank you from the bottom of my heart. You made a 34-year-long dream come true. One that I feared may never happen. My heart broke on October 31, when I heard the news. After your press conference I was so upset I pulled over on the side of the road and cried hysterically. I want to tell you that I have immense respect for you. You did not prostitute yourself for money, you are not anyone else's minion. You are a man of integrity and class. A true role model. You are without a doubt the best GM in the history of the Red Sox. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for 2004. I will remain of fan of yours for life. Godspeed to you Theo. MB, Westchester County, New York |
| #2103 | the Nation mourns, inconsolable. we can't get over this. S.L. Ayer, MA |
| #2102 | I doubt we'll ever be able to tell you enough times, but Thank you for everything, and please reconsider after you have taken some time. You got the ball rolling, and you got this franchise on the right track. Don't let someone else wreck what you have created, we need you here, and we need you now. Come back Theo, come back!! (EJB02169) |
| #2100 | Mr. Eptstein, We got the championship in 2004 only because you made it your mission to put together a group of guys who could win together. Not only was it an amazingly successful season, but it was by far the most entertaining season I can remember. If we didn't have a fresh young mind in that front office, this never would have happened. I'm sad to see you go. Ryan Holbrook, NY |
| #2099 | Theo, you are the WONDERBOY!!! Don't forget that. You are the greatest Bostonian ever!!! (Or at least since JFK, butyou are up there with JFK in my eyes). 'Tos, Mass Ave |
| #2098 | Theo....I served in the South Pacific during WWll and when the Phillipines were captured, Gen. MacArthur vowed "I SHALL RETURN!" Now i'm hoping to hear those same promise by you. After all. if MacArthur could return in spite of all the Japanese army...certainly it would be easier for you to do so. RETURN! Pete Costulas, Fairfield, CT |
| #2097 | Theo you have the biggest balls to ever walk into the Red Sox organization and beat an 86 year old curse. You brought the title back to Boston, we cannot thank you enouph for it. You will always be remembered in Boston Red Sox history. Best of luck where ever you go. Ben Damariscotta, ME |
| #2096 | Theo: I am not one for writing fan letters. While I hope somehow, someway, you change your mind, I am grateful for all your work and deligence. You acted with class and intergity, and I found my Red Sox pride coming back after years of being embarassed by the way players were treated. Thank you for treating us with respect, thank you for bringing us the championship, and thank you for doing it in a way that exuded human decency. Todd from NH |
| #2095 | Thank you for your class, creativity, integrity, focus, and smarts. I was proud to be a fan with you as head of Baseball Ops. Very best wishes in whatever path you choose next. I look forward to your return to the Red Sox in 5 years! ----- J Woolway, Beverly MA |
| #2094 | Dear Theo Last year, I was imepressed by Sox's victory. I never forget that excitement as long as I live. All the Sox fans remember what you've done for the Sox. Arigato and Sayonara. Sohei Kobe,Japan |
| #2093 | Theo, you are the bomb. Please come back to the Red Sox!!! Katie - Auburn, MA |
| #2092 | You changed Red Sox history Theo! You Helped bring thousands of people smiles, tears, and closer to family members. You will be sorely missed, and talked about as long as the Red Sox are around. Thanks for all your hard work and dedication. Good luck! Matt - Portsmouth, NH |
| #2091 | Theo, get what's rightfully yours - and that's that. Dane Shulman - Boston, MA |
| #2088 | Theo, you are a professional when it comes to your job...the next team you sign with is a lucky one. Eric, Thompson CT |
| #2086 | So many of us recall the times of our lives by their association to events in Sox history. Generations of fans memorialized birthdays, weddings, and deaths by what horrible thing happened to the Sox that year. I appreciate the fact that now we can talk with hope as we recall where we were and how we lived the fall of 04. Thanks Theo...you were no small part of this change of a nation. Be sure this is what you want. Bill- Portland, ME |
| #2085 | Good Luck Theo! Maybe you can get hired by an organization that has some class next time. |
| #2084 | Thanks Theo We all know it was a total team effort in winning the WS and we are all very proud of you and the job you have done here is Boston. It is with great regret that we see you move on. We all wish you the best of luck in what ever the road ahead brings. I only hope that a few years down the road you dont regret this move of leaving red sox nation. I am also sure it is a choice you did not take lightly. Any how we wish you the best but hope ou reconcider : ) |
| #2083 | We are very sorry to see you leave. You were a true asset to the Red Sox. We wish you best in your new endeavors. Be happy and healthy. Sue and Ed Bowley 45 New Boston Road Dudley, MA 01571 |
| #2081 | THEO, YOU ARE THE GREATEST. YOU ARE ALL CLASS, AND AN INCREDIBLE PERSON. I DO NOT THINK I HAVE EVER MET ANYBODY AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU. YOU TURNED BOSTON FROM A MINOR LEAGUE CITY LIKE PITTSBURGH TO A MAJOR LEAGUE CITY, TOP OF THE WORLD. YOU ARE THE BEST AND I THINK YOU ARE ALL CLASS. THEY TOLD ME YOU WERE LEAVING AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT SWOFFORD CRAP. BUT THEN I LEARNED THAT IT WAS TRUE AND I GOT REAL SAD. BUT THE SADNESS HAS GONE AWAY NOW AND I KNOW IT IS FOR THE BEST. YOU REALLY DO SOME SPECIAL THINGS, AND I LOVE WATCHING YOU PERFORM. CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH YOU DO YOUR "DIRT DOG" THING FOR MANY YEARS. SERIOUSLY, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO BE DIRT DOGGING IN BOSTON THOUGH. KEEP IT IN MIND. FREDO DEFILIPPO |
| #2080 | How are you doing, Theo? I am doing ok, considering you are gone. Really wasn't handling the news well at first, but I'm coming to grip with reality. Not fun days here in Boston, kind of like something bad just happened, but my parents tell me to keep my head up and keep the faith. They say if I just keep being a dirt dog and giving it my all, I will do well in life, just like you. You represent all that is great about Boston. You, Varitek, Trot, Schilling, all real dirt dogs. You guys don't take crap from the prima donnas. You guys represent BOSTON!! Seriously though, I really miss you, would love to have you back, think you are real special. Yours truly, MOLO NAILS, d_d_abreu@aol.com |
| #2079 | Theo, I admire the way that you took your dream and passion and turned it into your career. More of us should be doing the things we love vs. just making money. I hope you will find your place as you seek your next love and passion. You are a stand up guy and helped to make Red Sox Nation's dreams come true! When you first became GM ...a friend of mine wrote a letter to you asking you about your career track and how you got your start. You personally responded to him and I have always thought that was a great show of your of character and kindness towards Red Sox Nation! We appreciate you and the sacrifices that you made for the team, for Boston and for us. Good luck! -Nancy, Holliston |
| #2078 | thank you.... will you marry me? Love Ashley |
| #2076 | thanks for relieving 86 years of torment, for getting rid of grady little, for trading for schilling, for getting rid of nomar and bringing in oc, for not getting rid of the greatest rbi producer in the game, bringing in papi, and for being the greatest GM in red sox history. you will be missed |
| #2075 | Theo - overall you did a good not great job. There is more work to do. The World Series team was largely built by Duquette with some nice complimentary moves by you. Player acquisition is an inexact science as confirmed by your Jeremy Giambi, Byung Yung Kim (bad) and David Ortiz (great) moves. Those bad moves are catastrophes in a small market team but a minor hiccup here in Boston due to the payroll. I hope you don’t regret your decision to leave the hub – give Bruce Hurst a call. |
| #2073 | Thank you. Nikki -- Wales, MA |
| #2071 | Theo...I've been a die-hard Bosox fan for 65 years. Nothing would please me more than to see you and Nomar return. Whatever the reason, why not consider the many die-hards who want you back. If you do, it would be like we won another World Series. COME BACK!!! Pete Costulas, Fairfield, CT |
| #2069 | Come Back Matt Scituate MA |
| #2068 | Thanks for the great excitement you brought to the East Coast. Wherever you show up next, I'm sure it will be just as awesome!! |
| #2067 | Theo, Taking the high road, not burning your bridges, being a players GM and putting a human face on the corporation, man you are one class act. Some parents may raise their kids with the players as role models, others may raise them to conduct themselves more like you. Thanks always for your part in winning the penant, and for putting up with our neurotic baseball obsession. Best of luck wherever you find yourself at next, although we will all keep the light on in hopes you'll find your way back to Beantown. SP, SFCA |
| #2066 | thank you theo you are my favorite gm ever. mabbe you will come back i would leik that a lot- redsoxrng-04 Boston Ma |
| #2065 | Theo,,, You are an amazing Gm with All the talent in the world we was graced with you as the leader of the Red Sox.. After watching the Sox blow it year after year you made what i feel is the biggest team win in history you made the sox Champions and millions of New England fans be able to hold there head up as they walk past Yankee fans For us just be able to Say yes we can play with the Yankees and not have to always be second is something i will never ever forget.... You made it happen Theo and thank you and good luck too whatever it is you want to do in your life,,, you have a lifetime fan in me no matter what team you goto unless its of course the Yankees then your one of them !!! Rick from Bangor ME also Jacksonville FL |
| #2064 | I am a diehard Braves fan but also by default because I am a diehard Yankee Hater I like the Sox. Well Done Theo. Best of luck. |
| #2063 | theo, im sad you are gone.you made us stronger im pretty sure.i hope you remember all us fans loved you as well as the team. thanks and i wish you didnt have to go! ox rhonda (portland maine) |
| #2062 | Thanks for everything Theo. I will never forget the 2004 season, players and management. Dan Shaughnessy and Larry Luchinno should move out here to Boys Town and screw eachother instead of the Socks. Jay Coffeecups, Chicago. |
| #2061 | theo u are hot, too bad you arent managing the red sox anymore |
| #2059 | Dear Mr. Epstein, Could you please stop hogging all the awesome? Some of us might want to use some of it sometime. Thanks for being a true class act and a true leader during your stay in Boston. Thatnks for bringing a World Series back to where it rightfully belongs, in Boston. Ultimately, the decision is yours, but if you don't come back, thank you so much and good luck in your travels. --Mike, Belmont Ma. |
| #2058 | Theo, many dreams came true because of you. Thank you for helping the most faithful of fans realize the sweetness of that penant. God bless you in all your endeavors from here on out. Loraine Logan, Utah |
| #2057 | Theo - you are a god for what you have done for us. I am eternally grateful for the World Series title you brought to Boston. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart, you'll go down in Boston history as an incredible man! Keriann Andover, MA |
| #2055 | Theo, a hearty thanks to you and all of your hardwork and dedication- not only to the team and the business, but also to The Nation. It's not everyday that the hometown team has a fantastic, charismatic and wonderfully talented hometown boy to lead them to a victory. On behalf of The Nation, we thank you. Katiebeth, Westborough MA |
| #2054 | theo man what can i say you are the single most important man to ever step onto the boston sports scene and i love you so much and you are an amazing person who i respect and look up to. i love you. Tompkins - Manchester, NH |
| #2053 | Theo, thank you for all you did for the Red Sox and their fans. I never worried about challenges being met with you at the helm -- I knew you would do the right thing. I can't say I ever felt that way about the team before, and now that you've left that confidence is gone. Regards and best wishes, Cole, Lawrence, KS |
| #2052 | Whenever there was a conflict in Red Sox Nation, i never had any worries. The reason everyone loved you soo much was because you were one of us, one of the fans. Thank you for everything you've done. We love you. MG, from CT |
| #2051 | Theo Esptein. Thank you very much. You are responsible for the three best years of my life. You had Fenway rocking every night, and boy did our guys hustle. From Trot, to V-Tek, to even Matt Clement, boy did they hustle. I hope you are very proud of what you accomplished. You are a true hero, and I will miss you more than you can ever imagine. Octagon |
| #2050 | Theo, you are like our third brother. You are welcome at any one of our functions. Don't worry, we get all dirt dogged out, just like you. ------- Chucky and Christos. |
| #2049 | Thank you so much for all you've brought to Red Sox Nation. You helped bring about something I thought I would never see in my lifetime. 2004 is a year so many of us will never forget.... I really wish you wouldn't leave, but understand you have your reasons. I can only hope our new GM has the talent, dedication and class you brought to the club. Thank you (again) from the bottom of my heart and I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do. Jill from Somerset, MA |
| #2048 | I know you are going to hear a 1000 times over, but thanks for the time and putting together one hell of a baseball team! Glad to see that money is more valued than the Home Town Team. |
| #2047 | Thanks for the good times you brought to Boston.. We love you Theo and I hope your heart may reconsider coming back to us.. Steph Farmington Maine |
| #2046 | Thanks for everything you did for the Red Sox. Good luck with your new job, whatever it is!! |
| #2045 | You accomplished so much and managed to make millions very very happy. I don't think anyone but you could have pulled a team out of an 86 year streak, and I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors Casey Jayne Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard |
| #2042 | cubs? think about it.andy dobson ia |
| #2041 | Thank you Theo for not letting Gabe hog all the glory as the sexy Jewish guy! Just kidding! Thanks for the 3 best years in Red Sox history. Things won't be the same without you. Take care! Krystal McCarter, Lowell Massachusetts |
| #2040 | Thankyou Theo, we will miss you and wish upon wishes that you'd return. You brought us a World Series we'll never ever forget that or you. Maybe, you'll return to us sooner than we think....Bless You and your family always patricia |
| #2039 | Theo, thanks for the best 3 years a red sox fan could ask for. You built up the farm system, brought in key free agents that impacted the team tremendously, and most importantly brought a world series to boston. I wish you were staying here for 20 years to come, but I guess when you work with an idiot like Larry, you can only put up with him for so long. Good luck in your future endeavors. Matt Pinkos, Fall River, MA |
| #2038 | Mr. Epstein, all of red sox nation apreciates what you have done for us these past 3 years and the vast majority of us wish u would continue doing it for years to come. However, I understand that you need to do what's best for you and the organization, but i still believe YOU are what's best for the organization. thank you again for everything you have done for us and best wishes for your future success. -Griff Nashua,NH |
| #2037 | Red Sox nation loves you, please come back |
| #2036 | Theo, Thanks for the best 3 years this franchise has ever had. Great Job! Best of luck to you in the future (as long as it does not interfere with the success of the Red Sox :-D). Oh yeah, YANKEES SUCK. Jon Hancock Orlando, FL |
| #2035 | Dear Theo, Please change your mind and come back to where you belong. I suffered for many years, as did so many when year after year went by without the pennant. So, my heart soared when they finally did it in 2004. And they had a chance this year and I'm hoping they can do it again while I'm still around. I'm 74 years old, a fan from time memorial. Jane P. Connerton. Newport, RI Thanks again for the GOOD TIMES!!!! |
| #2034 | Thank you, Theo. You are class personified. You can never know what you've meant to us, to all of us. Goodnight, and good luck. We'll be telling our great-grandchildren about you. |
| #2031 | Theo, walking away on principal was an amazing show of true character in an organization that has shown little. Your performance and conduct will cast a shadow over the position for years and you should be proud of all you've accomplished in your time with the Red Sox. You are truly a giant among men and no doubt will continue to positively influence baseball and more importantly the world in your life. Tell Ed we love him Thank you Moncou, RI |
| #2030 | Theo, push your pride aside and come back to the Sox. You'll never have a better job than the one you just left. Best of luck! Tim, Scarborough, ME |
| #2029 | Thank you for your hard ass work, and ofcourse your role in Boston breaking the curse, wish you were still here, but respect your decision. Good luck brotha, Matt, North Providence, RI |
| #2028 | THEO,i wanna wish you the very best in your future endeavors.YOU did a fantastic job not only with the big club but more importantly with the minor leagues.YOU have set the groundwork for a great future.BRINKS,CAMBRIDGE MASS |
| #2027 | THANK YOU THEO. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON TO ME. I LOVE YOU LIKE A BROTHER. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NEVER MET, I FEEL VERY CLOSE TO YOU. YOU SINGLE HANDEDLY BROKE THE CURSE. YOU ARE A TRUE DIRT DOG. I LOVE YOU THEO. BOOSH |
| #2025 | Theo, Honestly, at first I thought the announcement of your resignation was a Halloween prank. Once the reality set in, I felt an enormous sense of loss accompanied by frustration aimed at the sources for causing the resignation. I respect your decision to leave and wish you every success for the future. Although selfishly, I hope your path will bring you back to the Red Sox. You brought a level of class, dignity and sensibility to the organization that will be sorely missed. You are more than appreciated - you are respected - by not only the fans but the ball players as well, and in this town, that's HUGE!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And most of all, the best of luck and happiness. Judy from Sharon, MA |
| #2024 | Dear Theo- You are and will always be the Prince of Boston. (unless of course you do the unthinkable and head up the G.D. Yanks!) In all seriousness, thank you for your hard work and dedication which was an intregal part in our beloved Sox finally winning a W.S. For that, no matter what else you do in life, your legacy is forever ingrained in the hearts of all of RSN. Much luv and success in where ever life takes you. |
| #2022 | You are truly a *special person* in the eyes of our Red Sox Nation...all I ask is for you to search your heart and return to the Red Sox....Thanks for being a * good guy* and making all of us happy indeed!.We still want you to lead us into tomorrow...IJNA.....Thanks for being here........-Gene moondogy@direcway.com |
| #2021 | Theo, you are the greatest, thank you for finally bringing a World Series championship to New England, after all these years, please come back again, we need you bad! Jamie T, Winterport, Maine |
| #2020 | Theo, what more can we all say? The reason that we all love you is becuase you are one of us. You bleed Red Sox and love them just as much as we do, and becuase of that, we could relate to you. How many other GM's have we ever seen party the way you did after the Series last year? NONE. You were one of the guys and again, one of us. You gave your heart and soul to this organization and for that, we are all forever grateful. Goodluck in whatever you decide. We all know you will succeed. And remember, IN THEO WE TRUST. Andy C, keeping the faith in CT. |
| #2019 | Thanks Theo for your heart and soul you gave to "RED SOX NATION" , You will be a success in any carreer you follow. When you get there and conquer your challanges, Come on back and kick ass again. |
| #2017 | Theo, thank you for showing that a man or woman in their late 20s is perfectly capable of accepting a position of authority and responsibility and delivering. For any of us who struggle for notoriety and growth in their professions at that age, you are like the Jackie Robinson of youth. |
| #2015 | Thank You, Theo, for bringing class, success, and a great sense of pride and joy in a world too often focused on threats, violence and hatred. Best of luck. |
| #2011 | Theo!! Thanks for your 3 years in Boston. You are a legend and you will never be forgotten. I would love it even more if you came back because I know you wont screw up the organization like I think the next GM will. You are the man! Scott Cranston, RI |
| #2010 | Theo, you helped bring this city it's glory. Thanks for it all! MA Malden, MA |
| #2009 | Come back Theo!!!!!!!! Thank for 2004!!!!! |
| #2008 | Dear Theo, Thank you for bringing our beloved Red Sox a World Series title!!! But that's not the only reason you will be missed in Boston - your class and humility made us proud. As a good looking, intelligent, and imaginative young man, you reprensented Boston in the best way possible. Walking away from your 'dream job' to keep your dignity, made us respect you even more. We understand that you have literally given up your life to the Red Sox and know that you need some time outside of Boston. But PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider coming back in a few years! We feel that we don't need to wish you luck because we KNOW that you will be succesful and do amazing things with your life. So, whatever you do or become, know that Red Sox Nation loves you and will always be ready to have you back. -Leena from Boston, MA |
| #2007 | Theo- Thank you for bringing to Red Sox fans the one thing that we feared we would never have. There are no words that can adequately describe how thankful I am for your efforts over the past three years. Your legacy with the Red Sox is secure, and you will be remember as the man who led the Red Sox to World Series championship. Good luck in all future endeavors, and once again thank you for all your hard work. Matt, Sharon MA |
| #2006 | hello theo thanks for all the good work you did. Good luck. All we fans loved the good work that you did. Thanks again. -Elise Fantoni Wayland MA |
| #2003 | Thanks for all your efforts in bringing the Red Sox to their World Championchip. I personally hope you change your mind to help guide the Sox to another world series ring. If you don't I hope the best for you but nothing will compare to working for the Red Sox and the zest for winning! Dana Raffard, Canada |
| #2002 | Hey Theo.... I know you had your reasons for leaving some of which will never be "officially known", but I, as a lifelong fan wanted to thank you for all you did to help the team in your time here. You made the seemingly impossible, possible by your work... You also made literally thousands upon thousands of people happy and gave everyone a lifelong wish. I know the players did the actual on the field work, but your foresight to bring in those players was what made it all happen in my humble opinion.. Thanks... Maybe someday when you come out of hiding, I'll buy you a beer.. Chris C. |
| #2001 | Thank you, Theo. I was so moved by the last October¡Çs games and the victory of the World Series. I was watching all the games on TV so away, over the ocean, from Tokyo. I still hope you reconsider to be a GM of Red Sox. Nobuko Tazoe Tokyo, Japan. |
| #1999 | Why? I tought this was your dream job? So you are telling us that it is okay to give up on a dream? Red Sox fans are the LAST people on earth to EVER give up on a DREAM! I think you are going to regret your decision. But in the end you must do what is best for you. Good luck, whatever and wherever it is. And Thanks. See ya, JD from Medford |
| #1997 | Theo you gave us your heart, soul and time for three year. All we, the fans, can give you back is a huge thank you and space. You impacted the lives of families several generations, young and old. There was a common sense of pride just walking around Red Sox Nation. You united Red Sox Nation fans around the globe, you inspired many. This is a chapter of your life that will not easily be repeated, if ever. However your fans will never forget it. Good luck and good fortune. Thank you seems so empty and powerless compared to what you gave us, but THANK YOU - from the bottom of all the hearts of Red Sox Nation! Jennifer, Rockland MA |
| #1996 | Thanks for Nomar comin to chicago and killin all the curses that exist and thanks for showing the world how overrated arod is thanks for the championship and go SOX |
| #1995 | Theo - Thank you for everything that you've done for this organization. You have handled everything with grace and class, in a media market where that can be very difficult at times. Best of luck in your future endeavors, and please know that you will always be a huge part of Red Sox Nation. It took extreme courage to do what you did, leaving the "job of your dreams", and hopefully you will find everything you want in the world. JT - Cape Cod, MA |
| #1994 | Thanks so much for giving your heart and soul to our team and town these last few years. You played such a major role in the Sox finally wining a championship - thanks so much, and thanks too for standing by your convictions. |
| #1993 | Thanks for bringing the World Series and unforgettable memories to this old broad who waited a very long time. Good luck. Barb, Los Angeles (former Bostonian) |
| #1992 | Dr. Charles Steinberg hmmmm What does he do??Other than test fenway franks I dont see much PLEASE THEO COME BACK!!!!!! |
| #1990 | hey theo my names matt peters from somerville mass and i just want to say thank you for everything you have done these past couple years!!october 27th 2004 will always be the best day of my life due to the simple fact that you brought us somthing my 92 year old grandfather and my 56 year old father never got to see!even to this day i always still think about that final out in st.louis and will be keeping that and the whole 2004 season with me till my last day on earth.once again thank you very much for everything you have done for me,my friends and familly,the (sawx)and most important for this city.i wish you well in your future endeavors and will still hope someday when i'm watching t.v that fox will innterupt what i'm watching for breaking news saying that you have rejoined the sox????thanks and good luck. |
| #1989 | Theo, You are breaking my heart! I don't understand how you can leave the Red Sox, but I hold onto the hope that you will return to us soon. Thank you for the joy you have given me and my husband and three children. You have been a tremendous GM. I wish you good luck. Please don't lose your passion for the Red Sox. We'll welcome you back with open arms, the sooner, the better. Ursula McCord, Columbus, OH |
| #1988 | Theo, we would love to have you out here in Red Sox Nation West!--Matt, Hollywood, Sonny McLean's Pub in Santa Monica |
| #1987 | THANK YOU THEO, YOU MADE THE LAST 3 SEASONS SO ENJOYABLE FOR ME, YOU DID WHAT YOU HAD TO DO, WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, NO ONE ELSE DID IT SO ENJOY AND CONTINUE YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS GOOD LUCK DON CAPPUCCI IN SHREWSBURY,MA |
| #1986 | Theo my name is Robbie Feeman and when i was 12 yrs. old i was given an hour to live due to bacterial meningitis and when i didnt die my grandpa asked me if where i wanted to go (anywhere i wanted) and i replied with a Fenway Park. And my grandma died when i was 14 and she was 86 years old and she died 14 days before the sox won the world series. They are really the most meaningful thing in my life. Please come back Theo. |
| #1985 | THANK YOU FOR THE GREATEST DAY IN MY LIFE (OCTOBER 27,2004) WE ALL IT ALL TO YOU, WE WILL NEVER FORGET! DAVID P: L-TOWN |
| #1984 | Theo, I want to thank you. For my Dad who passed away in 1978, who I still say was the biggest Sox fan ever. For myself, who as a girl none of my friends could ever undrstand why I would rather stay home and watch a game than go out. My Dad shared with me the love, magic, heartbreak, anger that is Red Sox Nation (I learned to cuss watching games)And most of all for my two sons,ages 24 and 22 who last October along with myself CRIED when you brought us all in RSN the biggest prize we have ever known. Thank you Theo. The best of luck to you in what ever you choose to do the rest or your life. Live long and prosper! You will be missed! Kathy, Lake City, Florida(formally West Springfield, Ma.) |
| #1982 | Peter Gammons is saying you might come back. Any truth? I love you so much. |
| #1981 | Theo-- Thanks for all of your efforts through the last three seasons. I told you at the Cubs game this year in Chicago that I thought you were a HOF'er...and I'dve liked to have seen you go in with a Sox cap. Best Wishes for your continued success, and if it's in baseball-- hopefully it's the National League!! Ray McIntire, West Bend, WI |
| #1980 | Theo-- Thanks so much for all your hard work as GM of the Red Sox. You did a fantastic job and I hate to see you go. I hope that one day you return to the Red Sox organization. Jim Winston, Northampton, MA |
| #1973 | Thank you Theo. I know you believe you have made the best decision for yourself. And that is ultimately the most important thing. Best of Luck in what you will do and Im sure you will succeed in anything you will do. |
| #1972 | Theo, you saved my marraige. |
| #1971 | Theo, The Sox became a bonding experience for my grandfather, father, little brother, and myself during the 2003 and 2004 season through a couple of trips to see the Sox play in Boston and New York. Thanks for putting together teams that created memories that we will never forget. We will miss you. David Birmingham, Alabama |
| #1970 | Theo, great job. Excellent timing, winning the World Series the year of my first visit to Fenway. I think you'll succeed wherever you go. I promise never to mention the name Byung-Hyun Kim again, if only you swear not to attempt to grow a goatee for the rest of your life. It makes you look life a half-assed beatnik, and I say that with love. J. from Somerville. |
| #1969 | Theo, please come back- we'll put a muzzle on Lucchino. Seriously. Love, yr. pal $upernatural Cache. |
| #1967 | Thanks for bringing the World Series to Boston!! We're going to miss you. Mike Brighton |
| #1965 | Theo - I live in Las Vegas and have made a killing on the Red Sox over the past three years. I have *always* bet the team when it is an underdog, and I am ahead by margins I could not have imagined before you came on board. The confidence I have gained in regards to the wise decisions made under your stewardship has paid for my child's college education, the boat I sail on Lake Las Vegas, the cars in my driveway, the mortgage on my house, and even the costs of persistent pest removal (insects in the desert are both tenacious and intrepid). Baseball is about winning. While I encourage you to do what makes sense for you personally, please realize your accomplishments in the position of GM for the Red Sox exceed those of many who have come before and many who will follow. While the team may be able to continue a legacy of excellence with your departure, it will never be better without you. While other teams may be able to benefit from your presence, the old adage about success comes to mind. Success is the alignment of reality with expectations, and you have been the one doing the aligning for a long time. You might find the same successses somewhere else, but you will not find any that are greater than those you have enjoyed in Boston. M, Las Vegas |
| #1964 | Theo, What you have done for my family and me will never be forgotten. Growing up I used to listen to Red Sox games on the AM radio with my grandfather and never did I imagine feeling the sheer ecstacy that I felt from the World Series title to the day I got to see home grown talent Jonathan Papelbon throw his first major league pitch. You will be missed. |
| #1963 | Theo, Thank you so much for your time and effort with this team. I don't know that you understand how much you mean to the entirety of New England for what you have brought to its residents. You are, now and forever, a member of the Red Sox family. Unfortunatley there are no words to describe what you have done for the Sox but just know that your talent and personality will be missed. Thank you for building the greatest Red Sox team, and the greatest team in baseball history. K. Leominster, Ma |
| #1962 | More power to you. Few have the circumstances to what they think is really right and few of those who do have the strength of character to do it. Hope you get a great job.....in the National League. You sure did your bit for us. Thanks from a 50 year fan in Vermont. |
| #1961 | Theo, best of luck to you and you family, This is the biigest thing since Babe Ruth, You were what made this happen and we were looking to you for the future and I believe the playes also. We wish you the best and if there is anyway you could come back we would love it. P.s. please do not go in our division |
| #1960 | Theo, I was shocked when you resigned from the GM position. Are you sure you really want to leave? You were the best GM the Red Sox ever had. You are going to be missed. Good luck with whatever you decide to do! Thanks for letting us see the sox win a series! Sarah, Biddeford, Maine |
| #1959 | Thank you Theo! You so helped reverse the curse, you were the man with the best long-term plan for the Red Sox, and you modelled integrity in walking away when you had to. I hope you return when you can put your heart back into this team you love. JJG, Brighton |
| #1957 | Theo, Good luck to you !!!!! =) You are truly a class act !!!! =) Thank you for everything you have done =) !!!!!!!!! Michael from Boston, MA |
| #1956 | Theo, you are the perfect candidate for this job. It was made for you, and you were born to do it. 2004 will live on forever in all of our hearts. Thank you Theo. Please reconsider! |
| #1955 | Theo: My whole family tips their caps to you. So many of our family members never got to see the Red Sox win a Championship, but we did, and my children did, and we are indebted to you forever. If the circumstances are ever "right" for you, you will always be "right" for Boston, and we will welcome you back with open arms. Farewell, may you find happiness in another job... just don't let it be in New York! ~ Jennifer Haverhill, MA |
| #1954 | Mark my words Theo, you leaving the fans will call the next 86 years the curse of Theo! |
| #1952 | Theo: Sad to see you go. Those fools in the corner office should have given you the respect you deserve and taken care of your contract months ago. Let's hope they take care of the players they need to resign, and get a decent GM in the meantime!! Good luck to you in all you do, and, who knows, maybe you'll find later on that you want to come back and run the best team in the best baseball city in the US. Karen from Somerville |
| #1951 | nice job kid...i know you could have gone the whole 9... as a relocated sox fan you rekindled my interest and passion for the game... thanks for the memories... |
| #1950 | Hello Theo, everyone in my family including my two brothers and all my nephews all loved the job you have done the last three years.We felt like you were one of us just a guy from the Boston area with the greatest baseball job in the M.L.B.We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts you are an outstanding person.Hopefully,you can come back here as President and G.M.someday we wish you health and happiness and success in all of your future endeavors. Thanks again Theo you will be missed by this Red Sox fan of 40 years. Scott Vilela Somerset,MA P.S We wish you were staying ! |
| #1949 | DUDE, YOU GOT SOME HUGE NADS, I SAY FLY WELL AND MAYBE WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN. PEACE BE WITH YOU AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THE SECOND BEST GM IN THE BUSINESS UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO "YOUR TOWN". I WILL NEVER AGAIN MUTTER THE WORDS "GOOD TIMES NEVER FELT SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO GOOD, SO GOOD". GODSPEED, THEO! WE LOVE YOU SO! Jim, RSN |
| #1948 | Hey Theo...so what's new?? Seriously, thank you for what you did here in your all to brief time on the job. Great achivements cannot be arrived at without hard work, but you also have to be in the right place at the right time. You did and you were, and I have a feeling you will again. All of Red Sox Nation learned to trust that the decisions you made in running the Sox were the right things to do. Now we have to trust that once again you are doing what is right. If character is the standard by which all good men are measured, then you are one of the good ones! Best wishes, thanks, and maybe we'll see you at a Gatemen's game next summer? Peter Akins, Wareham, MA |
| #1946 | I think all of Red Sox nation was a bit taken aback with the Nomar trade. Since then, we have seen that every decision you have made for the Boston Red Sox has been for the benefit of the team and organization as a whole. Whatever reason you have for stepping down, it was once again probably for the benefit of the team and organization. Thank you for your unselfish, diligent hard work for the Boston Red Sox. Also, thank you for your candor when addressing the media and Red Sox nation. We are obviously losing a valuable asset that any other ball club will benefit greatly from. I think we all wish you success in future endeavors and know that you will be nothing but a winner. Theo Epstein is a name that will never be forgotten by Red Sox Nation. Thanks Theo. Craig, Portsmouth, NH |
| #1945 | "THEO THE GREAT" yes you are, you will be missed greatly. Good luck and god bless. You are "the man". -Jennie B from Boston |
| #1943 | "THE RED SOX R RED.THE YANKEES R BLUE.WITHOUT YOU THEO, THE DREAM IS ALL THROUGH Alan Walter,Framingham.Ma. |
| #1941 | Wish it wasn't so, Theo. If there is one thing everyone in this town has, it's a small tiny thread in their genes that identifies them as a Bostonian. That's the one thing anyone else with that thread will always recognize. You are one of us and we loved you as the leader of our summer passions, but if it is true and you are all done here, we will love to accept back as just one of the guys/gals. May you be blessed forever with wisdom and comfort and here's hoping to see you at Fenway one night. We owe you a long and deserving standing ovation. |
| #1940 | Coolest GM ever. |
| #1939 | I started at 12 in 1946 and have loved the Sox until the present time. The joy you have brought us has made up for a life time of frustration. After graduating college, I was offered a dowery of 100,000 to hook up with a girl of the same religion. She was a nice girl but a little bit chunky. I married a pretty Portugese girl and have been happy ever since. I don't know what I would have done for 4 1/2 million. I hope my response would have been the same but you never know. I could have been rich with a nice chunky wife and chubby kids. The real thanks goes to your parents for bringing up a family of character. I hope someday you will find it in your heart to come back. Henry Saltzman, New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| #1938 | Theo - It seems you are gone. I don't blame you. It's too bad cooler heads couldn't prevail. Good luck in life and career. If you choose to come back we will welcome you with open arms, for you helped bring a World Series and we all appreciate that! |
| #1936 | Trot, Varitek, Theo and me. Dirt Dog. Dirt Dog. All of us. Dirt Dog. Theo, you are one of us. You are a Dirt Dog. Hang tough, like Marky Mark. He wasn't as wicked awesome as you, but he was still a Dirt Dog. You are the top Dirt Dog though. #1. Numero uno. #1. Please come back. |
| #1935 | Thanks to you Theo, we were all able to witness some of the greatest moments in Red Sox history. Although it's unfortunate to see you part ways with the club, I wish you only the best. -J., Milford MA |
| #1931 | You've proven yourself to be an amazing and intuitive General Manager. If it really is burnout, please do what is best for yourself, but if it's a matter of money, or personal issues, please consider re-signing. We need your intuitive mind to have another shot. Do it for those of us who love the Red Soxes prospects, and don't want to see Youk, Pap, Dustin, Hanley, Lester, Shop, or anyone else get traded. Daniel P. Suitor, Goffstown, New Hampshire |
| #1930 | Thanks for all you're hard work and dedication to the Sox. You'll always be a favored member of Red Sox Nation. Best of luck in the future! -Steve from Uncasville, CT. |
| #1929 | Theo: You are making an awful mistake. Correction: you made an awful mistake. Boston is truly baseball's home these days, the capital of Red Sox Nation. Thanks in some part to you. There is no better fan base, no stadium that sells out every single game, no ownership group that is more committed to competing and winning every single year. The 2nd-largest payroll is here, as are the most knowledgeable and faithful fans. So Larry hurt your feelings, wounded your pride: come work for one of my recent bosses some time, or for any number of the arrogant, spoiled billionaires that inhabit the owners' suites at major-league stadia and arenas around the country, and see how long your feelings go un-trod upon, how well your pride will abide after regular abuse from the fat-necked tyrants who own sports franchises. Apparently you have never worked a real job, something out of the sheltered cocoon of baseball: you might find, in the future, that the tyrants-masquerading-as-bosses are out there, in every field. If and when you leave baseball and join a law firm, watch for him as a vested partner: he will eat you alive. Try working for Steinbrenner for one day: did you see the look on poor Cashman's face, or on Torre's phys during a game-time thrashing, or the day after a public ridiculing at the hands of The Boss? Will you go to Washington, the place that has not been able to field a team for a large chunk of the last 50 years or so because of lack of interest? Where the payroll will be, maybe $50m, or less? Would you like to work for someone like Mark Cuban, who will be calling you at 3 a.m. to berate you about a deal or a loss? Or Daniel Snyder? Or Paul Allen? Or the guys in LA, who just fired your colleague De Podesta after 2 years on his 5-year contract? Theo, you will not find a better place to work, and I am sure that you will come to regret this hasty, immature decision in a short time. Even if someone gives you the keys to the office and puts a sign saying President and CEO on your office door, he, not you, will still be the owner, and he will pull the strings, including the one that will send you out that door. Thank you, Theo, for putting in an honest days' work while you were here. But the guys you just walked away from (not to mention the fans) are not the racist billionaire Yawkey, or the reticent Harrington who let the park -- and team -- deteriorate almost to junk status. These are the good guys who turned the franchise around overnight and took an enormous chance on appointing an untested 28-year-old to the GM position. Now they are no good? We will miss you, but not for too long, and the ownership will replace you, and you can have the cold comfort of having made your moral stand while you watch from afar as the best baseball franchise in the country keeps functioning just fine. Arnold Worcester |
| #1928 | Thank you, Theo! You made the team what it is and brought us a World Series title. We will never forget but we also don't want you to leave. This is only the beginning of the new century--please be there with us for the rest of it! We're only young once! |
| #1927 | This is so non Dirt-Dog of you to quit, Theo. Something must be wrong. There must have been some serious disrespect. You wouldn't just leave for the money. You are not like Manny and Pedro, you are not a diva, you are a hall of famer, theo. Yes, that is right. A hall of famer. Represent dirt dogs everywhere in the hall of fame, theo. You are our hall of famer. Give props to Trot and V-Tek when you get inducted, cause they are true dirt dogs too. you rock. Keep the faith. Don't ever give up. Win one for the dirt dogs, and remember, you are special. Love you man. Absolutely love you. Don't ever give up, Don't ever give up. |
| #1926 | Hey guy I don't get it. Your owner seems to love you, you seem to love what you are doing and they offered you lots of cash. Whats up with that? You have done a fantastic job and you are admired greatly by all of us.... Good luck and I hope the next person is is half as good as you.... Bob from Wakefield... |
| #1925 | YOU ARE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON. I WILL MISS YOU AND BEST OF LUCK IN THE FUTURE. SORRY TO SEE YOU GO. TAKE CARE. |
| #1924 | Theo, I was not one bit skeptical when you signed on as the GM. I thought to myself, "This is what we need. Someone young and passionate." You surpassed my expectations and did a wonderful job. Thank you so very much for getting Big Papi. I stop what I am doing every time he is up and I feel like I have lived through one of the great eras of not only MLB, but the Red Sox as well. I wish you the best in future endeavors. -Ben, NYC by way of Bedford, MA |
| #1922 | Theo = Greatness. The Michael Jordan #23 of GMs. Theo, if you had a number it would be #23. You = Greatness. |
| #1920 | Dude, Theo, you are so great. I love you like a brother, or like a real close cousin. I am going to miss you. Tommy from Somerville. |
| #1919 | ryan- new york-- thanks alot theo.. you were the only red sox that i liked .. haha see ya |
| #1918 | Theo, Thank you very much for all the hard work and dedication you brought brought to your position with the Boston Red Sox as first asst General Manager and then General Manager. I can't thank you enough for the joy you brought to my entire family with the 2004 World Series Championship. God Bless you in all that you do. The Mike_Man |
| #1917 | Theo--Thank you for your vision, guts and intelligence in bringing a championship to Boston. Good luck to you always. Please remember, you're always welcome in Boston. Arthur Los Angeles, Ca. |
| #1916 | Theo, it isn't too late for you to articulate & negotiate the terms of a new contract directly with John Henry. You've earned widespread respect for being brilliant, honest and charitable. Please think beyond the turkeys in the front office/ownership. I will fondly remember the 2004 season for the rest of my life thanks largely to you. Mary in Randolph, MA |
| #1915 | Theo - I still can't believe that you are gone...you were the grace and class of the Red Sox organization...with the list of viable candidates growing smaller each day, I keep hoping and hoping the Red Sox owners will do what's right, get on their knees and beg you to come back - even if it includes firing Larry. Please know that Henry's hands were tied because it was Lucchino's connection with Selig that unfairly gave them the franchise in the first place...I think if Henry was able to make the choice he wanted to make, it would have rightfully been you! I'm so angry at Larry and Henry, but even if you don't come back to the Red Sox, I wish you well in all your future endeavors...you deserve it! Jeannie O'Donnell; Andover, MA |
| #1914 | Dirt Dog Nation is stunned. We love you man. You made V-Tek Captain. You never said a bad thing about Trot. You put the Divas/Prima Donna's like Pedro, Ortiz and Manny in their place. We love you man. Dirt Dog forever. Dirt Dog forever. You are one of us, Theo. Seriously man, you are so welcome at any Dirt Dog function, we would love to have you. We think the world of you, you are an amazing human being with such a skill and grace that is not often possessed in Dirt Dog nation. We love you almost as much as we love Trot. I really, really, really, really, really would love you back. You are the Captain, like Varitek. Heart and soul, man. Heart and soul. Heart and soul, Dirt Dog. Keep rocking, Theo. Keep rocking and rolling. Don't ever quit. Stavro, Atlanta, GA |
| #1913 | Theo, myself and my friend Dennis are two life long Red Sox fans in our thirties, up here in Canada. We just want to thank you for the job you did for all of us in Red Sox nation. When we come down to Boston, Dennis always hopes to meet his favourite player, Trot Nixon, as do all fans with their favourite player. I never had a favourite player, I like them all, but I had a favourite Red Sox. All our friends here in Ontario say that I must me the only Red Sox fan who drives all the way to Boston, hoping to meet the GM. Don't make me have to pick a favourite player. I want my favourite Red Sox to reconsider. TOM, from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| #1912 | A friend called my workplace and said "Theo just resigned!" I was stunned! Driving home that night I couldn't help but think "what a terrible mistake." I know you don't think so now, but the Red Sox GM job was made for you. Members of the Nation will never forget July 31, 2004. Fans here on the SouthCoast (Greater New Bedford)were shaking their heads at the Garciaparra trade (we loved Nomahhh...he played the game right). But you explained the rationale perfectly, and after watching Cabrera play for a week, we all knew you did the right thing. The Dave Roberts move wasn't bad either! I know you probably have no plans to reconsider, but I would ask that you put aside your frustrations for a moment and consider just how good 2004 was. I'm 57 years old, but for me and my family it was a joy ride we'll never forget. My father is 80 years old. He'd never thought he'd live to see the day the Red Sox would win it all. It CAN happen again, with your leadership and the team of evaluators you've assembled. If that door on Yawkey Way is still open even a tiny crack, I hope you walk in. Jim Phillips Dartmouth, Ma. |
| #1911 | For reasons unknown, pieces fall into place only once in a lifetime. I'm glad it was in my 92-year-old Uncle Con's, my 71-year-old father Tom's, and my own 43-year-old bum. Thanks Theo. Best of luck. PS: Can you come back in ten years or so for my 4-month-old-nephew? Pete Salopek--Framingham, MA |
| #1908 | Theo- They are making a mistake by letting you walk. We all know it wasn't a bunch of reasons...but just one. You should stay here because you are held higher than him. You and Sam could pack a 1-2 punch. You should have out lasted you know who. Paul probably told YOU to decide, but deep down he wants you to stay. We ALL do.--Keith Inchierca-BROOKLINE, MA |
| #1906 | Theo, Thank you so much for ending the pain that Red Sox Nationhad. Im glad I was able to watch a Red Sox World Series Victory with my family and created some wonderful memories. I want to Thank you for resigning Jason Varitek. Tammy Plymouth,Ma |
| #1905 | Theo, I understand that there were issues in negotiations that we will never know and that is probably for the best. I just hope you realize what this city and the entire Red Sox Nation thinks of you. You brought hope, excitement, and intelegence to this franchise, where it been lacking for quite a long time. I can only hold out hope that someday (hopefully soon) things will change in the front offices of the Red Sox for a return to "Your Job". Best of luck with future endeavors. Greg from South Boston P.S. Don't break our hearts and go to an A.L East team. There is only so much we can handle. |
| #1904 | You accomplished great things in Boston. We'll never forget you. Thanks, Chris, Hanover, MA |
| #1903 | Theo,Our family is heartsick to see you leave. You have consistently demonstrated class and judgment in steering the good ship Red Sox. The Architect of the 2004 World Championship team will always hold a dear place in our hearts. Good luck to you at whatever you attempt in the future... and even better luck if you should ever reconsider and "come home." Chuck H., Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| #1902 | Theo, Thank you for such a class act! I learned so much about maturity from watching you over the years. Best regards always, Joanie Cape Cod |
| #1901 | Your comments regarding the importance of being able to put your heart and soul into your endeavors have made me re-evaluate my own career. Thank you and best of luck to you with your pursuits. David, Newton, MA |
| #1900 | Goodbye Theo. Thanks for bringing your generally stat-friendly approach to Boston and hiring Eric Van the friend of pederasts. I hope you reconsider and come back, as Boston is the place for you. You have a legacy to build here, don't let Larry ruin that for you and all of us! |
| #1899 | Theo you will be missed by Red Sox fans everywhere, buena suerte! Nova, Melrose |
| #1898 | HI THEO PLEASE RECONSIDER, YOU HAVE DONE SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB!!! GOOD LUCK IN WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO. THANKS AGAIN MARY B GAINEY NEWPORT, RI. |
| #1897 | Theo, Good luck with everything. I hope you find your "dream" job...It will not be the same with out you. You are FIRST CLASS in my book! Best Wishes Jules in the South Shore |
| #1896 | Thank you for your dedication to not only making the Red Sox World Champions in 2004, but for ensuring they will be in contention year in and year out with your support of the minor league teams. You made all our lives much better during your 3 years in office. Mike - Milford, MA |
| #1895 | Theo, isn't it still your dream job? You've shown us that you are the perfect person for it! Hope to see you back in a few years, if not sooner. Some of the kids you drafted will be contributing by then. Thanks for everything! -Valentine (BK '89) |
| #1894 | As the hours leading to your press conference ticked away, I passionately hoped for a miracle reconciliation. Obviously that didn't happen. Theo, you're from Beantown, you brought a championship to Beantown and we all want you to remain in Beantown. You've got these morons over the barrel, please reconsider! CW - Dallas |
| #1893 | thank you theo for everything!! you will always be a legend in red sox nation Andrew Boston, MA |
| #1892 | Thank you Theo! Sorry to see you go. I commend you on your accomplishments over the past 3 years here and everything you did for Red Sox Nation. I admire you for sticking to your guns and your principles throughout these recent negotiations; it's just a shame everyone couldn't be on board and this thing couldn't get done. A lot of us would've probably stayed anyway and taken the money, but I respect you for believing in your goals and standing firm on what you believed you had to have from the entire organization to remain here. You helped bring us a World Championship for one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, and as one of those "diehaaard" Red Sox fans, I'll always be grateful to you for that. So many fans never lived long enough to see one. As I too would wish you would reconsider, I also wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors, and I hope you will return to the Red Sox in the near future in an executive position. Thanks again Theo for everything you did. GlennM--Raynham,MA |
| #1891 | Theo, If we cook you a Thanksgiving dinner, will you come back? By the way, thanks for allowing us to stick it to our New York relatives! Best of Luck, Michael, Christine and Bernard (the Beagle) Burke - Kingston, MA |
| #1889 | Thanks for the Championship and I hope you reconsider. JRL New Bedford, MA |
| #1887 | Theo you rock. i still cant believe your leaving us. |
| #1886 | Theo, Thanks for giving me and the millions of Red Sox fans the World Championship we all wanted to be apart of. You followed your heart and did what you thought was right. 90% of the world would have stayed for the money. But not you. I respect you and everything you've done. Thanks again and good luck in the future. |
| #1885 | Theo- You are the man, take a year off consider your options and maybe consider coming back!! Ware: Red Sox Nation |
| #1884 | Theo, There's every indication that the negotiations were worse than the problems on the job. Otherwise, why negotiate? Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here by resigning and closing off the Red Sox as an option. As a whole, this job offers benefits and challenges that you won't find elsewhere. Boston and Theo need each other. Call Fred Lynn. Call Bruce Hurst. Call Mo. They have a message for you. Bill C Danvers |
| #1883 | Theo I want to thank-you for fullifing one of my wishes that I had before I died. The Red Sox winning the World Series. I love my son more than anything but the Red Sox come in a very close second. I know that you fill the same. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE!!! Theresa Springfield,MA |
| #1882 | Theo---will you comback if we trade LARRY? Todd-Atkinson NH |
| #1880 | Theo, Thank you for being a big part of bringing the Boston Red Sox a World Series Championship in my lifetime. Without you it would of never happened. Now I do not have to listen to "Yankee Buddies" anymore. Best of Luck in whatever you do, but I hope that someday that will be a return to "your job" with the Boston Red Sox because there is no one better for that job than you. Thanks Theo !!! Jeff Silvia, Fall River, MA |
| #1879 | Theo, you will be sorely missed if you do in fact leave the Sox permanently. Hope someday we have the pleasure of having you as our GM once again. Allan/Boston |
| #1877 | Theo, on behalf of all die-hard Red Sox fans residing in the heart of New York City, many thanks to you and the entire baseball operations staff for your collective years of blood, sweat, and tears that went into helping the Red Sox defeat the Yankees in such incredible fashion, and later, win the World Series (and contend so strongly in the other seasons!). You will never fully know how these things have inspired and positively affected our quality of life down here! Your professionalism/personality will be missed, but I'm sure you join us in knowing that although this is bittersweet, the Sox are in capable hands despite your departure. The posse of guys who surrounded you in these years were top-notch too, and I'm sure, more than ready to carry the torch. Best, best of luck to you in the future. You deserve it all, but please God, NEVER join the Yankees, or we will never forgive you, doll! :) -Rhonda Z., Manhattan |
| #1876 | Theo...I really admire that you can stick to your principles. Red Sox Nation can only hope that when things change in the front office, you will consider coming back. In the meantime, best of luck in the future (not that you need it). Recently, I told my brother that he is one of two people that I knew when they were in their 20's that they were going to be very successful. The other person was you. And yes, you've both have been very successful. Doc/Braintree |
| #1875 | GOOD LUCK MIKE PERRY SR PLYMOUTH MA |
| #1874 | Theo, you earned my respect with the class you showed during your tenure here, and you earned even more with your departure. Good luck wherever you land. |
| #1872 | You are a class act all the way Theo. Good luck repeating your Red Sox success in whatever you decide to do in life! |
| #1871 | Dear Mr. Theo Epstein. Don't leave baseball. Come back to Boston or Los Angeles. Steven, Los Angeles, CA |
| #1870 | Theo thank you you did a wonderful job dealing with people that are over paid I dont blame ya for leaving if you had enough thank you for making this team a pleasure to watch again Hopefully that dentist will leave he is the only thing that bugs me about the team We will miss you !!! |
| #1868 | Theo, I just cannot imagine not having you as part of the Red Sox organization, not seeing you celebrate with the team. You played a HUGE part in bringing the World Series Championship to Boston. What a time that was!!! I and Red Sox Nation will never forget it!! It won't be the same without you. My heartfelt best wishes go out to you in whatever your decisions may be for the future. Sue, Haverhill, MA |
| #1867 | Thanks Man! Not only have you essembled 3 playoff teams is your time in Boston, but you have made the farm system as deep with talent as possible! You have laid the ground work for a successful decade for the Sox. Good luck in the future. Chris Arnett, Winter Harbor, ME |
| #1865 | Thank You Theo! You made Dan Duquette and Lou Gorman look like Rotisserie League players! That said, Duquette landed some great players, and Lou came within a strike of the Series. But your Theology brought us a ring. Thanks forthe professionalism and savvy you brought to the job. And thanks for bringing us the most sabrosa, deliciosa hitting sensacion en el mundo, Big Poppi, David Ortiz! Best of Luck, The-Ep. Pete, Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles |
| #1864 | Good luck in the future Theo. You're a Boston legend forever. THANKS. |
| #1863 | Hi Theo, I'm heartsick you won't be back. It's sort of like achieving your ultimate dream of finally winning a world series in my lifetime and someone telling you it never happened. Your energy and enthusiasm will sorely be missed not only in baseball matters but in the community at large. Even though I've never met you I consider you a friend. Thanks for allowing me to go to my grave with the peace of mind of knowing I witnessed a once in a lifetime event. Good luck and best wishes. Dennis Dowd, RED SOX fan |
| #1862 | thank you Theo for an awesome 3 years Best of luck to you in whatever your future brings. you will truly be missed thanks for everything j/manchester nh |
| #1861 | Theo, I am a Yankees fan. I am kind of happy because now we can finally win again. We couldn't win with you being all wonderboy for the Red Sox. Still, I am sad that the Red Sox will not be as good anymore. Caldon |
| #1860 | THEO, YOU ARE THE BLOODY SOCK!! PLEASE COME BACK!! |
| #1859 | Dirt Dog forever theo. We Dirt Dogging Trot Nixon fans cannot thank you enough for all you have done. Dirt Dog forever. |
| #1857 | Theo, I hate that you are gone. This is the CURSE OF PEDRO man, The CURSE OF PEDRO. Please come back and break the CURSE OF PEDRO. |
| #1856 | Everyone hates their boss bro, especially when you're younger, better looking and more savvy than said boss(es). I hope Mr.Burns and Bada Bing Lucchino didn't ruin the future of the greatest baseball franchise of all time by letting you peace out. Luckily you can keep your sanity by peacing out, we're stuck on this ride for the rest of our lives, best of luck in everything. Thank you so much Mr. Epstein. S.Code 38 CLMT |
| #1855 | thanks Theo... for the short while you where here you allowed Red Sox Nation to take a deep breath and to stare down ANY other baseball club...you gave us pride and confidence in the moves you made...and the anticipation of the next game and season---now we have a true benchmark to compare---good luck Chris/Westfield |
| #1854 | Theo, Thanks for all your tireless work that finally led the sox to winning the championchip. It wouldn't have happened without you and we all know and appreciate your role. I must admit that it will take some time to get over your departure and enjoy the games next season. In the best case scenario, I hope you take an enjoyable year off and come back to the sox as the GM (or other position) next season. If that is not possible I think it would be incredibly interesting to see you wind up as the Cubs GM, and win it there!! Best wishes-- Bob K, VT |
| #1853 | As a manager myself, in difficult situations I have often asked myself "What would Theo Do?" You have been a role model for me of unflappable grace under pressure. Thank you, Theo- you are a class act, and will be sorely missed. PLEASE RECONSIDER AND COME BACK!!! K/R in Melrose. |
| #1852 | It felt good when you were here, it really gave me a good feeling to know you were running things, I don't know what it's going to be like with someone else...So why don't you just come back? |
| #1850 | Theo, YOU ROCK!!!! Thanks for a job well done! We never could have made it to the world series without you. I hope you go on to helping other teams to the world series.we'll all miss you SO much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| #1849 | A simple thank you, Theo. I cried tears of joy after waiting and watching Sox for over 38 years and then winning it all in '04. The only thing that could have made it better was if my parents were still alive to see it. We have you to thank for that. I wish there were some way to convince you to return, but I know that you won't and that you will stand by your convictions because that's the kind of guy you are. However, I suspect that deep down inside you will always be a devoted member of RS Nation and a huge RS fan wherever your travels take you, NO MATTER WHO YOU END UP WORKING FOR or how professional and detached your outward demeanor may seem to be. I happen to know you can never take the Red Sox out of a person - never. Godspeed and best of luck -- Amy on Cape Cod. |
| #1848 | Best of luck Theo. You're standing tall. I'm off to www.pigheadedlarry.com... Stella, Cambridge |
| #1847 | thank you for bringing us home a championship. u will always be remembered by red sox nation. hope u have the best of luck. Neil M. Hull, MA |
| #1846 | If I never live to see another one... I saw THIS one. Thanks Theo. Mike, Holly Spings, NC (formerly Boxford, MA) |
| #1845 | Theo, thank you for 3 phenominal years....you succeded where others failed. As with the rest of Red Sox Nation, this was a shock to say the least. We Keep The Faith till you're back in Fenway!! |
| #1844 | Theo, Thanks for taking the high road, it shows class and integrity, but that was never in doubt. Good luck in whatever you do, you have a special place in RS history. Hey, how about going after Mr. Selig's job? ;) Mary (NH) |
| #1842 | Like you, I was Machusetts bred. Once a Red Sox fan, always a Red Sox fan. Your time in San Diego was much appreciated as well as your time in Boston. Take time to sort out what you want to do and good things will happen to you. Joan Adaskin, San Diego |
| #1841 | The RedSox killed my Dad, Grandfather and all my uncle's. They were comming after me. Thanks Theo, you saved my life. Bob W. Rochester, Ny. |
| #1840 | im afraid we are going to go 86 years without another championship. curse of the theo. |
| #1839 | Iam japanesefan Theo Thanks |
| #1838 | THEO is HOT .. i'll miss you..Thanks Theo ¢½ |
| #1836 | Please come back to the Red Sox :) - Dave, Newton |
| #1835 | Thank you for giving us our long awaited Championship. The moves you made were all the difference. All the damn Yankee fans around me even have respect for what you did. If you ever want to come back, Red Sox Nation will get on management and you will be back in days. Best of luck to you. MAN-O North East PA |
| #1834 | Thank you Theo from a Yankee fan. I was actually getting a little worried there for a while. Glad to see things are back to normal in Red Sox Nation. Good luck to you & long live the Evil Empire (thanks Larry, we Yankee fans love that phrase). |
| #1833 | Theo, best of luck in your future ventures. I'm sure you'll succeed where ever you go...Dave in Braintree |
| #1832 | Thank you, Theo, and good luck in the future! Whatever you do DON'T GO TO THE YANKEES! Peter, Sweden. |
| #1830 | Theo you the man! Thanks for everything and good luck in the future! Brian, South Bend |
| #1829 | I will offer to donate 10,000 towards Theo Epstine purchasing the boston redsox who's next |
| #1828 | Theo, Thank you so much for making the pain and suffering of Red Sox Nation come to an end. Because of what you did, I was able to watch a Red Sox World Series Victory with my entire family and created memories to last a lifetime. I'm so glad you got us David Ortiz and got rid of Nomar. You made a lot of people smile. Boston will miss you. |
| #1826 | Theo, I thought you were awesome. In all the years I've been a baseball fan - I'm 55 - I've never seen anyone in the Red Sox organization so thoroughly admirable and professional. You did an amazing job! And it got so that I even enjoyed watching you handle your media responsibilities with aplomb and yet with as much forthrightness as possible. I hope you will consider coming back someday. I want to kick John Henry and LL for being so incredibly stupid! I was very touched by John Henry's sincerity and sadness. He almost cried at the press conference and admitted he blew it. He should have ordered your contract torn up after the World Series. Schmucks!!! Best of luck. I'll miss you. Ron Rechnitz Brighton |
| #1825 | Man, I keep reading the NY and national press questioning why we are so very heart broken. They just don't understand what it is like to have a wonderboy. Like they say, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. We in Boston have at least loved, which is more than they can say in like Tampa Bay or Colorado. But Theo will be missed. He was the greatest ever. A true hero. David Marden, Jr |
| #1823 | Everybody I talked tonight was so sad. Theo, come back. You have crippled a city. |
| #1822 | Theo, you rocker and roller you. Trot Nixon, Jason Varitek, the whole Dirty Dog thing. Beautiful. You are forever loved man. Forever loved. John - New Hampshire |
| #1821 | Bibo, I know what you're saying about being wicked sad. You are right. Everybody out tonight was so wicked sad. We were crying and stuff. It was wicked crazy. Everybody loves theo and is so sad that he is gone. I love you man. I love you. From, Foley - Tewskbury |
| #1820 | every time somthing good for the redsox fan.It leve us all the time. thank you Theo for bring us a world series title to us red sox fan. modesto cruz new britain ct |
| #1819 | Theo, my man, THE man. You will be missed more than you will know. So many people that you have never met love you for what you've done. You ARE integrity within baseball. Thank you for everything. - Christina |
| #1818 | I've been a Sox fan my entire life, losing you ALMOST makes me want to follow you out the door. You were born and raised, so you know how big of a deal this is. With deepest gratitude, thank you. Please, PLEASE come back. |
| #1817 | Before the World Series win, I wasn't really a fan of the Red Sox. But it was how you did the final tweaks to make the team a winner that caught my attention. You weren't scared to trade a Boston icon for a great fielding shortstop. You acquired better defense at first. Finally, you made a move to add a proven top base-stealer that turned around Game 4 of the Yankees series. These "small" moves are often overlooked by many, but they made the difference that this team needed to push it over the top, showing just how good of GM you are. THANK YOU. Chris S. Council Bluffs, IA |
| #1815 | Theo Im upset your no longer here, how about you dont place a curse on us and we will both move in our own directions? deal? at some point we the fans are going to want to know the whole truth, you do realize that dont you??? good luck til then! |
| #1814 | "Say it ain't so, Theo"! We love you and have been despondent since the announcement that you were leaving. The Red Sox had not won a World Series since my Father was 1-year old! To see the happiness on his face when I brought him a 2004 World Series cap was made all the pain of the past 86 years go away. It goes beyond the game--you brought a special dimension to the team. I loved your interviews with Joe and Jerry. Please re-consider. Red Sox Nation needs you! Donna from CT. |
| #1813 | Thank You, for the 3 great years of Red Sox service. I will never forget the summer of 2004, the year the Sox won the series, it still sounds weird saying it now. Not sure what your future plans are, but best of luck in whatever they are. You are already missed. Take Care. Adam Sherman Sioux Falls, SD |
| #1812 | Theo, You are the stuff of Legends and Destiny - as timeless as young Arthur, innocent in intent, who pulled the sword from the stone - you had the integrity to break the Curse. Theo: "Pertaining to Divinity." From the Greek "theo-" of the same meaning, from "theos" = "god." |
| #1811 | Dude, they say not to drink when you are sad, but I'm just getting wicked emotional right now. I am so sad you are gone Theo. So sad. So wicked freakin sad. BIBO |
| #1810 | Theo, if only you knew my love for you. If only you knew. |
| #1808 | I was crying when I learned Theo was gone. I was crying real bad. Boycie - Hooksett, NH |
| #1806 | Theo, two words....you rock. |
| #1804 | Theo: Thank you for all you have done for the Red Sox...:-) Wish you could have stayed for a while longer...:-( Best of luck in your next endeavor! Be well... Christine E., Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| #1803 | Mr. Epstein, thank you for creatively constructing a world series winner and dealing with such an intrusive fan base. The Red Sox will never be the same. Vince, Boston University '98, now residing in Philadelphia |
| #1802 | I know what is like to be taken for granted and how demeaning it feels. However, I feel that the current uproar should result in significant leverage for you and through the use of an agent or intermediary you could gain significant ground toward your goals and objectives both personal and as they relate to the team as well. Please reconsider and don't turn your back on the players and millions of Red Sox fans that appreciate your good work. The departure of ANY of the previous general managers have NEVER even come close to leaving the fans with such a great sense of loss as seeing you leave is doing to Red Sox Nation. Take back to job you worked and prepared so hard to do. If things keep "progressing" the way they are, Fenway tickets won't be so hard to get and so called ticket brokers will have to find real jobs. Alberto, Hollis, NH |
| #1801 | Thanks for everything you've done for the Sox Theo. You proved you've got some guts (Nomar trade) and any team would be privelaged to have you as a GM. Hope you can reconsider and come back to Boston. The team wont be the same without the GM who brought the Nation its first Series since 1918. Thanks again Theo. (Anthony from Kent, CT) |
| #1800 | Theo...you are and always will be a class act. Best of luck in whatever you choose to do. Red Sox Nation will miss you! A Lifelong Sox Fan in Connecticut |
| #1798 | Thank you Theo!!! Best Wishes!!!!! Brookline, MA Janet Ma Cline |
| #1797 | Thanks for the ride, but you can't fight the Front Office yourself. Good choice, best of luck to wherever you end up. |
| #1796 | Theo, you might think people are going overboard with how they have expressed thier feelings but please understand you are someone that only comes around once or twice in a lifetime!!, I personally am someone that carries his heart on his shoulder so to speak, I lost one of my brothers some years back & as a way for me to carry on his name I have coached & played on many sports teams in memory of him, most with the sucess of championships & the other few were played out with honor & the pride of just knowing I was carrying on the memory of a great athlete, brother, & person!!. The reason I tell you this is because in many ways you remind me of him, only your still here to be able to carry on what you started- & that's to do the job you were born to do!!. Please don't walk away from soo many fans & players that love you and ultimatly a job that you love over a few transgressions?, you have shown that your bigger than that!!. Whatever your decision is I want to thank you for what you've done & for giving everything you've got!!. Sean.C. South.Boston |
| #1795 | Hey Theo, We are both the same age so perhaps that is a reason I have been such a huge fan of yours. The Red Sox were in pretty rough shape when you took the job in 2002. You brought in such players as Kevin Millar, Bill Mueller, David Ortiz and Todd Walker. I had never heard of any of those guys, but they worked out great in 2003. And of course you stayed over Curt Schilling's house on Thanksgiving and got him signed, a huge reason why the Sox won the World Series last year. Red Sox fans will always be grateful for all you did in your brief time here. It wasn't just your baseball sense, but your attitude and work ethic that made you so many fans. I am disapointed that you are leaving, but I'm sure it is for a good reason. Good luck in the future, and whatever team you go to next will gain some fans from Boston! Bob Walton. North Andover, MA |
| #1793 | Theo: Good luck wherever you end up. It is easy for us to think you are crazy for leaving, but your judgement has always been sound and ahead of time, so there is no doubt that you are in line for bigger and better things. You will always be remembered as the one who put together the team that broke the so-called curse, and for that, everyone in Red Sox Nation thanks you. PMO, Manchester, CT -- Sox fan since 8-19-67 |
| #1792 | Thank you, Theo Epstein. I do believe without you Red Sox would not have won it all in 2004, I will always remember you and forever be thankful to you for that championship. Good luck with whatever you’ll do in the future! Daigo F, Watertown, MA |
| #1791 | Theo...don't let the "Front Office" take you away from the job, and Nation you were meant to be apart of ....You, this team, and Red Sox Nation were meant to be....remember..you can take Theo out of Boston...but you'll never take the Red Sox out of Theo.... |
| #1790 | To Theo, although I'm not an avid baseball fan, I was always interested in hearing what move you were going to make next as the GM. I appreciated your strategic ability to take risks (bullpen by committee)and make adjustments to ensure a quality team. Kudos to you for making tough decisions and having faith in yourself and knowing when it's time to leave an organization behind. Without fully being aware of what prompted your departure from the org., I know only that it's a loss to the Red Sox. Your future in whichever direction you go from here will always be bright. Sincerely, Jennifer, Vernon, CT |
| #1789 | Good job Theo. You made us JE'ers proud. Greg R. |
| #1788 | Thanks for your hard work and dedication Theo. You lived every Sox fan's dream and you suceeded to the fullest. There is going to be a giant hole in Red Sox Nation for years to come with your loss. I think it gives every Sox fan a queesy feeling in their stomach to think of our team without you leading it. I think we all know who should be leaving the team right now instead of you. The way you were treated has made me re-think if I should ever invest any of my hard earned dollars into going to a Red Sox game again (Maybe I'll just travel to road games to see them!). You deserved much better than you got by this organization and they will definetly pay for it in the future. It is an extremely sad day in Boston. Good luck with all of your future endeavors and hopefully someday fate will bring you back to Red Sox Nation. (Tony from NH) |
| #1787 | Theo-YOU WILL BE BACK!!! The Schmucks with the Bucks team (oh henry, lucky and the worm)paid for you to the job and you did it. They pulled the same thing in Florida...Worlds Champs and wreck the team a short time later. Why they did this to you is beyond any of us. After they move on to their next rescue mission please rejoin those who care about the Red sox. P.S. Stay away from ANYONE who needs to justify their existence at your expense. P.S.S. GET OUT SCHMUCKS WITH THE BUCKS. THANKS FOR THE RING SHOW. NOW LET THE FANS BE HAPPY. HAPPY WITH THE MEMORIES...AND ENJOY YOU BEING GONE. THANK YOU THEO EPSTEIN... WHEREVER YOU ARE. John-Strubridge |
| #1785 | THANK YOU THEO FOR MAKING ME A RED SOX FAN. I WAS NEVER ONE TILL YOU CAME ALONG. YOU WILL BE MISSED. MALDEN MA |
| #1784 | THEOOOOOOO! regardless of any future outcome you will always be in the hearts of red sox nation. I suppose the worst thing you could ever do to us is head up the yanks, but to me that would be more of a shot at larry than us. jeff - brockton |
| #1783 | Thanks Theo. You're awesome. Sam, Brookline |
| #1782 | Thanks!!! You brought my family and coutless others something we haven't seen in our lifetime. I wish you well and know that you will always be a Red Sox no matter what organization you are with. MSgt Vincent Stone, Nellis AFB, NV (still a New Englander, wherever I am stationed!) |
| #1781 | THANK YOU THEO, FOR BRINGING RED SOX NATION TOGETHER, WE WILL MISS YOU. MALDEN, MA |
| #1777 | Theo, Thank you very much for your hard work and dedication. It took 42 years of going to Fenway to find my Holy Grail. You have so much class - We will miss your leadership and GM capabilities, but they treated you with so little respect - I am so glad that you showed them. Think about Ted Kennedy's seat when he retires. Don't Look Back!!! |
| #1776 | Theo - Thanks for the great job. See ya at the Village Smokehouse someday! |
| #1775 | Theo - You made me a Red Sox fan (after 40 years as an Orioles fan)!!! We'll miss you, but wish you all the best in whatever you do next in your career. Your integrity, honesty, and enthusiasm will serve you well wherever you go. Margo |
| #1774 | Dear Theo - I was shocked and disappointed when I heard you were leaving the Red Sox. You appear to be a young man of great intellect and substance, so we must respect your decision. You are someone, regardless of our age, we can look up to. As a 30+ year Red Sox fan, I know my reason for being so upset that you are leaving is purely selfish. I want to see you to stay, because with you as General Manager, great years are ahead of us, not just behind us. Winning the World Series last year was like a dream come true. Game one was on my birthday and one I will never forget. You have no idea how happy that World Championship made so people. My mother is also a life long Red Sox fan and at 86 years old, she was finally able to see a World Series winner. You are destined for greatness, not just because of your tenure with the Sox and what you accomplished, but because of your work ethic and what you stand for as a person. God speed and best wishes. We would love to have you back. Linda C., Manchester, CT |
| #1772 | Theo gone but not forgotten you will always be the man. Theo for president.Barry from the Wake and Bake |
| #1771 | One of my students is a Yankee fan. He was celebrating the morning after your announcement. If nothing else, the Yankee glee over your departure should let you know what a great job you did. Thank you. |
| #1770 | Theo, Please reconsider. You were probably the smartest GM ever to grace that office on Yawkey Way. The genius who got David Ortiz, who has only hit 119 homeruns for the Sox in three years is not there any more. I was literally crying after word of your departure left my TV. You were the best GM in Red Sox history, thanks for all you have done Sincerely Paul Grigorenko Sandwich MA |
| #1769 | Dear Theo: I cannot tell you how deeply I was affected by your departure. I actually was crying. My fellow workers noticed my retreating into a shell. I just couldn't talk with anyone about trivial matters while thinking of the Red Sox's loss. You are a man of impecable standards and I respect you for that. I know what happened. You don't have to explain a thing. I have been in the workforce for 30 years and understand completely the things which go on behind the scenes. The politics, the smile-in-your-face-while-they-stab-you-in-the-back behavior. I don't doubt for a minute your decision. My only hope is that someday I will see you back in the Red Sox organization. I don't think John Henry is a bad man and I do not know who organized the leak. I just hope they have nightmares for the rest of their life because they have ruined the good feeling we Red Sox fans finally had. You were so loved by so many people here. You are a man of honor and that is so rare these days. Your parents did a good job. Good luck and God Bless. I will miss you so, so much. Please try to come back to us, the Red Sox Nation, at some point in the future. We love you too much to lose you. With Love and Respect(which no one can buy) Lynda Easton, MA |
| #1768 | Theo, Thank you for everything. You were the president of our red sox nation. Best of luck. Whatever you do you will always be the best (just don't go to the yankees). Ryan In Rhode Island |
| #1767 | Theo, It should not be you who is gone. Thank you for everything. You are the right man for the job. Please come back when he is gone in 2011. BOATYARD |
| #1766 | Thank you Theo, PLEASE COME BACK. Susan from Somerville |
| #1765 | Thank you Theo for making it so much easier for us to collectively be a RedSox nation. It was always hard traveling to Yankee Stadium or even Camden Yards for a game and having to endure the endless 1918 chants. Well not anymore, you brought us a title. As a fellow brookline kid, I couldn't even begin to imagine what it was like to GM the Sox. I probably would give a few things that I would later regret for the chance to do what you did. I am not mad at how you left, I understand that sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. Thank you THEO. - Matt from Brookline |
| #1764 | Theo,this message is to thank you for doing something so many other people thought could never be done.Now Lucchino has to go!It looks like the Sox brass are up to their old tricks.I thouht Henry would be great for us, but I see he is just another yes man.I waited 54 years Theo for this World Series! So thank you from the bottom of my heart.Lots of luck in the future.Sincerely, Jeff Webb Sr. Eddington,Maine |
| #1763 | Theo, you're the best. you brought and happiness to Red Sox nation.You did things other wouldn't have dreamed off, like trading Nomar, getting Shilling to come to Boston and putting together a championship team to win the world series..It is with great sadness to witness you leaving....God Bless. |
| #1761 | Theo, you are truly a wonderboy. ABABCAB, from www.cbs.sportsline.com |
| #1760 | DIRT DOG NATION WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!! I love theo, king Dirt Dog!! King Dirt Dog. Trot Nixon rules!! |
| #1758 | Thank you for bringing a World Series Championship to Boston. It meant a lot to me. The 2004 Red Sox was the greatest team in Red Sox history. Without your eye for talent David Oritz, Mueller, Bellhorn, Timlin, Cabrera, Mientkiewicz, Arroyo, and Millar probably would not have played for the Red Sox. Without your personality and passion for baseball, Schilling and Foulke probably would not have decided to come to Boston. Hiring Terry Francona was another smart decision. Your additons helped Pedro, Manny, Damon, Varitek, Nixon, Lowe, and Wakefield finally beat the Yankees and win the championship. Thank you for all your hard work. Good luck in the future. Hope you will reconsider your decision to leave. You will be missed. Michael C. Belmont, MA |
| #1756 | Theo, you were chastised for trading Nomar. You were berated for not signing Delgado or Guerrero. People thought we had no chance when the A-Rod deal went through. I was among these people. I'm proud to say that I was wrong. You assembled the team that brought joy to so many. It still brings tears to my eyes to think of the Red Sox actually winning a World Series. Thank you, Theo. -Dan, Plymouth, MA |
| #1754 | Theo, I hope all of us who are still talking, writing and thinking about the news of your departure read this. It may shed a little light on why. For me upon your hiring I myself asked WHY? He's 28! The answer that I received over the next week or so was he's honest, confident beyond his years and he is a man of great integrity. After reading, listening and talking about the events leading to your resignation I have come to a somewhat redundant conclusion. You trully are a man who's honest confident beyond his years who SCREAMS integrity. Thank-you for everything. LETS GO RED SOX! y a |
| #1752 | Thank you Theo for the championship and filling our farm system up with prospects so we will be good in the future with young guys going against the Yankees old guys. You are awesome and good luck wherever you end up and maybe someday you will find yourself back with the Sox. Nathan Howe, Roslyn, Washington. |
| #1751 | Theo, I can't decide what was worse, losing you or Pedro. Two of the worst days of my life. I am very depressed right now. Please reconsider. |
| #1747 | Theo, Thanks for giving us a Champion. We will never forget what you did. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. You've left some giant shoes to fill. Warren, Coronado, CA. |
| #1744 | Theo, you are the best. Theo, I love you. Theo, I want you to come back. Theo, I would carry your child if I had a womb. Theo, I love you. Jeff Boyce, Hooksett, NH |
| #1743 | Theo, I will name my first born after you. You represent all that is great in Boston. Dirtdog forever man. Dirtdog forever. Brian Hennessy |
| #1740 | Theo, I am so proud of you. You won the title despite divas like Manny and Pedro holding you back. You are the bloody sock as far as I am concerned. I am really worried about this team now. I don't think we will be good anymore without your golden boy touch. I love you theo. PLEASE COME BACK!! |
| #1739 | Theo Thank you so much for what you have done for Red Sox Nation. Being a Massachusetts girl who moved to CT (in Yankee country) you have made my life bearable and I thank you- am sad to see you go Wish you the best of luck for a happy future and hope you come back someday to lead the Sox to another World Series Championship GOd Speed lisa |
| #1737 | Great work theo on bringing us our first title in 86 years. You will always be appreciated and remembered for that. I am a little disappointed that you let Larry get the best of you and hope you can get over it and come back some day. - mark m. richmond, va |
| #1736 | Theo, you broke the curse. That's right, YOU BROKE THE CURSE!! Nobody else did it, you did. |
| #1735 | Thank you so much for all you have given this organization. I have to admit that I, like every single person in Red Sox Nation all around the world, am crushed right now. I am sure you had your reasons for leaving and you are entitled to make your choices in life. It never quite felt right seeing Roger in pinstripes and Pedro is a Mets uniform but this is far worse. They can be replaced. I truly feel you are irreplacable. You have given this organization a bright future and I hope with all my heart that you return. Simply knowing you were at the head of this organization brought comfort to millions of fans. You quite simply belong with this team. I honestly feel like I've been dumped by the love of my life. I'm not the only one either. Please reconsider and return to the Red Sox. God bless you Theo Epstein no matter where you go but I truly hope it is back to Yawkey Way. Sincerely, Paul from Lakeland, Florida (born and raised in Beantown baby!!!) |
| #1734 | Theo, Thank you for all you have done for our beloved Sox. Our world championship would not have been won without your efforts. You gave us everything we needed to win, and I trust that you would have continued to do so. I am still hoping that John Henry will show real leadership and rectify this situation so you can remain with us. P.L. from Winchester, MA |
| #1732 | Theo, I love you and all that you've done. When I found out you were leaving and weren't coming back, I kicked a chair as a tribute to the salvation you delivered in 2004. |
| #1731 | Theo, Thanks for changing the outlook of ALL Red Sox fans. Good Luck in all you do. You will be a success in whatever you do next. Jeff M. Chicago |
| #1729 | Goodbye Theo, our trusted GM We've known each other since you were eighteen plus ten Together we've climbed over the Yankees Learned of love for the OC Traded Nomar and skinned Grady Goodbye our friend we now know why Because those guys just had to lie Now that winter’s in the air Hot stove thoughts are everywhere Think Larry will learn to share? We had joy, we had fun We had 3 seasons in the sun But the Schill that you signed Is now two years past his prime Goodbye Theo, pray for Terry Manny is the black sheep of the family You tried to teach him right from wrong Not too smart and hair too long Wonder how they’ll get along Goodbye Boy Wonder, head held high The 2004 banner waving in the sky When the spring is in the air Red Sox Nation everywhere Will wonder if they have a prayer We had joy, we had fun We had 3 seasons in the sun For all the guys who got along We’ll even forget about Byung-Hyun We had joy, we had fun We had 3 seasons in the sun But now how can we be strong If Johnny’s the next one to be gone Goodbye Theo, our native son You gave us hope and helped us to number one And every time when they were down Big Papi would always come around And lift our feet back off the ground Goodbye Theo, we didn’t buy The column by that curly haired guy Not that he will ever care With his big nose in the air I wish I could spray his face with Nair We had joy, we had fun We had 3 seasons in the sun But the stars we did reach Are now just lines in your speech Time of our lives, we had fun We had 3 seasons in the sun For that hill that we climbed You'll be remembered for all time David W. Allen - President of the We Miss Theo and Pedro fan club |
| #1728 | LARRY LUCCHINO NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO RESPECT PEOPLE. FIRST PEDRO, NOW OUR WONDERBOY? WHY THEO? WHY? |
| #1727 | THIS SUCKS WORSE THAN THE TIME MY WIFE LEFT ME!! Seriously, this blows. Why are we losing one of the only good things we ever had in this world? |
| #1725 | Thank you. I cried some man tears when we finally beat the Yankees, and sprayed everyone at the Linwood Grille with Crystal (or maybe it was $4 champagne? I can't remember...) when we finally won the Series. That was flippin' sweet. Peter, Brookline, MA. |
| #1724 | THANK YOU THEO!!! Thank you for being a GM. Thank you so much. Scotty O'Neil |
| #1722 | Theo, you rock. You rock my world baby. Don't ever change. DIRTDOG POWER!! - Joey O. Manchvegas |
| #1720 | Thank you for breaking the Curse and bringing all the excitement to Fenway. Best of luck in your future endeavors. Hope you come back someday. You're a class act -- the total package. Lietime member of the Nation -- thebignshow. |
| #1719 | Theo, How come you are leaving us? Why? I don't want you to go. I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO!! You were the heart of red sox nation. You were our president. You were our everything. I love you theo. I love you. I want you to come back. Please come back. PLEEEAAAASSEE!! I will miss you more than peanut butter misses jelly. Drew C. Hingham, MA |
| #1717 | Thanks Theo. I am hoping when you entertain offers next week that it will end up being back with the Sox (after wholesale changes from within, that is *wink). You've done a lot for us and it'll be too weird to see you working for any other baseball team. Edward, Brighton MA |
| #1716 | I think I am going to cry. |
| #1715 | Theo, Thank you so much for the World Championship of a lifetime! Thank you for your hard work, your class and your integrity and making me feel secure for the first time in my 25 years as a fan, that the GM knew what he was doing and the future, as well as the present, would be bright. I know being GM of the Sox was your dream, but for you to have to leave, something must have been terribly wrong there. Although you're too classy to say, it can be surmised that the atmosphere created by Lucchino, Steinberg, etc. and having more leaks than the Titanic made your job impossible to do the way you wanted to, and you had to leave. I understand and wish you good luck and pray that someday you'll be back in Boston to restore the glory days. Without trying for hyperbole, I think you're the biggest lost this organization has had since losing the Babe, and I fear it might be a long, long time before we win the Championship again. The Red Sox will regret you leaving. I sense John Henry already does :( You'll be missed by knowledgeable Red Sox fans. I hope one day I have the good fortune to meet you, thank you, and shake your hand. Unfortunately, for me rooting for the Sox will never be quite the same. Good luck and God bless you! Marc Wise Vernon, Connecticut |
| #1714 | Theo please come back. I can't ever root for the sox without you. You were cute, you played guitar, you even had a dirt dog goattee. I am really going to miss you. Casey M. Georgetown, MA. |
| #1713 | It is like the Pedro Martinez nightmare all over again. How come Larry just can't show any of his talent respect? Seriously, this is one of the worst moments in our country's history. Mr. Marden |
| #1712 | Wow, you are really leaving? I am so sad. So very, very, very sad. They disrespected Pedro, now they have disrespected you. I think I am going to cry. No joke, I am very, very, very sad. You were my wonderboy, and I am going to miss you. Pat P. - Hooksett, NH |
| #1711 | Theo what can I say? You changed my life. You made me whole. I will miss you. Brian Amaral |
| #1710 | Theo, you made some mistakes (Clement, Edgar, not re-signing Pedro). But overall, you were great and I love you. I am really sad you are leaving. I wish you could stay forever. Thank you so much. Christos - Boston, MA |
| #1709 | I FREAKIN LOVE YOU THEO!! YOU TRULY WERE A BOY WONDER!! MOST WONDERFUL BOY BOSTON HAS EVER SEEN!! THINGS WILL NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOU!! I LOVE YOU!! B. Gardner - Manchester |
| #1708 | My life will never be the same without you Theo. Thank you so much. The Booshays. |
| #1707 | Thanks for the good job and helping win the world series. I hope some day you come back to Boston. Good luck with whatever you do next. Curtis, Troy NY |
| #1706 | Theo, You are the greatest human being alive. I know for sure that Hanley Ramirez is better than A-Rod, that Pedroia is better than Soriano, that Papelbon is better than Pedro, and that Craig Hansen is better than Mariano. You brought us Edgar and Clement, and you disrespected Pedro, but you did also bring us Papi. AND YOU WON US A FREAKING RING!! YES!! YOU WON THAT RING!! NOT PEDRO!! NOT MANNY!! YOU!! THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH. YOU ARE A GOD TO ME!! David W. Allen |
| #1705 | Thanks and Good Luck. Stella, Worcester. |
| #1704 | Theo Epstein.. We couldn't have done it without you!! You'll be remembered and missed here in Boston! Best of luck!!! Mike-South Boston-MNSB04@aol.com |
| #1702 | Theo, You did a great job with the Red Sox. You brought a new attitude to the Red Sox. You didn't just talk about getting things done, you went out there and got it done, made the trades and it worked out for the best. John Henry should just let you make all the decisions about all trades with the Red Sox and take the middle man out of it. You will do great where ever you end up. Hopefully it is back in Boston with no one vetoing your decision Thank you!!! Mark Bergeron NH |
| #1700 | Theo you brought red sox nation our greatest dreams and made them come true. Please reconsidder and stay with the red sox. We as fans owe you smo much. PLEASE STAY!!!!!!!! Johnny Ledoux Brighton ma. |
| #1699 | Theo Im your age,i am a diehard fan and no leaks or no person would have driven me from being the gm of the sox. The 3 years of fun and goodwill that you created seems a lifetime ago..I say all this because we all trusted you with our beloved team..You could do know wrong in our eyes..You were one of us, leading us..Trust me when i tell you, there will be regret..Good luck and thankyou for the world series title,but in the end you dissapointed me Joe from Stoneham |
| #1698 | thanks theo for an excellent job as the red sox gm. you helped us win a world series and as a red sox fan i am very appreciative. a lot of people of red sox nation are sad to see you go. but you always have a home in boston. you not only did a good job for the organization but you were an great person that made many people proud to be a part of the same team as you. thank you and you will not be forgotten in red sox nation. |
| #1697 | I can't believe you left, but thanks for all you have done the last four years.... I live in ny and had to listen to all the yankee fans, ( UNTIL 2004) i JUST WANT TO WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD.... you will be missed tony from ny |
| #1696 | There is nothing anyone can say other than Thank You for all you hard work and dedication. You have a special place in the hearts of all of RSN both past and present. It was fitting that a local boy got it done. Too bad you are moving on but we all wish you luck in your next stop. Thanks again-Jimmy South Boston |
| #1695 | Theo plain and simple, you rock. Thank you for helping the Red Sox win a championship. ps... please come back |
| #1692 | Theo, I am truly upset about this, but proud of you at the same time. As Tony Massarotti said, you should have been the GM for the Red Sox for the next 15 years. However, if you have been as slighted, disrespected, and underappreciated as much as I've heard, I support your decision and respect you for it. No matter what you do (as long as it's not with the Yankees), I wish you the best of luck!! Bob - Amesbury |
| #1691 | Theo you seemed almost like a friend, always calm when talking to the media and down to earth. Very professional. It is little wonder that you accomplished what took 86 years for others...a championship team here. Not only that, but you rebuild a farm system that was downright awful into something that could be very special. I'll never forget your contributions to Red Sox Nation. You will be missed. Don't hesitate to come back if you ever have that thought again, you would be welcomed in open arms. - Chris, Manchester, NH |
| #1690 | THANKS, THEO! Thanks for everything...the players, the re-signings (*coughVaritekcough*), and most of all, THE WORLD SERIES WIN! I can't believe you are going, but thanks for everything anyway. Good luck in your future, wherever it may be. HERE'S TO THEO! Lauren- Boston, MA |
| #1689 | A small note cannot convey the thanks that RSN owe you. I am torn because of course I wish you were staying and hope you will reconsider; at the same time understand how difficult the chaos of the position and your emotional conflicts must be. Thank you and good luck... Joe ->Groveland, MA |
| #1688 | THEO THANKS FOR THE TITLE BUT THANKS FOR BIG PAPI AND THE FUTURE STUDS COMING UP- MIGGY- BOSTON |
| #1687 | Good luck and hopefully you will be happy |
| #1685 | my name is ron alexander from milton nh. i am 52 years old and cant tell you how much it means to me and my deceased father that you and i mean you brought a world series to us,something i never thought i would see in my lifetime.you have done a great job and will be missed by many. i wish you all the success in the world.and again thank you for a job well done uncron53@webtv.net |
| #1684 | Dear Theo, I wanted to thank you for everything you have done for this organization. You have made me proud to be a Red Sox fan for a multitude of reasons. Your attitude and risk taking has been the best vision the organization has ever had. Your trade of Nomar was absolutly genuis because no one else would of done it. I wish you were still here you deserve better than how the upper management treated you, you are a genuis and will be sorley missed. I hope you come back to Boston and if you don't I wish you continued success. Your baseball mind is second to none, it's to bad your gone because I would of loved to see who you would have gotten for Manny. Please think twice and come back, if you need me to, I will slip something into Lucchino's drink. John - St. Louis |
| #1683 | Theo, it was a pleasure to watch your hard work payoff on the field these past 3 years! Thanks for the 110% effort! Hope to see you working for the Red Sox again sometime soon. Kevin S - Amesbury, Mass |
| #1681 | You are the best and we'll miss you! |
| #1680 | Thanks Theo from this transplanted Bostonian living in Wyoming. I just wish it could have worked out differently and you would have stayed. But, such is life and I know you will succeed in any endeavor of your choosing. I hope it has nothing to do with the Yankees. I wish you the best. |
| #1677 | Thanks Theo! I'm from southern Minnesota but in the 2004 Playoffs I cheered for the Red Sox (after the Twins were eliminated, of course). Since their WS win I've been a fan and I wanted to give you kudos on a job well done. Hoping your new adventures bring you equal, if not better results in what you do. Jay F, St.Clair, MN |
| #1676 | I personally would like to THANK YOU, Theo, so so so very much for finally, after so many years, doing your part to bring a World Series Championship to our beloved Red Sox :), I'll never forget that night, it was the most incredible evening, watching Foulke catch that ball and slowly tossing it to Minky...So Many emotions flowed through me, I cried, I cheered, I celebrated like never before, You had a part in that and I will always be greatful, It must have really been something big to make you walk away from your Dream Job, I gotta give you credit for that, It takes some mighty big ones to do that or it must have been that bad for you to walk away...Anyway, Thanks again Theo YOU Will be missed, and Im hoping you may change your mind..., if not I wish you all the best in whatever you choose to do, Good Luck! Robert J. McDonald, Seabrook,NH |
| #1675 | Theo is more important than any player on this team. This is a tragedy. |
| #1674 | Theo, I can't say much more than what has already been written below. Thanks for 3 great years in Boston. You were always a professional and did a GREAT job. Good luck for your future challenges. Don (NH) |
| #1673 | Thank you Theo Thanks for breaking the curse. Thanks for being a true professional and dealing in an arena with class and dignity that is ordinarily in short supply. Please make sure your next championship is in the National League Dick Tracy Worcester Ma |
| #1672 | Theo......Just as I thought the Red Sox were moving in the right direction, this happens to bring it all to a screeching halt. The Red Sox get the youngest, brightest GM out there, and piss it all away in 3 short years.....All I can say is thanks, Theo, for bringing the World Series back to Boston so my 97 year-old, baseball-loving Aunt could see another title. She was 10 the last time the Red Sox won. Thanks. Biker Bill ( Still a Sox fan in Florida ) |
| #1671 | Theo, thanks for the life long memory Good Luck - Jackie - Lakeland,Fl. |
| #1670 | THEO THANK-YOU FOR A JOB WELL DONE. GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE. I HOPE YOU GET A CHANCS TO STICK IT TO LUCCINO. THANKS AGAIN. KEVIN KELLEY. BELMONT, MASS. |
| #1668 | Dear Theo, Thank you so much for all you have done for the Red Sox and the city of Boston. You brought a lot of happiness to A LOT of people in this region and you should be applauded for it. You are truly a stand up guy and you completly deserve the respect that the fans of Red Sox nation have been showing you. Just take a look at this site! Although it is soooooo sad to see you go I wish you the best of luck in whatever you do. Once again THANK YOU and as I watch these young and exciting kids take the field at Fenway over the next few years I will think of you and all the hard work you put into this organization. P.S. Can you please do one more Hot Stove Cool Music so I can see you play in person?? :) Erin Wilmington |
| #1667 | Thank you Theo. You gave us hope and you gave us the ring. Your hard work and tenacity will always be remembered in RedSox history. Good luck. DF Portland OR |
| #1666 | Join the phillies,wade didn't get it done. but you could. jimibear ne p.a. |
| #1664 | Dude, this reaklly stinks. You should have been here until you wanted to reitre. You could have been more popular that Red. Good luck and whatever you do PLEASE DON"T GO TO NEW YORK (either ONE) Joe Southie |
| #1662 | I love the Red Sox. You're more than just a sexy man, Theo, you're a pure genius. Kevin C, Holland Patent, NY |
| #1661 | Theo, You will be missed. Thank you for everything you brought to Boston. You are to Boston as what Princess Dianna was to England. We will be watching your work for years to come with all the youngsters in the organization that you drafted and helped bring along. Regards SOFA KING |
| #1660 | Mr Epstein, you are my first and only choice for GM of the Red sox. just out of curiosity ive been in sales for almost 4 years. do you think you could put in a good word for me to Tom, Larry and John. YOU ARE THE MAN. AND NO ONE WILL TOP THE JOB YOU DID FOR NOT ONLY FOR BOSTON BUT FOR NEW ENGLAND AND RED SOX NATION DAN F RANDOLPH MA |
| #1659 | Dear Theo: I would like to join the ranks of those that support you. I am a senior citizen here in Hanover and have been following your "saga" all year. I think your contribution to the Boston Red Sox has been spectacular and I am sorry to see you go. Your poise, grace and especially your integrity are to be admired. You will be missed and I sincerely wish you the very best of luck in the future. God Bless You. Sincerely, Rosemary |
| #1658 | you are the MAN...... stick it to them..... thanks for everything sons of yaz |
| #1657 | Theo, thanks for the hard work...good luck in whatever your future holds. Maybe when the time is right, you'll have a second run in Boston! Chris, Orlando FL |
| #1656 | Thank you for your contribution to the Red Sox. I'm gratified that our beloved team was finally able to win it all in 2004. Your passion and dedication to the organization will be missed. It is particularly disappointing that your exodus may have been avoided. I hope that in what-ever andeavor you choose to pursue (in or out of baseball) that you are happy and fullfilled. I admire the courage of your conviction to choose what is best for you. Lou Katsos lynn, ma |
| #1655 | Wishing you the best in your future endeavours as you will be successful regardless of what you choose to do. I will always be a fan. Taylor (Vancouver, B.C) |
| #1653 | We will always be grateful and understand your decision. I am sure the fans will demand that the door always remain open for you if you change your mind. --ST, Atlanta GA (formerly of Boston, MA) |
| #1651 | Theo...THANK YOU!!! Ron Derry, NH |
| #1650 | Hey, I saw the Sox win in my lifetime. Best wishes. GJG - Massachusetts |
| #1648 | Theo, I just wanted to wish you well in your future endeavors. No doubt you will be successfull and hopefully someday you will come back to the redsox organization once the trio departs. Boston will always love you for bringing a world series to the sox. Your results will be felt well into the future with all the young talent that you drafted and developed. Best Regards, Jim from the Chump. |
| #1647 | Please, please reconsider. As one who has waited 60 years for a World Series title, I will be forever grateful to you and, yes, I can die in peace. BUT, we need you to do it again.You have a bright future wherever you go. I hope and pray it is back to the GM's office at Fenway Park. Thank you! Anne Old Saybrook, CT |
| #1646 | Thank You Theo, for doing for us, what no one else could. You're resume as a RED SOX is undeniable to anyone. Good Luck in the future, and may GOD bless you. Sincerelly; BRIAN B. from NORTHERN NY. |
| #1644 | Theo, Sorry things did not work out. When I heard the news about your departure, my stomach started to sink. It should not have gotten to this point - I am reminded about the Carlton Fisk debacle all over again. Thank you for helping to make a 27 year Red Sox fan see a win in the World Series. You will definitely be missed. Linda from VA |
| #1642 | Theo, Thank You for helping deliver Red Sox Nation our first World Championship in 86 years. I was excited when the team hired yourself instead of the same recycled GM's over and over again. It was great to see someone with a hat on backwards during the championship celebration instead of the same old tired suit routine. You helped build the team, with an outside the box mentality, and you will be missed. Mike-Webster MA |
| #1640 | Theo, you're a mensch. You and JH are the only grownups in the bunch. Please come back. Let LL and the Dentist go to the Nationals -- you belong in Boston! Whatever happens, thank you for 2004! Sharon W., Washington, DC |
| #1639 | Hey Yankee fans, instead of trying to sneak in your little backwards phrases, why dont you go out and find 2 or 3 people who are actually proud of the Yankees and talk about the good ol days. You guys would kill to have this kind of respect and passion for a team. Thanks for spending your day on a Red Sox site, it is reassuring to know you dont have lives. |
| #1637 | Theo, Thank you very much for all that you've done for "The Nation". The 2004 World Champion Red Sox were the greatest example of "teamwork" that I've ever seen, either in sport or in business. Just goes to show you that if everyone is on the same page and is willing to be accountable and work dillegently the mountain can be moved. I have been a Sox fan for 52 years and the greatest things about '04 were staying up late watching all the playoff games with my then 5 year old son and talking with my dad untill well after MY bedtime. We wish you well in whatever you do and will always have a place in our heart for you. If you're ever in Atlanta and have a hankerin' for a boiled dinner or a corned beef...look me up! Bill Olson Kennesaw, GA (formerly of Wilmington MA) |
| #1636 | Theo...Great job..You will be missed...skcus nostob...Peter, CT |
| #1635 | Thank you Theo for what you have done for the city of Boston and Red Sox nation. We regret to see you go since you have been a great manager over the last couple years, and wish you well in your future managerial pursuits. Just remember that you can't top Boston, no matter what the paycheck says. If only you could stick around...-Brian C., Plymouth |
| #1634 | Theo, thank you for the great years, what a wonderful ride it has been. 2004 literally changed my life, your team inspired me and I will never forget what happened in the October of 2004. Come back soon! Ark Shnayder, Swampscott MA |
| #1633 | MISTAKES ARE THE PORTALS OF DISCOVERY.... Someone made a BIG mistake and in time they will DISCOVER this loss. I have total respect for you, and your decision to move on, you are not a stupid Man and we may not know the real reason but I am sure it was a good one!!! BUT NOT AN EASY ONE. ITS NOT ALL ABOUT THE $$$$ Carry on with your head HIGH and with your CLASS AND DIGNITY intact. No oneNE one in this world can ever take that from you........SUE GOULD.........WEST MEDFORD |
| #1632 | You will forever be remembered by me as a key figure in the year IT finally happened. Your complete lack of self-interest made it possible. Thank you for being willing to put yourself through those first few tough days after the Nomar trade in order to bring the rest of us the World Series championship. Good Luck to you, Theo. You will be missed. |
| #1631 | Theo, Once again you've shown the courage needed to do the right thing and not necessarily the easy thing. It is one of the qualities that has made you successful and there is no doubt even greater success will follow. As much as my family and I are going to miss you, we wish you nothing but continued greatness and happiness in return for the life long joy you brought us over the last three years. Hope to see you here in the the future as an owner of the Boston Red Sox. Stay well. The Cooks of Andover |
| #1630 | I can honestly say that on Monday evening when I finally got home from work and turned on the TV to see Peter Gammons discussing your resignation, I was crushed. However, thank you for obviously giving your heart and soul to this organization for the last 3 years, and good luck in whatever you choose to do next. The reign of 'Theo' shall always be remembered as a magical time in Boston, and hopefully the impactof your efforts will continue to be seen for years to come. Jon, Amherst, MA |
| #1627 | Theo, thank you for the memories that will last a lifetime. It was the most amazing three seasons the Sox have ever had. Red Sox Nation loves you and always will. Susan from Cambridge |
| #1626 | Thank you for all that you did for the Red Sox. You were instrumental in constructing the 2004 World Champion team and resurrecting a barren farm system. Your actions as GM of the team will never be forgotten. While I wish you didn't leave, I hope you find success in your future endeavors. - Jimmy in Plymouth, MA |
| #1625 | Theo, please stay. You're not the only one who is having trouble right now. Dan from Morrissey Blvd in Dorchester. |
| #1624 | It will be easier to repeat with you than without you. Don't go or you'll be on the outside looking in. You have built a winner - stay and enjoy it. Success is the best revenge. Joe Mac Boston MA Born, bred & schooled here. Lifelong Sox fan. I started going to Fenway when the bleachers were .75 cents and in the late innings the ushers would let you through into the main ballpark. |
| #1623 | we'll miss you Any chance you can take Edgar with you? Orlando from The Anaheim section of Los Angeles. |
| #1621 | Here's wishing that the truth comes out. There are too many questions left unanswered and as a true and loyal Red Sox fan I am disappointed that you are leaving it like this. This has been a journey for all of us and I think that we deserve the truth as to why you are leaving. Amy - MA |
| #1620 | We will not rest till this is honestly and openly dealt with. It cannot be swept under the rug. Come back soon. |
| #1619 | Theo- Thank you for your dedication and skill in engineering the 2004 World Series Championship. Also, thank you for setting an example to young people that integrity and being true to yourself is much more important than fame and money. Best of luck in whatever you do in the future.-Ernie Paicopolos, Andover, Massachusetts |
| #1617 | Theo, You were an inspiration as a General Manager in baseball but as much as I love my Sox you are even more of an inspiration now for how you handled your exit given circumstances we will never and should never know. Best of luck to you in everything you do. Thank you for signing Dave Roberts. - Derek from DC |
| #1616 | Thanks Theo. It is not too late to stay! Patrick Healy Philadelphia, PA |
| #1615 | Thanks for all the hard work Theo. The Red Sox should have signed you to a 40 year contract after you helped bring the Championship here. You won't be forgotten and are always welcome back. |
| #1614 | Thanks Theo. I will miss you deeply. Josh Norse Chelmsford, MA |
| #1613 | Thank you Theo for having a lot of class, a great sense of humor (as shown by your Dunkin' Donuts commercials)and for putting together the outstanding Red Sox team that won the World Championship. Wishing you the best in whatever you pursue. |
| #1612 | Thanks Theo! You're the man. Good luck with everything! Before you left, my $80 loge box seats were worth every penny. Not anymore! No matter where you go, don't forget, we're the best baseball city in the free world. Come back soon! -Ack in Newton |
| #1611 | Theo i love you please come back!!! i dont know what we will do with out you How bout we all pitch in some money and buy the team back and hire you good idea huh? Thanks so much you have no idea what you did for boston |
| #1610 | Theo, Thanks for the ride in 2004 – but I now live in Los Angeles and need you here…. Please help fix this mess – it’s just the worst. Eric – Beverly Hills |
| #1609 | True or not, we feel we know people in the public eye- Politicians, athletes, business leaders, celebrities of all stripes. But I rarely feel REPRESENTED by them, as you have made me feel. It's not that every move you made worked perfectly, but that every move was made for reasons I understood, and was done with a sense of humility and humanity that I appreciate. I never felt you had an agenda that was at odds with mine as a fan- something I don't think of every owner or player. I can't imagine you will change your mind. I assume (and you've earned it) that you wouldn't leave for a rash or petty reason. I am sorry to see you go, but I know that you will be successful by your own standards. Jon - Somerville MA |
| #1608 | Best of luck going forward: Whether in Charity, Business, or Baseball, you are a credit to the City of Boston. You will be missed. - The Cat |
| #1607 | Theo You're "THE TRUTH!" |
| #1605 | Theo, because of your work in last few seasons with the sox, you know that thing that happened last year, I am able to sleep much easier. I have a calmer demeanor and can watch sports now on a much more objective level. I'm sure most of us feel the same way. I want to thank you and wish you the best of luck. I recently moved to dc so I'm hoping that you might end up with the nationals but you and i will always be part of the creation of red sox nation. |
| #1604 | thanks Theo for bringing the Boston Red Sox a title. I grew up in Mass the 1st 18 years of my life and will always be a sox fan. I wis things hasd worked out better, but I wish you tje best in whatever you do in the future. sincerly, Justin Colorado Springs,CO |
| #1600 | Thanks Theo!! The maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaans are forever in your debt. |
| #1599 | Thank you Theo!! Your efforts the last few years have forever changed the Boston Red Sox Franchise!! Good Luck in the future, and you will always have a place in Red Sox history! |
| #1598 | I am more upset with you leaving then when Pedro or Nomar left. You are the best and I love you with all of my mancrush. Nick Waltham |
| #1597 | Theo, thanks for finally giving me the excuse to get a red-sox tattoo! Now, go to the NL so we can root for whatever team you end up leading! Your accomplishemts will never be forgotten! Tom - Charlotte NC |
| #1596 | Hi Theo, Just wanted to express our heartfelt thanks for helping to make our dreams come true in East Hartford, CT. The only thing that I wish more was that my Dad could of seen his life long dream too, but he passed away suddenly the year before the big win. Wish you would come back! The Perry Family in CT |
| #1594 | Please kiss and make up with Luccino. So he screwed up big deal. You will too some day. You want this job and you know it. |
| #1593 | Why??????????!!!! NO!!!!! STAY!!!! |
| #1592 | THANK YOU THEO FOR EVERYTHING! YOU WILL BE MISSED! - GTC - BOSTON, MA |
| #1591 | A gorilla that drives a black Volvo RULES!! Good Luck with your bright future and always remember BOSTON LOVES YOU!! THANK YOU THEO! Missy, Melrose |
| #1590 | thank you so much theo you have brought something to boston that they have wanted for so long, dave connecticut |
| #1589 | From twc6462626298@earthlink.net(Mike from Woodhaven Queens, NY) You brought a level of excellence to a Team, which, while enjoying a colourful history, now can prove to the world, that Competence brings forth a higher level of competition, unto its' Ultimate Prize, a World Championship. Theo, Thank You! |
| #1588 | PLEASE COME BACK! We need you! We miss you already! Jen in NYC |
| #1587 | Theo: I wish you the best in the future. I understand that you have to do what you think is best. You will be missed. Please reconsider. |
| #1586 | Theo, as a lifelong Sox fan transplanted to Chicago for college, thank you for your brilliance. I only hope that I can someday be you. Matt, Chicago IL/Arlington MA |
| #1585 | Theo: thank you for your part in bringing about one of the greatest moments in my life. RSN is forever in your debt. |
| #1584 | I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart Theo for a fantasic last three seasons. These past three years have been the best for being a Red Sox fan, and you have done everything you could to put a great team on the field. You have rebuilt our farm system which was a big mess, and now has some truly good promising prospects. And most of all thank you for helping deliever Red Sox Nation a World Series title. You will always be remembered to us all, so once again thank you from all of Red Sox Nation. Ryan Deschenes-Maine |
| #1583 | Your time was short but strong. You came along to doubts and proved the nay-sayers wrong. I want to thank you for the bringing a championship to Boston and inspiring me to write a song that has brought many to re-experience that joyous event. Also thank you for keeping our farm teams strong so we'll have success for years to come. You are an inspiration. -Chad from Marblehead, MA |
| #1581 | Thank you, and all the best of luck in your future endeavors. Eddie Va Beach, VA |
| #1580 | Theo, you've done amazing things for this team, something no one in 86 years could do. from the minute you took over there was a new feeling throughout the organization. I pray you reconsider, just cmoe back in a couple years, as there is sure to be an opening. The holes in the starting pitching, bullpen, and 1B are nothing compared to the hole at GM right now. I never had as much confidence in this team as I did when you were at the helm. Thank you very much Theo, all the best for you in the future. Devin from NY |
| #1579 | thanks for everything theo you will be missed |
| #1578 | Thanks for giving me something I've waited my whole life for. Makes the dark days of '67 & '75 go away. I can now whatch the highlite video from 1986. You did a great job & your future ia bright!!! (but please stay) Tom Hayden, Norwood Mass |
| #1577 | Theo- I wish you all the very best. Long may you run! John Norris Newburyport, MA |
| #1576 | Theo - Thank you so much for helping to bring the World Series to the Red Sox! Your efforts will not be forgotten! Hopefully someday soon you will come back to the Red Sox nation. Thanks again, Adam Burr former Massachusetts resident, now in Charlotte NC |
| #1575 | Thank you from the bottom of my heart Theo Epstein for all that you have done. My father's dying wish was to see the Boston Red Sox win a World Series Championship and because of you and the success of the great team that you put together he got his wish (He passed away in November of the same year at the age of 53 due to cancer) and he died peacefully. He was always a big red sox fan and would tell me of times when his dad would take him and his brothers from White River Junction, Vermont to Fenway Park for "Red Sox Weekends". Now as a college student living in Red Sox Nation, I too feel apart of it. Kaitlin, Boston College Class of 2007 Stamford, Connecticut |
| #1574 | Oh captain! my captain! our fearful trip is done. -Sean, Westport, CT |
| #1573 | Theo You did soo many great things for the Sox. Even when everyone thought you were crazy you proved it was the right decision to make concerning the team. You brought the World Series Chapionship team together & gave us our 1st win in 86 years. Please come back. We need you before this team goes completely to hell. A Sox Fan Living in Yankee Territory |
| #1572 | It's always refreshing to know that there are people involved in the teams you support that are in it for the love of the game. It always seemed that was your motivation. I wish you well in your future endevours and I can't wait to see you when you return to the team you love. It will happen. Brian in Chicago, IL (formerly of Chicopee, MA). May your Sox always be Red. |
| #1571 | Thank you Theo for your tremendous contribution the last three years. I wish you only well in the future. It does rankle me a bit to see the same crap pulled on you that was on Nomar and lessens my respect for the Red Sox organization as a whole. I believe you did the honorable and correct thing in resigning. Eric from Connecticut |
| #1570 | The Red Sox fans are like a huge family. You are our mother and Larry is the abusive, alcoholic father who beats you and the kids. Do you just leave the kids behind and go find another family? Of course not. You put up with it for our sake until we can figure out some kind of burning bed scenario for the evil Pappa. Don't go Theo...Wally in Cambridge |
| #1569 | Theo I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank you. Not only for what you have done for the organization but also for the way you carried yourself. You were always honest and forthright about everything that you did. The way you have handle everything that has gone on this past week is just another sign how you are a much better person , then some others in the organization. I personally will miss that. You have a great future. I just wish that future was with the Red Sox. I wish you would reconsider, but I realize why you can't. If you can't trust the people you work for then I really understand. Thanks Tom from Farmington,Me. |
| #1568 | Dear Theo Thank you so much for all of youre hard work and determination,. and most of all for being a class act the whole time with the Red Sox organization.Best of luck with your next job and cotinued sucsess Jim Fitz so Boston |
| #1567 | Theo: Obviously you will always be beloved by Sox fans the world over, and we all owe you something we cannot fully express. Thanking you for winning the World Series just doesn't seem right, as baseball always has been and always will be a team game. I guess we have to thank you for all of the small things that you did that brought us all to the promised land. Thank you for spending your Thanksgiving with Curt. Thank you for Dave Roberts' first step. Thank you for Foulke's post-season heroism. Thank for Big Papi's smiling leaps onto home plate in the late innings. Thank you for Bellhorne's ALCS pop. Thank you for Cabrera's lunges into the hole. Thank you for having the courage to trade an icon. Thank you for being one of us -- a fan who loves the game and the Sox. Thank you for every lonely night you spent working for us all. Thank you for leaving on your own terms -- with your integrity intact. Most of all, thank you for the phone call with my father after that last out. I will not wish you luck in your future endeavors as you won't need it -- intelligence, hard work and integrity will carry you throughout your life. You will always be welcome back, and the drinks are on the house. JEC (Atlanta, Ga.) |
| #1566 | Theo, thank you for our 2004 World Series Champion Red Sox team. As a die hard Red Sox fan from Connecticut, I will be eternally grateful to you for finally being able to see the Sox overtake the Yankees and then sweep the Cardinals to become our World Champions. Please reconsider and come back if at all possible. Good luck. Forever grateful, Joanne from Connecticut |
| #1565 | Theo....I am a 55 year Red Sox fan. I want to thank you for giving me a chance to watch the Sox get to, and win a World Series. Good luck in whatever you choose to do. John...New Bedford |
| #1564 | My Grandmother, my role model, was born in 1900. She remembers the Red Sox winning a world series in 1918. She remembers, at 12 years old riding in her aunt and uncles rumble seat from Warren, RI to Fenway Park. She remembers a beer bottle tossing incident between players and umpires. How she would have loved to SEE her beloved Red Sox win another world series. Unfortunately, she passed away at 101 1/2 years old, two years shy of the title (2002). At the time of her death she still had all her faculities. Theo, she would have loved what you accomplished in such a short time and would be disappointed with your decision. You worked endless amount of hours bringing many great players to Fenway and for that we'll always be greatful to you. I can't ever remember crying over loosing a GM....didn't cry Gorman or Duquette. I'm still not over it. You'll be missed by the Nation but whereever you go you'll be appreciated by that organization and it's fans. Thank you Theo, wish you'd reconsider. Rosemary from Warren, RI |
| #1563 | Theo thank your for everything you did for the state of Red Sox Nation. We will miss you. Please come back. Angela |
| #1562 | The Buddhists say you should thank the aggravating people you meet in life because they are the ones you learn the most important lessons from. Larry just might be the best teacher in the world if you look at it that way. Ignore him and stay where you know you belong. It's not too late. You might even get a bump from 1.5M Thanks Theo Scott in Saugus |
| #1561 | Thank you, Theo. You are the pride of Boston. People thought they were crazy to put you at the helm, and you've proved your worth over and over again. You have been able to do the impossible, and do it with a sense of pride. You proved all the naysayers wrong who said you were too young, too inexperienced. You leave the Sox better than when you got here, and you leave on top. You've handled the hotbed of Boston well, and I wish you all the success in the future - Matt in WMass |
| #1560 | Theo, Thank you for all you have done for the Redsox. You took the challenge of rebuilding the Redsox and making it a place players from the young draftees to the experienced major leauger want to play - hopefully it will last. I am looking forward to see Paplebon, Lester, Hansen, DelCarman, Pedroia and the others all make their mark on Redsox History thanks to you. And we will never forget October 2004! You did it by putting all the pieces in place. Thanks for the World Championship! Best of Luck in all you do! I know you will be great! Anne-Methuen |
| #1559 | Thanks for the memories, but will you think about making more? Dawn Deacy & Rene Robinson Boca Raton, FL |
| #1558 | 1500+ people have signed this saying thank you for what you have done for the Red Sox. Let me be one of those who say THANK YOU for helping end 86 years of frustration and allowing me to share in the success with my sons. Good luck, God bless, and thank you. Tim from Rockland Maine |
| #1557 | The Dodgers? There is nobody in the park after the 7th inning. This is the place to be. Stay Theo. Joe in Southie |
| #1556 | Thanks Theo, from a huge Yankee fan ! Regards, Tom New York, NY |
| #1555 | Theo, You are the man. I apreciate all the time, effort and heart you put into creating a world series champion. If you need time off, we all understand. But beofre you go and make a rash decision, remember that you did something that no other GM could do for 86 years. Don't you want to do it again? Won't you miss Manny? -Matt in NYC |
| #1554 | I wish the same cab driver that talked to Red Auerbach before his proposed move to the Knicks picked you up as a fare. There are going to be lousy bosses wherever you go and this is the Mecca of baseball.The G.M.job is a calling here. It's just a job elsewhere. I think you'll regret it and I know we already regret it. Thanks Theo Dave Clough Melrose |
| #1553 | Theo, We are sorry to see you go,what you did for the six state region in 3 years was incredible ..I was naive to think that you would be here alot longer and am sorry to see you won't be and saddened to see the state of affairs the sox are in without your leadership. Good Luck to you and Thanks so much for the best team in the world 2004 !!! Sean from Londonderry,NH |
| #1552 | Thanks buddy......are you sure you won't reconsider?.....no matter where you go baseball will never be as important as it is here. Bob Kebartas Southborough Ma |
| #1551 | Be proud of who you are; we are! Thankyou! |
| #1550 | October 27, 2004 Thank you. |
| #1549 | Dear Theo: What a thrill to say, "This is the year," and have it come true! Thank you for your reasoned and thoughtful management of our beloved Red Sox. Good luck to you in your next endeavor. Helen, Wellesley, MA |
| #1548 | Theo you brought hope back to a desperate nation. You helped us realize that there is no such thing as a curse. You are your hero and without you we feel like our ship is sinking. Without you, we are alone in this baseball world. Won't you come back for us, your faithful nation? Tina Marie |
| #1547 | Theo, Thanks for putting it all together, best to you for the future... I don't believe I've ever seen so much support from the players of an organization as has been expressed about you. To me this is key as an element that lead to the championship... By the way. If you do reconsider, John doesn't seem to be a bad guy, but how about as your first move trading Larry for??? |
| #1546 | Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all you did for our nation. We will greatly miss you deeply . There has not ever been a GM like you Nor do I believe there will ever be one ever again like you. We are greatly saddened by your departure. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts . love the McEachern Bedford mass |
| #1545 | Theo thank you for everything and everyone except for Kevin Millar- Thanks Steve Tallent |
| #1544 | Everything you did to bring Boston that title will never be forgotten, and neither will you. The era was too short. I don't think any GM was ever more beloved by the fans of the team. I wish you the best in whatever you do, and thanks from the bottom of my heart. I certainly hope that you don't regret your decision; I have a strong suspiscion you just might... afterall, things change, and you have the public behind you. Please re-consider. Jim Sanders, "Sox Sweep Again", Redsoxnation.net from Pelham, New York |
| #1541 | Theo come back please I have 100 dollar bet riding on it- Baz D |
| #1536 | Everything you did to bring Boston that title will never be forgotten, and neither will you. The era was too short. I don't think any GM was ever more beloved by the fans of the team. I wish you the best in whatever you do, and thanks from the bottom of my heart. I certainly hope that you don't regret your decision; I have a strong suspiscion you just might... afterall, things change, and you have the public behind you. Please re-consider. |
| #1535 | Your brief Red Sox career was marked by courage, and I have to say, telling Larry to stick it where the sun doesn’t shine took quite a bit of courage. It took courage to trade Nomar, it took courage court and win Schilling, and took courage to make the decision to get out from the mentors big shadow. When you win your next championship you will not have to worry about anyone else secretly leaking to the press that you were not as responsible for it as you were. Good luck, I hear LA is lovely in November! |
| #1534 | It was fun to be a fan of the team that was smarter, worked harder, cared more, and always had a plan; now it's back to rooting for the laundry. It *is* different. Best of luck to you (and we know you'll make your own luck!). Andrew |
| #1533 | From another life-long Diehard Bosox fan who agonized for 45 years until you helped deliver us to the Promised Land ,I want to thank you Theo! Your tireless efforts,baseball wisdom, strength of character and most of all courage have made you a man everyone can admire.Good luck in all of your future endeavors and thanks! |
| #1532 | Hi Theo - My name is Liz and I just wanted to thank you for all you have done for Boston - and I'm sorry we couldn't have had you here longer - you have a life outside of baseball and I wish people could and would have understood that. I love how you stated back in 2002 that you are NOT a YES man - in this day and age there are to many chiefs and not enough indians - (I'm Pres.of my union here can you tell- haha) - sometimes we have to bite out tongue and watching your news conference the other day once again you were a PROFESIONAL and accomplished that as well. I wish you all the best in your next endeaver in life and always stay happy and healthy and I know you'll never forget the little guy along the way. Good Luck |
| #1531 | Theo, RedSox Nation owes you a huge thank you for all that you have done for the Nation. I personally want to thank you for bringing a championship to our city with the team that you and the trio built. If the new GM has 1/2 the class and integrity that you have exhibited we will be all right. You are always welcome to stay, kid. Heartfelt Regards. Godspeed-Dan, Brockton, MA |
| #1530 | Thank you Theo for being a unique person. You did your job with dignity & heart! You brought Red Sox Nation to the top with your acquisitions. Most importantly though was seeing my Dad crying when the Sox won the World Series, and for that I will always be grateful to you, the coaching staff & the players! Wishing nothing but the best on whatever road you choose! The Red Sox loss is someone else's gain!!Hope to see you again steering the Red Sox ship (maybe in 2012!!!) God Speed - Chrissy from Chelsea |
| #1529 | Thanks for the World Series and being a hottie. -Lynn Somerville, MA |
| #1528 | you made the nation believe-what else can be said? ~Rosie |
| #1527 | Thanks Theo, for a lifetime of Great memories in 3 all to short years!!! You brought us the thing all of Red Sox Nation had been yearning for in 2004 and for that we will always be grateful. Watching my Grandfather who fought on D-day and lived, weep at the winning of the World Series is among my most cherished memories. Thanks again and Good luck in whatever you pursue in your life, you will be missed by all of us here at the Nation. Mike from Greenland,NH |
| #1526 | Theo you are the man!!...good luck brother... Ryan O'Toole NH baby |
| #1525 | Thanks Theo, for a lifetime of Great memories in 3 all to short years!!! You brought us the thing all of Red Sox Nation had been yearning for in 2004 and for that we will always be grateful. Watching my Grandfather who fought on D-day and lived, weep at the winning of the World Series is among my most cherished memories. Thanks again and Good luck in whatever you pursue in your life, you will be missed by all of us here at the Nation. Mike from Greenland,NH |
| #1524 | Theo - thanks for everything you did for the Red Sox, but I have to say that you choked at the news conference. I don't have an issue with you leaving - it's not hard to imagine a 30 year old single guy who had enough of the contstant spotlight in Boston. My issue is that you did not lay the wood to Lucchino or whatever else was truly the issue that made you leave. You basically gave no reason whatsoever as to why you left, and that's a cop-out. Good luck in the future. You'll be great at whatever you do. Tom from Atlanta. |
| #1522 | Theo: Thank you fror bringing in Curt Schilling and Keith Foulke. Thank you for trading for Orlando Cabrera, Doug Mientkiewicz and Dave Roberts, the final pieces of the 2004 championship puzzle. Thank you for rebuilding the farm system. It was a mess before 2003. Thank you for bringing in Big Papi, Bill Mueller, Mike Timlin, Kevin Millar, and Mark Bellhorn, other critical members of the 2004 championship team. Thank you for giving Red Sox Nation exactly what we always longed for: a championship team, and more importantly, something we can stick in the faces of Yankee fans FOREVER. Thanks for everything Theo. Good luck in whatever you do. You will be missed. More than you'll ever know. John Brian Quinn, "Brooklyn Sox Fan" Brooklyn, NY www.bornintoit.com |
| #1521 | Theo, you as much as anyone know red sox are all about history and pride. Congrats on writting your place in the history and bringing a new pride to the nation. Thanks for all the hard work you put into the team that generations of my family have cheered on. I wish you only good things. Ben from Brighton |
| #1520 | Thanks Theo and God Speed. You will succeed wherever you go. Tom Orlando, Florida |
| #1519 | Theo you will be truly missed in the Boston Red Sox organization, and even more in the Red Sox Nation. We as fans should e-mail Henry and tell him to get rid of Lucchino and hand over President and GM responsibilities to you. You are the future of Baseball wisdom and Should have been the Future to carrry the Red Sox Organization on Forever. You will be missed, and would do anything to see you return to Boston. Tony |
| #1518 | what else can be said??, Thank's Theo. Steve, Ludlow,Ma. |
| #1517 | Theo, not sure what happened. The fans and players really appreciated all that you have done for our team. I hope that some day you will return to Fenway and continue your magic. Thanks a billion........Go4it2 |
| #1516 | So sad to see you go, but want to wish you luck in your future endeavors. Thank you for everything. You will be missed ... |
| #1514 | Its going to be tough to imagine the team without you running it next year but I understand why you left. Thank you so much for bringing a World Series to Boston in my lifetime but more importantly in my fathers' lifetime. Also thank you for building up the farm system, you know the correct way to build a championship team. I know this championship has meant as much to you as it does to the fans because you are one yourself. Good luck in your next position and remember this will always be your team, you're the brains behind this organization not the people who put up the money. You will be missed but you will always be part of Red Sox nation. -Eric, Rhode Island |
| #1513 | Ruth Lee ruth.lee@osc.state.ma.us Theo: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the wonderful things you did to bring us the World Series in 2004. I am 70 years of age and have been going to Sox games since I was 5 and if it hadn't been for your accomplishments as GM in 2004 I probably would never have seen us win a World Series in my lifetime. Thank you Theo and best of luck in your future endeavors. Sincerely, Ruth Lee |
| #1511 | Thank you for everything you've done for us. You'll really be missed. Julie, Lynn, MA |
| #1510 | Thanks for the memories, hope things go all the best for you Theo. Redsoxvt |
| #1509 | Hey Theo, Thanks a lot. You were instrumental in putting the team together that finally won the world series after all that time. You always worked hard to put some great teams out there and our farm system is stocked. Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Good luck with your future endeavors and please keep Boston in mind in the future if things change. -Alberto, Arlington |
| #1508 | Theo, you helped bring a championship team to Boston through key short-term moves and for that I will always be grateful. You work on the Farm System will also reap rewards for years. However, nearly half the 2004 WS Red Sox Team was already in place (Manny, Pedro, Lowe, Varitek, Nixon, Mirabelli, Embree, Damon) and people seem to forget that. Too bad we'll never see how you would have fared with a team built completely from the ground up by you. Oh well. Good luck in future endeavors - you will be missed but the Red Sox will overcome this. |
| #1507 | Leo, I'm a New Yorker...and a New York Met fan. So I say thank you sir, thank you for shutting up all the god damn Yankee fans who are my friends. It's about time they shut the hell up. Great job bud!----Ted Hardy |
| #1506 | I'll say "Thank You Theo" when you return. Until then....*turns back to you* Dave-Maine |
| #1505 | Theo, there was no good reason for Carlton Fisk to leave the Sox 1980 and there is no good reason for you to leave the Sox now. You, just like Carlton was, are a part of Boston and part of the Red Sox family. Fisk came back several years later wishing he could change what happened in 1980. Don't let it end the same way. Joe, Wakefield |
| #1503 | Thanks Theo! You will always be the face of the 2004 Championship team to me! Paul Ambrose (South Boston) |
| #1502 | Theo, thank you for all you've done! I'm not just talking about assembling a great team that won the world series either. I've been a Sox fan since birth (31 years ago). Even after a tough season, I still loved the team. There was one year 2001, though, which made me sick to my stomach. I'm not going to slam the members of that organization, but let's just say, the close of the 2001 season was bad especially when you consider 9/11 had just happened. This new ownership group, while better than the last, was not my 1st choice. I liked Joe O'Donnell's group. Alas, Henry and Co were selected. The best move they made was to bring you into the fold. You restored respect to the organization. You allowed us fans of the team to enjoy the product on the field and to also be proud of the team we cheered on. You brought in classy, hard working players. I loved the fact that for the most part, I could pick up the morning paper and read about why the Sox won or lost the game. Not one player’s spat with his manager or why one player got arrested. That is your legacy. Thank you. Joe from Burlington, MA PS - Henry and Co. claim they want you to stay and you claim you want to stay. It's not to late to work things out. |
| #1501 | We can not wait 86 more years for I guy like you to get it right. The home office has been a huge part of the lack of success of this club overthe years. You changed that. Pls reconsider John T. Foley Father of two yopung ball players. |
| #1499 | Thank you Theo!!! What you did for this team...your team, was outstanding. All of New England and Red Sox Nation are sorry to see you leave. Thanks once again for making 2004 an experience we will all never forget. Make us proud wherever you end up in life, take care! |
| #1498 | Thanks Theo. You're a class act through and through. |
| #1497 | Theo, it is clear to me and every Sox fan that your presence has impacted this region far beyond you basseball skills. I want to sincerely thank-you for everything you did and certainly the Series victory which still seems like a dream to me. You are a born leader and no doubt will be very successful in whatever you choose to do. Hopefully your decion to leave will serve as a wake-up call to Sox management. Thank-you. Paul Burlington, MA |
| #1496 | Yo, you should be comin' back to the beans town, for real. much respect for tradin nomoare, or whateva. and forget that lucchianano, everybody is knowin' that you is the real balls. respect. --Ali G |
| #1495 | Theo,thanks alot for everything wish you were still here you will always be a legend in beantown hope you have success and happiness in whatever you do next thanks man |
| #1494 | Thanks for everything Theo!! Good luck in the future! Sharon from Sturbridge,Ma |
| #1493 | THEO, I LOVE U....I'll keep youin my thoughts !! Good Luck |
| #1492 | Thank you for bringing in Dave Roberts, Bronson Arroyo, Billy Mueller, Kevin Millar, and all the other low-cost under the radar talent that eluded every other GM before you. You will never have to pay for a drink in New England again |
| #1491 | I'm selfish. While I understand and applaud your decision as necessary for you, I still wish you back at Fenway where you belong! Thank you for the one WS the Sox have won in my lifetime and, from the looks of it, the last. We, the fans, will leave a candle burning in a window. Come home when you're ready and may it be soon! Blessings, Irish in MA |
| #1490 | Theo, thanks so much for bringing a world series championship to the Boston Red Sox. If you wanna return... You could... Come back Please...:( |
| #1489 | THEO THANK YOU FOR BEING A MAN THAT HAS MORALS AND STICKS BY THEM. IN THE END IT WILL BE BETTER FOR YOU,BUT NOT FOR THE SOX THAT YOU'RE LEAVING. I WAS MORE PROUD OF YOU ON MONDAY THAN I WAS LAST OCTOBER. GOOD PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE TREATED LIKE THAT. |
| #1488 | Thank you for wonderful memories and come back quickly. T.S - Geneva, Switzerland |
| #1487 | Thank you for everything. You are the icon! If I could become half of the type of person you are, I'd be ecstatic beyond words. Goodluck on your future endeavors. Thank you my friend! - Joseph Cueto, Manila, Philippines |
| #1486 | Theo. I guess you do not even know your departure has made someone in Asia heartbroken... However, thanks for the past three wonderful years and numerous great great memory you have brought to every Sox fan, and wish you come back to Red Sox Nation in the foreseeable future. --Cho Lin from Taipei, Taiwan. |
| #1485 | Thank you! You made last year an amazing one! Thank you! You will be missed :) |
| #1484 | YOU ARE THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO BOSTON...THANK YOU FOR BRINGING A WORLD SERIES TO US! Jeff New Bedford |
| #1483 | Theo, You will be missed my man. You did a whole hell of a lot for Red Sox Nation, not to mention the farm nation. Our Farm system is stocked cuz of you. We will miss you man. Not for nothin', but we know (we ALL know) it's Larry's fault you are gone. I personally hope you reconsider and come back, but if not I understand. Don't compromise your intgerity, be true to yourself. You are gonna be a huge success wherever you go. Much love Theo! -famo |
| #1482 | Please Theo come back home to our team...to YOUR team...to the sacred ground that is Fenway Park....come back to us....we the fans need you...we the fans want you....we the fans would rather have THEO.....make the dream comes true...I BELIEVE!!!!! <Brian> New Hampshire |
| #1479 | Theo, Thank you so much for making the dream of this Sox fan come true. Being a few months older than you, you made me feel that I could be what I want to be, so I'm trudging along in college now. If one dream can come true, so can another. Know that I don't hold any grudges, in fact if I saw you (Even in that Ape suit) I'd buy you a cold one. Thanks Theo, and good luck in what ever you do. |
| #1477 | Theo you are a pimp. Scottie from Longhetto Massachusetts |
| #1474 | Don't blame us if they ever doubt ya, you know we couldn't win without you, Theo you are the only, only one! Amy in Billerica |
| #1471 | Theo, I am so very sad to see you go...you have consistently conducted yourself with class until the very end. Thank you for helping Boston win the World Series! Unfortunately, my odds of marrying you are now slimmer that you will probably live in another state ; ) Best of luck. Kerri from Malden,MA |
| #1470 | Thank you. I hope that you'll be blessed in other organizations in the future. Again thank you. Red Sox Nation will never forget you, Travis Plymouth,MA |
| #1469 | Thanks for the hardwork. Good Luck. Denys, Cambridge |
| #1468 | THANK YOU THEO!! YOUR PART OF BOSTON NATION SINCE YOU BEEN YOUNG.. AND I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT A BOSTONIAN BROUGHT A CHAMPIOSHIP TO BOSTON!!! DONT LEAVE STAY HERE WITH YOUR HOME TEAM, THIS IS "YOUR HOME" LETS WIN IT AGAIN!!! JIMMY, BOSTON,MA 2004 WS CHAMPIONS |
| #1467 | All I can say is thanks for03, 04, 05 and good luck at your next job- Nick Haverhill MA |
| #1466 | Thank you Theo for making the bold moves necessary to build a championship team in Boston. Not just any championship team, but one that overcame impossible odds, embarrassed the New York Yankees and took Red Sox Nation on a ride that will never be forgotten. God Bless you and best of luck in your future endeavors. |
| #1465 | Theo. Thank you for creating so many wonderful memories - for myself, for my 7 yr old son (who thinks we automatically make the playoffs every year :-) ), for my Dad who would reassure me every Fall for 37 years that "we'll get 'em next year", and for my 92 year old grandfather who died only two months after the World Series win -I think the happiest I'd ever seen him. Boston is a special place, Theo, the Red Sox are more than a baseball team -they're that first hot dog at fenway, that first night game when Fenway seems to glow, that Sunday afternoon when four generations of Sox fans sit around the TV with common ground like nothing else, and so much more. I know you have your reasons to be troubled, disappointed, upset, etc., but we all wish you would reconsider -winning the Series was a great beginning, not a climactic end. All the best, Dan from Windham, NH. |
| #1464 | You saved 2004. Looking forward to seeing what your going to do to top this. |
| #1463 | Theo. Thanks for all you did for Red Sox nation. I always enjoyed watching you on the NESN pregame show. You did such a fine job and with such class. You were a terrific role model for people. I wish you could come back, but if you can't, then I wish you the best of everything in your bright future! Kathy from Ellington, CT |
| #1462 | IF THE NHL CAM BACK I BELIEVE YOU CAN! |
| #1461 | Theo I want to personally thank you for 3 wonderful and successful years as the GM of the Red Sox, you did an awesome job. I share the same feeling as many in Red Sox Nation in expressing shock, dismay and sadness that you are no longer the GM but you made us Red Sox fans express excitement, happiness and sheer joy in your 3 years here. In 2004 you brought a World Series Championship to Boston, an accomplishment no other Red Sox GM had done in 86 years, I will forever be grateful to you Theo for what you did to bring it here. Whatever you do with your life after this I wish you the best and good luck. You will be deeply missed and whoever takes your place will have big shoes to fill. Thank you for everything you did for the Red Sox from building up a good farm system to 3 straight playoff appearances and thank you for all your hard work, it was very much appreciated. Thank You Theo and Godspeed. Nunziato, East Boston. |
| #1460 | Thanks for 2004 and leaving us with a good group of players to build on. You will be missed more than the front office believes. IN THEO WE TRUST! Tom, Kansas City. |
| #1459 | Thank You Theo! Thank you for getting Curt. Thank You for getting Keith. Thank You for getting rid of Nomah. Thank You for getting Orlando. Thank You for keeping Manny. Thank You for getting Matt. Thank You for getting David. Thank You for making us a playoff team. THANK YOU FOR GETTING US A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! We Love You Theo! Please reconsider, huh? Thank You Theo! Alex London Red Sox Nation(Hingham, Mass.) |
| #1458 | thanks t- your passion for the sox will be admired and remembered forever. thanks for having the guts to walk away from a nation that adores you and continue on to another challenge in your life. you deserve better than the sox man- go after it and good luck. j in portland me |
| #1456 | thanks for dominating theo. your passion and fire for the sox will always be admired and remembered. good luck with whatever you do next. i'm sure you'll do great. |
| #1455 | Can I be your intern for your next job? Carl from Sharon |
| #1454 | Thanks for giving us some wonderful Red Sox memories. While managing the team, your decisions were courageous and based on your hopes and dreams for the future of the team and its players. You made the dream come true in my husband's lifetime! Our sons were together in Boston the night you won the World Series... an evening they will recall adn share with their own children one day. It will always bring tears to their eyes. Thank you! Mary (Vernon, CT) |
| #1453 | Bye bye Theo. I will miss you. I am only 2 years. I only had to wait until I was 14 months to see a World Series Championship in Boston. Hopefully I do not have to wait as long as my great great uncle did to see another one. (He was born in 1916). My Mommy and Daddy really admire you, so I know you are someone special. I hope I grow up to be like you. PLEASE DON'T LEAVE. Good luck. Benjamin Dube- North Smithfield |
| #1452 | Theo, please, please -- I’m begging -- come to Los Angeles and fix this mess the McCourts have made. By the way, great job in Boston... you'll be missed... But please come to LA. -- BEST, Desperate LA FAN - Los Angeles. |
| #1451 | Theo, I have been a Red Sox fan for as long as I can remember. (Do you or your parents remember... "Here we go Rico, here we go!") The past three years have been so exciting to be part of Red Sox Nation. Thank you for all you've done. I wish you well in the future, and please know that RSN will always be grateful. Jane in Boston |
| #1450 | Please - Say It Ain't So, Theo! Reconsider your decision and be a part of the solution. Thank you so very much for your role in bringing "home" the Championship. My Mom has been a fan more than 65 years - I lost my Dad in May but thanks to you, he saw the impossible dream come true! The DeCoste Family, Scituate, MA |
| #1449 | Theo, it has become obvious that you are not returning NOT becuase of the money! I assume from the little I know of why you did not return, is that you must be a person of high values and morales - something of which is often sorely misisng in professiional sports. I am sure the decision was difficult for you to reach, especially leaving a job you obviously loved. Like most, I am disappointed you wil not return I wish you well! I am sire we have not heard the last of/about you! - Rob, Concord, MA |
| #1448 | Thank you for all you did while you here. I'm sorry you can't put your heart and soul into it like you once could, and I hope you find the perfect-fitting job. Wherever you end up, your new team will be luckier than they ever imagined. Just remember to keep the Red Sox in your heart. Michelle from Brockton. |
| #1447 | THANKS FOR THE MEMORY ..........SHARYN IN FL. |
| #1445 | You did a great job, Theo! I hope you made the right decision, for yourself, if not for the Red Sox. I suspect that a follow-on "Good Luck in L.A." will be appropriate in a few days. If so, I hope you know what yoiu're getting into there. It's always easier to be very smart when you're backed by deep pockets. Gerard from Lynnfield Gerard from |
| #1444 | Theo...we love you here..we dont want you to leave...but if you do decide to move on...we thank you for what you have brought to us...WINNERS... good luck in all you do...rock on...you have the heart of Sox nation behind you. thank you. Jen and Donna, Plymouth, Mass. |
| #1443 | Good luck with your future plans -- we'll all miss you and will always be grateful for your great leadership.....best wishes irene in Framingham |
| #1442 | Theo, will you please reconsider? We need you, the players need you and you have done so much for my beloved Red Sox. But I know you have to do what is best for you, I know the Sox will always be a part of you as you will be a part of us and the Red Sox championship of 2004. Barb (Bethlehem, PA) |
| #1441 | Theo you will be missed...I know the Sox will always be in your heart and hopefully that will lead you back. Thanks for '04. I have been a Sox fan since '78 (my firat BB card was Jim Rice), but not until the last few years have I felt like the Sox were in good hands. Can anyone say "Curse of Theo!" Jay in Seattle. |
| #1440 | Oh, I thought this was firedanshaunessey.com Thank you Theo and will you reconsider? John in Orlando, Fl |
| #1436 | COME BACK PLEASE!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU! LUCHINO SUX, THE YANKEES SUCK, PLEASE COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS--FIRST WE NEED TO GET RID OF LUCHINO...SOMEHOW...PLEASE COME BACK...WE LOVE YOU |
| #1435 | Thank you for all you have done. You made the team so great. You led them to a world series win, something many people lived their whole lives and never got to see... thank you. |
| #1434 | GOOD LUCK THEO! U da man |
| #1433 | Thank you doesn't begin to tell the story. What happened in 2004 is appreciated more and more gets as the days go by. Thanks for your tireless efforts on behalf of the team we all love. Good luck in all of your future endeavours. James, Northfield, MA |
| #1429 | Theo- The decision is yours whatever happened. Good Luck and Thanks a million for the WS win. I seem to think of the song Thats Something To Be Proud Of. By Montgomery Gentry. Love Monica Cape Cod |
| #1428 | I'm not quite sure what happened in your negotiations with the Red Sox, but I had a similar situation (if the problem was with how the leadership was conducting their business) with a recent job I had held for 25 years. Anyway, thank you so much for devoting yourself to doing the best job you could; especially the signing of Curt Schilling; going to his home on Thanksgiving Day was over-and-above the call of duty. I'm sure seeing your commitment to signing him, helped push him toward Boston. Thanks so much for being so instrumental in bringing a World Series Championship to Boston. I've lived through '67, '75, '78 and '86, and living through '04 was a pleasure after the aforementioned debacles. |
| #1427 | Thanks for everything. I know for a fact that all of RSN is sad to see you go. You will definitely be missed. Steve(Natick) |
| #1425 | Theo.. You figured out what no other GM in the history of Boston was able to, team chemistry & team players build champions, not superstars & super egos. You are to be commended for your work and dedication to this franchise over the last three years. Best of luck, you are a great baseball man- Drew |
| #1424 | Thanks and good luck... not that you'll need it. You did a great job and deserve all the props you're getting. More importantly, you acted throughout with strength of conviction and great personal integrity. With great respect, Tom in NY |
| #1423 | Thanks for being part of a World Series Championship Theo. Good luck in whatever you decide to do next. - Brian at Boston Sports Massacre |
| #1422 | Thanks for bringing a World Championship to Boston. Who knows when that will come again. - Dan, Boston. |
| #1421 | Thank you so much Theo. Statheads everywhere love you, trust me- there is no bigger pederast than I. Just don't bring your pederasty to New York or everyone here will start to hate you LOL!- the V, |
| #1420 | Theo please reconsider, I loved what you have done for the red sox nation.What an exciting season 2004 and winning the world series.I loved the Dunkin Donut comerical with you and Johny Damon did you know that all this stress is making you lose your hair?But you are still extremely handsome intelligent and a fantastic GM.We are so sad to see you leave..PLEASE RECONSIDER AND STAY IN BOSTON.Thank you for all your hard work.Arlyne and Justin Nashua,NH. |
| #1418 | Hi Theo... Thank you so much for bringing a championship to Red Sox nation. You will be missed very much. It is so weird but I keep thinking this is a bad dream. I feel like one of my brothers is leaving town. Laura-North Smithfield, RI |
| #1417 | You brought a level of professionalism and passion that we will never forget! Jean O, Section 24 Season Ticket Holder, Melrose, MA |
| #1416 | Thanks for making it happen. Matt - E. Brookfield |
| #1415 | Good Luck Theo!!! You will be remembered as the young star behind the Red Sox World Series win of 2004! We will miss you. Lana Heino Roman, Acton, Mass. |
| #1414 | Thanks Theo... You have proved to be much more than the average GM. You have truly become an inspiration to young aspiring professionals such as myself. Your hard work, dedication to task, and grace under fire will always remain in my mind as I strive to grow as a business man. Thank You for everything, you will always have a special place in the hearts of new england... Adam - Brookline, MA |
| #1413 | Come back! The Red Sox need you! -"D" Mass. |
| #1412 | Thanks Theo, for everything. I know I'll miss you more than some of the players leaving. I wish you luck in whatever you do, and hope to see you in baseball again. |
| #1411 | Theo - Thanks, Good Luck, ENJOY!! Now come back! |
| #1410 | Hey Theo - there will NEVER be a person in our baseball managing team that accomplished what you did for us - you rock (literally!) As Pearl Jam said "what to say, what to say....." THANK YOU - you will be sorely missed and I'm hoping some day I'll hear the newsflash that you're either back with our Nation or that you're just plain happy doing whatever it is you end up doing - your shoes will be a hard pair to fill - Much Love, Good Luck and don't ever forget (I know that I won't!) what you've done for the City of Boston and I hope you'll still do gigs in BOSTON!!!! - hugs - Michele/Weymouth (itchyfish1029@aol.com) |
| #1409 | Theo what can I say? In three years in Boston you have demonstrated that you are one of the best, maybe ever, at what you've been doing with the hand you've been dealt. And with high-visibility success come significant fame and celebrity with all its attendant joys and satisfactions and all its warts and pimples. In a Red Sox Nation composed of your bosses, your coworkers, and 3 million Bostonians and countless millions of other citizens on the planet suffering the frustration-hangovers of up to 86 years of drought, there are always the good and the bad, the sane and the crazyies, and we are hearing from them all. Are we ever. Sometimes the good die young. The brightest lights are burned out the quickest:Tony Conigliaro, Harry Agganis, Jimmy Piersal for example. The Beattles were snuffed out much too soon after they had arrived. Like the Beattles, your success has come quickly and at an early age, making it especially difficult. When one is among the best as a person, it is very difficult not to be disappointed or hurt by the slings, arrows, avarice, or stupidity of others. I recognize you to be a man of good character, high integrity and confident humility - a man any one would be proud to call friend. Theo, I salute you and wish you the best in whatever endeavors you choose to pursue. I will greatly miss having you here in Boston and will not soon forget you and the great pleasures you brought to us. Al Skane, Boston's South End |
| #1408 | Theo, Please don't listen to John from Waltham (#1365). He obviously knows nothing about the effort, passion, and responsiblity it takes to be the general manager of a team, especially the Red Sox. Whatever your PERSONAL reasons for leaving we respect them. You made a difference for this team and you will be missed. |
| #1407 | Best of luck theo! Whether it's with us or not. -TIM |
| #1406 | You helped change my life forever and if THIS YEAR never comes again. I appreciate everything you did for the red sox, it's fans, and me. If it is only once in my life i feel privleged to have you lead the ship so i could say THE BOSTON RED SOX ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS. For this i THANK YOU Here's hoping you go to the national league hahaha GOOD LUCK Iknow we'll need it. Worcester MA |
| #1403 | You were the greatest GM in Red Sox history, and you have a ring to prove it. |
| #1402 | Theo you are a role model for everyone and was the best genereal Manager in the league. I want to thank you for all of the hard work you put in, so that sox fans could enjoy the championship. I wish you would come bakc, but I undersatnd your decision. Thank you and good luck in the future. DAVID P |
| #1400 | Theo- Good luck with all you do in the future, I hope you are as successful (or more) as you were working with the Sox. I'll miss seeing them zoom in on at you at the home games, but I know that every person needs to pick a time to move on with their lives, so I respect that decision. Take care, and remember that RSN loves you. - Jaime, Biloxi, MS |
| #1397 | My great grandmother kept scorecards from every Red Sox game from 1953 forward. It's a pity she didn't get to see somebody as wide eyed and honest as you get to bring the Sox a World Series title. I hope you'll come back someday. Good luck wherever you end up, if it's in baseball or otherwise. Chris |
| #1396 | Thank you for finally bring a world series to Boston. I really wish you well and think the ownership was wrong not to give you everything you wanted. You are the best GM in the game and am very sad to see you go. Good luck in the future and if you go to a national league team that team will have just gained the support of RSN. Good luck! - Mike - |
| #1395 | THANKS FOR BEING A FAN AND MAKING IT HAPPEN FOR THE FANS BOB PREBLE MAINE |
| #1394 | Theo: Thank you for 3 wonderful years as GM of the Red Sox. You put together a wonderful team in 2004 and we finally broke the curse and won the World Series. For that, I'll always be grateful! I want to wish you the best of luck with all future endeavors. May the road lead you to the happiness that you seek!! Pete, Louisville, CO |
| #1393 | Thanks for everything Theo. Best of luck in whatever your future holds. |
| #1392 | Theo, what can I say? Like most, i'm heartbroken. I was always behind you. Even the things I thought I didn't like, I trusted you. You're the first person I can remember in the Red Sox organization who had a Belechik-esque feel - no matter what they do, no matter if we agree, we still trust you. I don't think we'll have this in boston for a long time |
| #1391 | Theo you were the best thing that ever happened to the Red Sox. You will be missed. Thank you for bringing us a world series. Eli Attleboro Ma |
| #1390 | Yah THEO you were the man!! It's sad that it had to end like this and hopefully you will reconsider. And to everyone in Red Sox nation, this shouldnt come as any surprise to us because this is how it goes in boston. And it will never change. The heartbrake will always continue!!! |
| #1389 | Theo, let me know if you need me to bitchslap Lucchino, I'll take care of it for ya, gladly. |
| #1388 | Theo, thank you for your time and effort in what is the most stressful sports city in the world. Oh, please put a good word in for me with the management as I would like to take over as general manager. Thanks! Joshua Karren Amherst, MA |
| #1387 | Theo, In my opinion, you are entirely responsible for glueing together the team that won it all last year. For this reason, thank you. Thank you very much for ending the 86 year drought. Good luck in whatever your career hands you. Good luck wherever you go. I can't thank you enough. ~ Chrissy (Crispy) |
| #1385 | YOU MADE THE LONG BALL DREAM HAPPEN TO ALL US IN THE RED SOX NATION!!I STILL HAVE THE GOOSE BUMBS JUST KNOWING, THE RED SOX WON THE WORLD SERIES!!! THANKS THEO, GOD BLESS AND GOOD LUCK!!! Clarkie, Westfield, MA |
| #1384 | It's all wrong. John Henry was trying not to cry yesterday and so were you, Theo, as you watched him; I know what it looks like! I feel like someone has died. Thanks for being not only a great GM but a class act and a great guy for Boston. I wish you nothing but the best. |
| #1383 | As you suspect, most of us in RED SOX NATION are stunned and very sadden by your departure. I just wanted to share something. I worked my butt off...traveling (something I didn't enjoy) to 6 different properties from New York to Mass to RI. I was responsible for "opening" new properties and training new employees. Plus overseeing all purchases, payroll, budgeting, etc... Anyway, during the last 8 months I came under the supervision of a person who from day one wanted me to understand that he was the "boss". I've been in the hospitality business for almost as long as you've been on earth. Every single day and every weekly visit this person would do his best to undermine my authority and accomplishments. Theo, long story shorten for this...I resign in June 2002. And I regret it every single day . The people that placed their working careers in my hands and showed me total loyalty by sending a petition to senior management were very sad and disappointed. Yes, they understood because they were all witness to the mental stress and unnecessary "garbage' he kept throwing at me, but they pleaded with me to stay. Please Theo, reconsider and just work it out with John Henry. We need you there to be the "MAN" for RED SOX NATION FANS. Thanks for taking the time to read this...I just wanted you to know it's tough but bottom line we all care enough about you to say PLEASE STAY !!! GIL FROM EAST PROVIDENCE, RI |
| #1382 | Theo, we all want an explanation, and, quite frankly, you don't owe us one. It's your life, your happiness, and your right to do what you want for your own reasons. We trusted you with our baseball team and we should trust you enough to know that you can make your own life decisions. I don't know what your plans are and you don't have to tell us, but if you stay in Boston, I think it's safe to say you'll never have to pay for anything ever again. Take a well-deserved vacation, do whatever you want, and remember the door's always open if you want to come back! THANK YOU, THEO! |
| #1380 | Your integrity has helped put an end to long time suffering in Red Sox Nation. A new team had emerged, As if from your creation. And now your integrity makes you walk away. I am sure it is with heavy heart that you say Farewell, As it is with incredulity, That we watch you go. All things for a reason, Though. And next season Finds you in another place. It is with grace, That we say, Thanks to Theo. Rita - No. Attleboro |
| #1378 | I think that you did an awesome job and I hope that maybe you'll come back to Boston and keep up the good job! Megh Delman 10 Boxwood way South Dennis, MA 02660 |
| #1374 | Theo, Thank you so much for being a (the) key part in bringing us a World Series Championship. Like so many before me, I watched Teddy Ballgame, Johnny Pesky, Dom, Mel Parnell, Earl Wilson, Yaz, Ray Boone, Rico, ..., Jason V, Trot, Curt etc all play a I didn't think I'd live long enough to see ONE championship. Thank you, thank you, thank you !!! Pulling the trigger on the Nomar trade was HUGE !!!! WE need YOU!!! Den from Burlington |
| #1373 | Theo, It couldn't happen at a worse time for the Red Sox, but considering you helped give us everything we ever dreamed of, we can't blame you for wanting something like a normal life (and Red Sox Nation, with or without a World Series title, will never be "normal"). Best of luck in your future not under the microscope, and one last thanks from the bottom of our heavy hearts. -Exile in NYC Forest Hills, NY |
| #1371 | Theo, it's been a tremendous three years and red sox nation will miss you. I hate seeing you go but I respect how you went out as it must not have been easy to walk away from a great job and the money. Best of luck in the future and for wherever you go in New England, the beer is on us! Steve - Concord, NH |
| #1370 | theo, dude. Let's go get a beer ... like, at Daisy Buchanan's? I'll be your wingman. Seriously though, good luck with everything. You'll never pay for a meal or drink in this town for as long as you live. Shoot, you're probably the future mayor of this city. Joseph, Somerville. |
| #1369 | Thank you Theo! You will never be forgotten. I wish things worked out for you and whatever the reasons are that made you make the decision you did. I wish you the best in the future. I know the Red Sox will always be a part of you. Don't let all the press get you down. What it comes down to is tact. I think not talking about why you chose to leave is the politest thing to do. (yes, it sucks.. because, well... we wanna know.) But it doesn't change your decision. What's that saying? "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all?". Good choice. Thank you Theo for our World Series! Thank you for the piece of your soul that will always remain.... |
| #1368 | Theo - Thank you for being a general manager who is willing to consider the long term viability of this organization without selling off the future. It saddens me that you will be watching them from the sidelines like the rest of us. The Red Sox will be gimped until they find someone else with your vision to guide the team. I wish you had been able to tell us why you can no longer be the general manager of the team and maybe some day you will, but until then, good luck in whatever you do. James, Chicago, IL (North Yarmouth, ME native) |
| #1367 | Dear Theo, I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate all the effort that you have put into the sox in the last 3 years. Bringing a championship to Boston has meant a great deal to everyone in the red sox nation. It saddens me that you are leaving and not knowing the why is hard to understand but I wish you the best. (please don't ever go to the evil empire, then you will be booed) Laurie Pariseault Sauderstown, RI |
| #1366 | Theo thanks for beating the Yankees ! That alone was worth it for us to have you. God luck and i hope we do not have to beat the team you might work for, because we will. You did a great job !! Thanks again for the World Series it was an awesome year !! drank a little too much though and lost a few years of my life. Gary - homeless MA |
| #1364 | Theo, "You make your own destination" and your destination is Boston. You brought new life to our team, a new attitude and a World Series championship. You have done so much and have so much more to do. Please come back. SF, Providence |
| #1363 | DEAR THEO LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHER RED SOX FANS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE RED SOX AND THEIR FANS. FURTHERMORE I IMPLORE YOU TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. JUDGING BY THE OWNERS REACTION AT YOUR PRESS CONFERENCE I KNOW THINGS WILL CHANGE ON YAWKEY WAY. PLEASE DON'T WALK AWAY FROM THE GREAT FOUNDATION YOU HAVE PUT DOWN. THANKS, JAY FROM DERRY, NH |
| #1362 | Theo, The only reason I could imagine you leaving the Red Sox for another job is running for president in 08. If this is so and you need help on your campaign give me a ring. You already have my vote. Thank you for all you've done for ALL of the Red Sox nation. You helped make a dream come true. Wait till last year! |
| #1361 | Theo, if you see this please think about it and reconsider. You have made many great moves as the Sox GM.If you don't come back I just want to say Thanks for the World Series team you put together. Just PLEASE RECONSIDER!! Justin New Hampshire |
| #1360 | Winning a championship requires a lot, including a lot of luck. However, your energy, creativity, and dedication to your job also contributed to the championship season and the high-quality Red Sox teams the fans have been so fortunate to watch during the past three years. Thank you. I hope you reconsider your decision to leave the Sox, but I also wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours. |
| #1359 | Thank You Theo for putting a fresh face on our beloved team. Thank you for having the balls to trade a team cancer (Nomar), a move that helped us win the World Series. Thank you Theo for putting your heart and soul into our treasured team. You have cemented your place in Boston History and I like to think you will come back in the future and bring more success to the Sox. Take care. * Carlolove (Newton)* |
| #1358 | Somehow, someway, I feel Grady Little is responsible for this. |
| #1357 | Dear Theo, Your resignation has been given it's due attention by those in Red Sox Nation. We regret to inform you that it has been DENIED. You are hereby respectfully requested to regain your rightful, and well earned spot at the front of this ship. This decision is final and non-negotiable. Respectfully, All of Red Sox Nation |
| #1355 | Really hate to see you go, Theo, but I respect your decision. Thanks for helping bring a World Series to Boston and for 3 fun years! Best of luck. Jim R., Northampton, MA |
| #1353 | How perfect would it have been for you Theo, upon your exit of the press conference, Stop, turn back towards the cameras, lean, arch your back, raise your arms and flash your index fingers......MANNY STYLE! See Ya! |
| #1352 | Theo, giving up your dream job must have been hard. That takes balls to attain your dream job and even though the money was there to walk away because you didn't agree with the entire package. 99 people out of 100 would have stayed. But you stuck to your convictions and walked. I respect that. I wanted to thank you for helping deliver a championship to us. If it weren't for you, Nomar would still be here, and we wouldn't have that ring. It's a shame you are gone, since I have a feeling you would have traded Wells straight up for Dave Roberts to bring him back where he belongs, and would have worked wonders with the Manny situation. Take some time off, clear your head and whatever you decide to do you'll have the Boston faithful to fall back on at any point in your life. You'll never have to buy a beer in Boston again, and with all the Sam Adams flowing around these parts, doesn't that make you all warm and fuzzy? Thought so. Good luck Theo. |
| #1351 | DON'T GO!!!! |
| #1350 | Theo, Thank you for bringing in the players to get us the ring that we have waited to see for 86 years. Not that past teams weren't as talented, but your keen eye and determination put together the best team in a long time. So once again, Thank You!!! And good luck in your future ventures. Stacey- Sanford, Me |
| #1349 | Mr. Epstein - Thank you for the best three years of Red Sox baseball anyone has seen in a long, long time! You will be missed and always welcomed! Kevin - Hillsboro NH |
| #1348 | Just come back Theo! |
| #1347 | We decided last year we'd name our firstborn son Theo David Schilling Varitek. That hasn't changed. Bill & Lindsey. |
| #1346 | Theo- You helped topple the Evil Empire and free The Nation. We are forever grateful and we will miss you. All the best for you. We'd love you to come back! NL Haverhill |
| #1345 | Thank you for everything you have done for all of Red Sox Nation. I wish you wouldn't leave and I wish you would tell us straight out why you have decided to leave this beloved team. You will always hold a special place in my heart for all you have done to let Red Sox Nation rest in peace and get over the agony. Good luck in all you do Amanda, Boston |
| #1343 | THANK YOU THEO. You have shown that you are truly a remarkable person, inteligent, passionate, and devoted! I truly believe that you did put your whole heart and soul into bringing the Red Sox to a remarkable World Series Championship, and into bringing the Red Sox to where they are today, without you it could not have been acomplished. Red Sox nation trusted you, "In Theo We Trust", and rightfully so, it is with great sadness that I watch you walk away from the Boston Red Sox. I respect your decision, ones principals and beliefs must never be compromised! I wish you the best of luck in your future endevours and am positively sure that you will be successful and respected where ever you go. I will always holdon to the hope that under the right circumstances, you will, in the future, return to the Boston Red Sox, you were, and will continue to be loved and respected by the fans of the Boston Red Sox! Red Sox Nation loves you Theo! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Paula from Lowell, MA. |
| #1342 | Theo you were the best, Please do not curse our team. I have a feeling it will be 85 more years until we win another world series. Good luck to you wherever you go. |
| #1341 | Better You than Lu! We are all Family, and hope they can find a way to make you again feel welcome and empowered! Dan R Simsbury, Conn. |
| #1340 | Theo, Please reconsider your decision. Red Sox Nation loves you. Please change your mind and stay with us. We really need you. Cheryle in Reading |
| #1338 | Dear Theo: I haven't felt this bad since we lost the 18-2 game to the Yankees last year. I am a Sox season's ticket holder for many several decades. You gave us hope. You symbolized the departure of the old hacks who ran our team into the ground for decades. Finally, you arrive,young,smart,accessible,and you deliver. It is a sad day in Red Sox history, and in Boston history as we to return to the malaise and incompetence of days gone by characterized by your departure. Maybe it's our karma, we can't stand success, or know how to hold onto it. We are witnessing a bright future slip through our fingertips. I am sick at heart, sad, angry, disappointed--we feel like we've lost a family member. We wish you every success and know wherever you land, it will be their gain and our loss. I hope Lucchino departs and you return. Best wishes for a terrific ride and the most memorable days I've ever had at Fenway Park. I hope you will be the future commissioner of baseball, or better yet, own your own team, like the Nationals...with heavy hearts we say good bye! You're the best! Debbie, Newton, MA |
| #1337 | Get rid of Larry... bring Theo back!!! Brian in Providence |
| #1336 | If you play a tape of the press conference backwards, you'll get the real story. "Elcitra yssenuahs eht saw ti" |
| #1335 | Walpole Loves Theo! |
| #1334 | first it was www.thegreatestcomeback.com and now its www.thankyoutheo.com, theo, dude. come back! |
| #1333 | Theo, From the bottom of my heart I thank you. You had my dream job and had the stones to walk away. I never thought my sports life would get any better than that day in febuary 2002 when my beloved patriots won the super bowl. Well it did the redsox always a team i followed but never like i did the patriots, until i thought we had a chance at getting wonder gm like billy bean. That fell through and you became gm. I was excited, my dream job being gm for a pro sports team and a guy a few years older than me got the job. Theo Thankyou every move you made Some Amazing (ortiz, Schilling) Some not so great (giambi, Kim)was made to make our team better. I will miss your Redsox nation will miss you. And i have a feeling the redsox front office will miss you most of all. All that hard work building a far system to be proud of will problely be traded away for the next aging vetran who our new gm will think is the missing peace. WONT U RECONSIDER!!!!! Thanks Jeff - Framingham |
| #1332 | You traded Nomar, they called you crazy. I paid $100 for a ticket to game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, they called me crazy. You're leaving the "dreamjob" of Red Sox Nation, they called you crazy. I think you're the man and I wish you the best of luck. Thanks for all of the great memories. Heimlich - Woburn, MA |
| #1331 | Ah, you are a hugh lost to the redsox future theo... Thank You for the WS win and all the hard work and dedication you put into the future and present of the redsox.. I just wish the truth would come out instead of all this watergate type cover up type press conferences.. Best of luck with your time off and any other future endevors u choose to be apart of. PS: it's never to late to change your mind or repair a 15+ year relationship or a life dream.. Yours truely, Mark from Fall River Mass..... |
| #1330 | Thanks for everything, Theo! In Theo We Trust--come back whenever you're ready, we'll wait. Best of luck to you! |
| #1329 | Theo you were an inspiration to this city and to our generation, I respect your decision. I hope someday we could again be in your rearview mirror. You were my only hope that someday PJ would play at Fenway...."There's no need to say goodbye...Oh, the friends and family...All the memories going round Round, round round..." October 2005 was the best October of my life! thank you! Kerry South Boston |
| #1328 | Theo, thank you for your the outstanding job you've done in your three years (especially 2004!) as general manager of the Boston Red Sox. I wish you luck and success in all of your future endeavors and hope that you will look back on this time with fondness. Please keep in touch and let us know how you are doing! Janet, Boston |
| #1327 | THEO, THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND HELPING TO BRING US A WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP. GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE. YOU ARE A VERY THOUGHTFUL AND INTELLIGENT PERSON AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN BOTH BUSINESS AND YOUR PRIVATE LIFE. JO-ANN GREENFIELD,, MA |
| #1326 | Just know that the Red Sox Nation (the fans) will miss you terribly. Jean, Waterbury CT |
| #1325 | You've been a class act! Thank you, Theo. Barbara (Boston) |
| #1324 | Thanks for everything theo. We will all miss you. |
| #1323 | Theo, please don;t leave us you sexy peice of white chocolate!! - Casey Smith |
| #1322 | Theo, thanks for a memorable three years. Your dedication to the team and your ability to handle so much so young speaks volumes about you and you will be missed. Whatever the future holds for you, may you always look back on this time with fondness and pleasure. I will. Paddy, NH |
| #1321 | Theo, I know a lot of fans continue to ask you what your resons are for leaving. That's not what I wish to do. You have stated your reasons are personal and we should all respect that. I am writing to you to thank you for the incredible work you did for the Red Sox, for the city of Boston and for every Red Sox fan all over the world. You did so much more than rebuild a baseball franchise. You gave Red Sox Nation the one thing we've been wanting since the day we put on our first baseball cap. You made a dream come true that we've been wishing for our whole lives. I cannot express to you in words how much that championship meant to my family, myself and every other Red Sox fan I danced on the street with on October 27th, 2004. My only regret is that you have to leave us now when the organization is right where you wanted it to be. It will be nearly impossible to find another general manager with the same philosophies, knowledge, judgement and passion that you have shown while running this team. I can't help but duubt the team will re-sign Johnny Damon now, without you there to run the negotiations. I fear if the team trades Manny Ramirez we won't get the even return of talent you would have made sure the team received. Despite what the future has in store, however, we can always look back to that glorious 2004 season and even if we have to wait another 86 years to see it again, we can say to our children and our children's children that we were there on that October night when the Red Sox broke the curse. And we'll also tell our children that the man who gve us the chnce to witness that historical event was Theo Epstein. Thank you, Theo. - Tim Caouette Rehoboth, MA |
| #1320 | Theo, Thank you for everything that you have accomplished for us in the 3 years as a GM. For three great seasons, a World Series win after an 86 year drought that I will treasure forever, and for rebuilding the farm system. Your talent, intelligence, integrity and class are admired and respected. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. You will greatly missed. Diane- Plymouth, MA |
| #1319 | Theo, you were the man who helped us bring balance to the Red Sox. Before you, the organisation was a mess. Players who left here hated it and many players who had never played here listed us in their no-trade clauses because we had a reputation. You helped to change all of that. Your acquisitions of guys like Ortiz, Millar, Schilling, Foulke, Cabrerra, Mientkiewicz, Bellhorn, Graffanino, Kapler, Roberts, Timlin and many others helped us win the World Series. For that, everyone in Red Sox Nation owes you. Thanks Theo, and good luck with whatever you do in the future. |
| #1318 | THEO COME HOME!!! wwe like you, yer really good and cute! |
| #1317 | Theo your the man, come back. You give hope to everyone in Red Sox Nation. To us, you feel like a part of the team. I hope you will reconsider and bring glory back to boston. "In Theo We Trust" |
| #1316 | Theo, I don't know what else to say but thanks. You were an inspiration to so many young people like myself trying to break into the business. You handled yourself with professionalism, intelligence, class, and charisma the entire way. Best of luck with your future endeavors! Mike - Boston, MA |
| #1315 | Bob Egan, Tiverton RI I have been a Boston Sports fan since I moved here in 1964. I am so grateful, that you were and were a large influence in the Red Sox winning the World Series. Yo were such a breath of fresh air. I hope you reconsider and rejoin the Red Sox team. If not, I hope you have success and happiness in your life. |
| #1314 | Thank you Theo. I keep hoping you are going to show up on ESPN and say that Lucchino is out and you are back in. Maybe down the road when Larry retires you can come back and win us another championship. Best of luck. Rich - RI |
| #1313 | Thanks for everything Theo. You are the best. Much respect for not making $$$$ the ultimate driving force in your life. You've taught us all something. We'll miss you. Best of luck in your bright future. We will always have NY/StL '04. Thanks. |
| #1312 | This decision drives me to drink! Pablo Bell |
| #1309 | Theo, I don't know what to say...I'm sad, disappointed, despondent and find myself wanting to lash out at Lucchino & Shaughnessy (I already sent him an angry letter at the Globe). I wish by me asking you not to leave it would change what transpired on October 31,2005 but it won't....*sigh*...wishful thinking and if I had 3 wishes right now one would be that you were still the GM of my beloved Sox. best of luck young man, you were a TRUE man, stuck by your principles and I respect you now more than ever. Sincerely, Redsoxjason71 - Somerville guy, lifetime Sox fan now residing in Seattle |
| #1307 | Theo, Thank you for all your efforts in the past 3 years. What everyone would like to know is what are the top two reasons you are not returning? Most people want to put closure to this issue. Your press conference although gracious, did not answer this question. Once you are settled in a new role, please let us know why you did not continue as the Red Sox GM. Ted - Melrose, MA |
| #1306 | Congratulations on all you have accomplished so far in baseball - your talent, personality, intelligence, and class will continue to take you to another level. I wish you the best...Lisa, MA |
| #1305 | Theo, You transformed a community of Red Sox fans. You untited our faith and made us a nation. You'll forever be the Prince of Fenway and the rightful heir to the throne. We truly appreciate your efforts and have never known a better time. - Bobby, Tiverton RI |
| #1304 | And I thought the curse had been reversed. How could they let you go? I wish you the best and much personal happiness. I hope the door will remain open for you to return at a future date if you would consider it. All the best! Mark, Natick, MA |
| #1303 | I a from england and I don't know much about baseball, but I do know that you are a great GM and have the respect and love of all the fans. Please Reconsider Mark Wakefield MA |
| #1302 | Theo, Thanks for the great times. Next stop the white house! Theo for prez! Dan - Middleton Ma GO SOX |
| #1301 | Theo, Thank you so much for bringing this team its first WS in 86 years. We wish you would reconsider coming back and leading the team to another WS! Ben.C Lovell,Maine |
| #1299 | I am so sad to see you go. You really have the hearts of all of RedSox Nation forever. We will never forget all you did for this team. LL will NEVER be in the good graces of RedSox Nation again, and he only has himself to blame. I wonder if I'll ever see another World Series win for our boys......Thanks for 2004, it meant so very much to this lifelong fan. I wish you all the best................ Jeanette---Tyngsboro, Mass. |
| #1298 | Theo, I will always be grateful to you for building a team that won the World Series in my dad's (and my) lifetime. He waited a long time. I am grateful for the signing of Jason Varitek, Mike Timlin, and Curt. Thanks for all you have done for RED SOX NATION. Things that we probably will never know. And last of all, Thanks for handling your departure like a true gentleman and being a good example for our children to emulate. You are a class act. If you were my son, I would be extremely proud of you. Best wishes in whatever you decide to undertake. I know you will be successful. Denise DeMello, Fall River, MA |
| #1297 | Thanks Theo but, unfortunately, you are making a big mistake that is common with someone your age. When you turn 50, you'll look back and know that you should have taken the money and stayed. It's the 'devil you know vs the devil you don't' theory. Remember, as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be satisfied with what you see, why change? From Bill in Winchester |
| #1295 | theo: i was shocked and saddened when i heard that you were leaving, but i admire you for choosing personal integrity and self-respect over money and impersonal corporate policies, something extremely rare these days. i understand why you had to go, but boston will miss you like crazy all the same. best of luck in the future with your charities and whatever baseball endeavors come your way. the next team you work with better know how lucky the are to have such a classy guy working for them. take care...amanda, rowley, MA |
| #1294 | Theo, you brought red sox nation to a whole new level and i thank you for that!!! You had a good run!!! We all appreciate the work you did! Take care and good luck buddy!!!! |
| #1293 | Theo we wish you nothing but the best. You have brought me and my family great Joy over the last three years.You never say never,so hopefully we will see you down the road.I'm sorry it had to turn out this way,you will be missed by the Fans and players.You have touched many in Red Sox Nation,we may not understand your choice but we respect what you have brought to the table.It's unfortunate Larry could not have been at your Meet the Press , we would all like to hear his side.The Ryan family from Dudley,Ma wish you the BEST. Thanks for everything. |
| #1292 | Theo, 'Thank You' isn't enough for all that you brought to the Red Sox. You can stand tall with your decision because it's the best one for you. Don't let the turkeys get you down! BEST OF EVERYTHING, Theo. Red Sox Nation loves you and won't be the same without you. (Paula, Melrose) |
| #1291 | Theo, I will tell my children about you. You've done what we've all been hoping and dreaming of......bringing a title to the boston redsox. God bless in whatever you do. Thank you. |
| #1290 | Theo you are the classiest guy I ever saw. I'll be rooting for you wherever you go. |
| #1289 | Good luck Theo in whatever you do. You were instumental in briging about a World Championship in my lifetime. I could not ask for anything more. I will always treasure that. |
| #1288 | Theo, thank you for everything. We will miss you dearly. Donald (New York City) |
| #1287 | Theo you are a class act and we wish you the best but hope you will reconsider. Thanks for the World championship!! The Wood Family Vermont |
| #1285 | Thank you Theo. I never thought I would see World Series brought to Boston!! You know it never is too late to undo something. IF this is what you really want great...I wish you the best, and look forward to the day when the franchise you are with does it again! If it is not what you really want please reconsider. I know what it is like to live with regrets. In Theo we trust! Karl South Hamililton MA |
| #1284 | Just a simple thank you. Best of luck, we will miss you. |
| #1283 | Thank you Theo for everything you've done for the Red Sox organization in your 3 years as GM. Not only the World Series Championship, but also rebuilding the farm system and setting the team up for a very good future! I hope whoever succeeds you as GM will continue that committment to player development that you started. I wish you weren't leaving, but respect you even more for being able to make the right decisions for you. Good luck in whatever you move on to. --Ken, Meriden CT |
| #1282 | Hey Theo, sorry to see you go boss. You helped all of us sleep a whole hell of a lot better. Thanks for putting together the team that brought home a championship. Your shoes will be hard to fill. Good luck and remember you will always have a place in RedSox Nation. Allen Dixon - Westford, MA |
| #1280 | Theo, I think too many of us as fans understand too well the passion without taking the time to recognize the people we both love and scrutinize with all of our beings. In your time as GM you not only allowed us to realize our dreams, you kept us in touch with the human side of the game that courses through our veins. Thank you Theo, may you find true happiness in whatever endeavors you are a part of. And know that while we pray you may now have a chance to be yourself, fully, unrestrained, and peacefully; your meaning to us is far deeper than celebrity, sound bites, or press conferences. We respect you as a man who stood up as a man should, and delievered as far too many men don't. And for that we are forever grateful. Thank you, Theo. Palmettothug. |
| #1278 | After losing Nomar, Pedro, possibly Manny I dunno how the FO let you go too.... :-/ interesting days ahead for our team From the bottom of my heart, Thanks for the series. |
| #1276 | You brought dignity , grace and integrity to the Boston Sports scene. Best of luck in the future!!! Jim (Boston) |
| #1275 | Thank you Theo for everything you have done for the Red Sox! You are a bright and brilliant talent who will be sorely missed. Boston's lights shine a little less without you. Best of luck as you continue on... |
| #1274 | Remember how cynical everyone was when you were hired three years ago? This baby faced kid is going to take US to the World Series!?!?! Well, you did it, and for that you will always be remembered and appreciated. Good Luck to you. |
| #1271 | HERE'S A PREVIEW OF YOUR SPEECH SO FAR So this is goodbye, Theo. We'll miss you. One way or another, you've had quite an impact on this place. And you'll leave quite a gap here. But we won't have any shortage of memories. We’ll remember you for being tireless. We’ll remember you for being talented. And if we're honest, we'll also remember you for the World Series you brought us.. Most of all, though, we'll remember you for being a great person to have around. Whatever work you choose to do, it's always more enjoyable when you get to do it ... Paul M - Bridgewater |
| #1269 | Theo, you instilled a greater sense of pride and confidence amongst red sox fans. Your leadership in steering the ship taught us all to have faith in where the Red Sox were headed. Your departure is a deep loss of all of New England. But we wish you all the best and hope that a return to Boston may one day be in your future. |
| #1268 | Theo I am crushed, but I respect the character it took to do what you did. I consider you the single most importantant factor in our world series victory. I hope some day you will come back to us, when the organization is ready to accept your total philosphy as the rule of law, why that couldn't happen now I fear will haunt the organization for a long long time. Best wishes and my most sincere thanks. (And btw PLEASE don't work for an AL team, if you think of it) |
| #1266 | Theo come back! We love you! If you don't come back, just please NEVER go to the Yankees!!!! Hell, Denver would love for you to be the Rockies GM. -Jeff (Dedham, Ma/Denver, Co) |
| #1265 | Thank you, Theo! I'm looking forward to Trauser opening for Pearl Jam on their next world tour. |
| #1263 | Theo...You shall return! Leaving as you did has left all options open to you. By not exposing your true feelings and by not bashing your mentor, Larry {Billy Buchner} Luchinno, your return to your baseball home is possible! Next time as President and CEO. Good Luck...... H.S. Markowitz DDS |
| #1262 | Theo...RISE above Mr. Lucchino and the front office because you are more important to the team and all Sox Nation and if you could stay a while...down the road we could have you as an owner with a clue and also great integrity! Something we are lacking at this point. IMPEACH Luchino & Henry. Charlie, Southampton, MA |
| #1261 | Thank you Theo for everything you have done for our Boston Redsox. I admire your poise, your buisness attitude, your passion, your high moral positions in everything you have done, your a true role model for everyone. I wish you the best for the future, and I hope one day you come back to Boston and lead this team to greatness once again. Redsox Fan #2,999,999 Nathan T. Warwick RI |
| #1260 | Thank you so much Theo. You brought us our first world series title in 86 years and made the Red Sox one of the best teams in baseball. You brought me and my father something that we thought that we would never see together, thankyou. I was looking forward to several more years with you as GM for the Red Sox. I guess life has other plans, but please consider maybe coming back someday. Thank you Theo. (Ed, Boston MA) |
| #1259 | Thank you, Theo for giving Red Sox Nation something that it has always desired, a World Championship. Thank you, Theo for getting great players like Big Poppy. As a season ticket holder I do not hold you responsible for leaving the nation with the current ownership in place. Mr. Henry has class like you but he doesn’t have the intellect to know when he has been played. You were personally offended by being treated as a intern/peon and that inflamed into bitterness. Maybe Red Sox nation will learn what actually happened in the last week of your employment with the Boston Red Sox. It is best that you leave Red Sox Nation for the Red Sox have broken your heart for the last time. |
| #1258 | Best of luck in your future GM endeavors Theo...maybe you can help out those guys in Tampa Bay. Thanks for 2004. I can die happy now. -Dave, Mansfield |
| #1257 | Thank you for all that you did for us. Good luck with whatever you plan to do next. Chris-Connecticut |
| #1256 | Theo, Thank You for making my Dream come true. World Champions in my lifetime, I could never ask for more! Well, maybe I could ask you to please reconsider and stay . The fans Love you and we need you! please! |
| #1255 | Theo, thank you so much for all of your hard work and for making the Boston Red Sox world champions. You will be sorely missed by the fans and the players. Best of luck with your future endeavors, and I hope to see you back with the Red Sox someday. Erica, Boston |
| #1253 | Theo, words cannot express my appreciation for what you did for my beloved Red Sox. At the same time they cannot express how sad I am that you’re leaving. Just at the time when I felt the organization was moving in the right direction. I can’t help feeling like the heart and soul of “that movement” is gone. PLEASE COME BACK! JK Framingham PS You know the Yankees are loving this! |
| #1252 | Thank you Theo. This is a sad. Perhaps your baseball knowledge can be replaced, but not the complete package (at least as we've heard about you in the media). You are an Owners' GM, a Fans' GM, a Players' GM and a hometown guy for whom your job was also your love (at least for a time). Anyone else that's brought in might have the baseball knowledge, but will be somewhat of a mercenary. And what is the likelihood that the principal owner will think of you as a son, and both the players and fans will love you not only for your skills, but just because you're a "good guy" and have integrity. It was also special having a GM who views the work of his social worker brother as more important than anything he has done. We'll miss you, and hope to see you back here some day. Good luck. Joe Gydus Arlington, MA |
| #1251 | You gotta do, what you gotta do. Life is to short to be unhappy. You are a great man who has done great things here in Boston. You are an excellent role model for children everywhere. Best of luck to you in everything you do & know that Boston's door is always open if you want to come back home. |
| #1250 | Theo - Thanks for the Memories - Marilyn, Holliston, MA |
| #1249 | Theo, you're the man! Thanks for everything, RSN will never forget what you did for us. Cassaundra, Lowell |
| #1248 | Thank You Theo. You do not know how much you were appreciated by RED SOX Nation. While I am sad to see you go, I wish you all the best and hope that the next phase of your life brings you the happiness and contentment you deserve. We'll miss you!! Meredith, Salem, NH. |
| #1247 | Thank you! Your hard work, dedication and passion has brought much success to our beloved team. I know you will be successful in whatever you decided to do next. You will be missed. Good Luck! |
| #1246 | Over the years sports fans in Boston have been blessed to have an extraordinary cast of characters to watch on the field of play, on the sidelines, and upstairs (or down). Theo Epstein has earned a place of honor in that group. I only regret his stay was not much, much longer. Linda, Newton, MA |
| #1245 | Hi Theo, You don't know me and my name will mean little if anything to you. I have written a number of Red Sox books. More importantly I am a Red Sox fan who - like countless others - has suffered through years of frustration while following the Red Sox. You helped to change all that and I thank you for it. I'm sure Nova Scotia and Canadian Red Sox fans everywhere join me in: a) wishing you well in whatever you decide to do, and b) humbly ask you to reconsider your decision Best wishes, Jim Prime in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia |
| #1241 | Theo, I'm a life long Red Sox fan! I enjoyed your time a GM and hate to see you go! I understand your reasons for leaving and wish you nothing but the best of luck in whatever you may do personally and professionally! You are the best GM Boston has ever had! Good Luck, Todd Jones New Bedford, MA |
| #1240 | As a 27 year season ticket holder, I was happy with the product you put on the field, but more importantly, confident in the future of the Boston Red Sox. While disappointed in your departure, it is always a great thing when someone stands up for what they believe in. Thank you for that, and the World Championship. |
| #1239 | Thanks for making the impossible possible. You know the reasons behind your leaving. That's the past. Good luck to you and hopefully you will bring joy and hope to your next stop like you did for Red Sox Nation. |
| #1238 | Hey Theo. It does stink u have decided to leave the boston gm job. but, u have done something i don't think any other could do in the entire world in just 3 years. your knowledge of the game trounces all. i wish u good luck in your next job. i hope sometime in the future u will consider coming back to boston. But if that doesn't happen, im fine with what u have done for us all. now just do us all a favor and please dont go to New York. We need to keep you on the good side. (Perry in Dudley) |
| #1237 | I am absolutely shocked. Theo is a great GM. RSN will miss you. thanks Theo |
| #1236 | Thanks for giving us a World Series. Come back now please k thanks. |
| #1235 | Stay. |
| #1234 | Theo, you've gained the respect of everyone in your organization, players, fans and even the media. I think what you and your staff have done is beyond belief and you've even set us up for the future. That's why it's so hard to accept that you are leaving. We'll just have to respect your decision since we know your mind and your principals are what makes you so good at what you do. Good luck in the future and hopefully the doors always open for your return.-Brian, Goffstown NH |
| #1233 | Unbelievable..I am still in shock..Theo, You are my everything!!!! Thanks for the memories |
| #1229 | Thanks for an awesome three years. Good luck. -Mike, Somerville, MA |
| #1228 | thank you Theo! you are beloved in this household. sarah, norwell/princeton |
| #1227 | It was some sad sad news to hear you were leaving. And we may never know the truth to what was said behind close doors. Thanks for everything and maybe one day you will be back with the soxs. |
| #1226 | gl theo! |
| #1225 | Theo, Thank you soooo much for the World Championship memory. Thank you for making millions of people around the WORLD happy. I have a job opening for a General manager in my company. Pay won't be great, but no larry, no camera's and best of all, you have winters off. best of luck in your future endeavors. maybe we'll see you back here at home in the future. Rick New Ipswich NH |
| #1223 | theo you are the best |
| #1222 | You people need to get a grip. It's just baseball. This is exactly why he left, because you people are out of your collective tree. |
| #1220 | Best of luck in your future, Theo. It sickens me that LL and Co. couldn't just leave baseball decisions to someone who knew baseball (that being you). But it's old hat for him. He got ran out of Baltimore, Florida and San Diego, soon we'll be adding Boston to the list. Still waiting for unveiling of the Theo Statue. You will forever have a special place in my heart. ........Back to Foulke, Red Sox fans have longed to hear it. The Boston Red Sox are World Champions. Priceless......Thank You, Theo |
| #1219 | Theo, you brought us a championship and you were one of us. And just like that you're gone...almost too painful to fathom. Please re-consider your opportunity to reverse the tide of history and leave a long, long, legacy. --Andrew, Los Angeles (born in Brookline). |
| #1218 | Thank You Theo for rebuilding our farm system, for bringing us the first World Series in 86 years, and for puting up with LL for the last three years. Good luck in whatever you do from now on. And hopefuly one day we can see you back in our Front Office. Until then Thank You and Good Luck. |
| #1217 | Thank you Theo for all your efforts on behalf of the Red Sox and for all the efforts you and your brother have done for the Boston community. You made it a better place for all us fans. I have the utmost respect for you and wish you all the best in all your endeavors. You are a man of principle and I have the ultimate respect for you and your choices. Best wishes and Good Luck!!! -Linda in Newton |
| #1216 | Thank you so much Theo. You are great and we need you. Screw Larry and come back, we cant make it to the series again without you. We all know it wasn't money. If you want me to I can take care of Larry for you...lol. Good luck in the future. :-) Dan Lynn, MA |
| #1215 | you've made millions of lifelong dreams come true and given generations of families a memory that will never fade away...from the bottom of my heart, thank you theo, you'll never be forgotten and if you're ever in my neighborhood, even on my blue collar salary, you'll never be buying your own drinks. |
| #1212 | Theo...you helped put the faith back in those Red Sox fans who had lost it. You will be sorely missed by Red Sox fans far and wide. Whatever you do, just don't go to the Yankees. Glenda...Roslindale |
| #1211 | Thank you Theo for making one of the most exciting moments I've had as a Bostonian possible and for being a down to earth class act all the while. You're wise and intelligent beyond your years. Best of luck! Perhaps come back some day? (Kathleen, Boston) |
| #1210 | Thank you Theo. I saw something in my lifetime that my Father couldn't witness. Jace, Milwaukee |
| #1209 | THANK YOU SO MUCH THEO. It is heartbreaking to see you leave but I wish nothing but the best for you in everything you do. Thanks for your hard work and sacrifices and everything you gave us. You will be missed...A LOT! PLEASE DONT GO.....PLEAAAAAAAAAAAAASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Prachi (Boston) |
| #1208 | Enjoy fandom again. All the best. (Rob, Manchester NH) |
| #1207 | Thanks for the memories.... Theo. We appreciate your hard work and winning spirit. you will always be remembered by Red Sox fans everywhere. we love U....good luck to U |
| #1206 | Theo Thanks For Picking up David Ortiz who single handedly took the Red Sox to the World Series and win their first since 1918. May your path of relative uncertainty be filled with philosophical similarities. :>) |
| #1205 | Thank you, Theo, for all your hard work and personal sacrifices for this club. It has been a blessing to have a GM we could trust without reservation and I will always be grateful for that. Thank you, too, for setting such an example by placing integrity ahead of money and having the courage to walk away when you needed to. That will also be something to look back on and draw from. In short, thank you for everything, and we will miss you. (Cathryn, Maine) |
| #1204 | don't go- don't do it. We can't do it again without u. Tanner (DC) |
| #1202 | i will harass MLB.coms BAuman untill you return,or they decide to give me your job. please comeback!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Tim Mckool |
| #1201 | Please just don't ever take a job with the yankees. |
| #1200 | Theo, You have the utmost respect and undying gratitude of all Red Sox fans. What you have done for this team and this city ranks as the greatest moment in my life, and probably in more than a few other people's minds. We can never thank you enough for winning it all. Please for the love of god come back, we can't imagine not having you as GM. You are the best. Ian-Newton |
| #1198 | IN THEO WE TRUST: Thanks, Theo, for everything you've done for the Red Sox. Putting together our Championship team was no easy feat, and you got it done - we'll never forget it! Your positive impact will be around for a long time with the farm system you set up for us. Please, consider coming back someday, we'll definitely need you! We'll miss you! Thanks again, for everything, Jackie, Manchester, MA |
| #1197 | Theo, you were truly a part of something great, and you will be remembered forever in Boston sports history. What you and your team of hard working people were able to accomplish in your time here is most admirable. Since you grew up around Boston, I don't have to tell you the impact that you had on such a large number of people. You left the Red Sox as a winner, and I wish you all the best with your future goals and endeavors. Thank You! Rick, Easton MA |
| #1195 | Today as I listened to and watched your press conference, I cried. Because I am heartbroken that you are leaving; because I understand why you cannot stay; because I admire you for being a man of princlple; and because if I had a son, I'd want him to be just like you. Thank you for all the pleasure you brought to all of us. We will never forget you, and our good wishes and love go with you always. Ann Williams Durham, North Carolina |
| #1194 | My late dad gave me a trip to a Sox game in 1982. Stapleton gave me a ball that night, and Oil Can signed my painter's cap from the Marshfield Fair. Whereas I can't say you mean more to me than those who planted the seed, I'm awful grateful you have done what you have. Moreover, I'm simply moved by the dignity of your character. Best of luck with whatever you do, although I do hope you will rise above the in-fighting to see that there are a hell of a lot of people in Sox Nation that value your place here. Come back, Theo. We're the ones who matter, and we appreciate you more than you will ever know. my best, David L. Barbeau, Jr. Columbia, SC |
| #1193 | Thank You Theo, for everything. Especially that Championship in 2004. I will never forget that moment, EVER!! I always envisioned you as the GM for at least the next 10 years, and i hope that You would consider coming back in the future, especially if the Red Sox eventually get new ownership. Thanks a million, and best wishes in whatever you do next. - Ziggy, Canaan CT |
| #1192 | You did a fantastic job and showed extraordinary guts to walk away. I will root for you wherever you land. |
| #1190 | dear theo, you should stay...we all love you.... |
| #1189 | Theo, Thank you for making all of our dreams come true. Hopefully you will one day realize that there is no second team to the Boston Red Sox...... Best Team in all of Sports! As sad as I am to see you go....can you bring Edgar Renteria with you?? - Brian, Boston |
| #1188 | Theo you made a 73 year old dream in my family come true. For that, I thank you. For all your charitable contributions to the city of Boston and its people I respect you. But for you to walk away from your dream job with millions of dollars at stake for the reasons that you stated in your press conference when you could have taken the money and ran I absolutely and sincerely respect you. Good luck with anything and everything you do and I will cheer your every decision. Tom Revere |
| #1187 | Theo, My grandfathers both past away before they could see the Red Sox' amazing comeback against the Yankees, and consequental World Series victory, which erased 86 years worth of heart-wrenching pain and agaony. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, for building the team that finally ended the Red Sox' championship drought. Although I understand that your decision to not return as the General Manager of the Red Sox is entirely a personal one, I ask, beg, and plead that you reconsider. If not for yourself, then for the loyal members of Red Sox Nation, who had their dreams made a reality by your ingenious vision. I am currently enrolled in a management course (at a collge located a stone's throw from Fenway), and when asked tonight who I thought of as an example of a great leader, where others said Martin Luther King and Mahatma Ghandi, I proudly said that you were the greatest leader, because of your forethought, planning, implementation and follow-through. Theo, please don't leave a good thing behind. My fear is just that you may look back twenty or thirty years from now, and realize what you left behind here in Boston. Theo, even if you do decide to go elsewhere, just know that you will always have appreciative fans somewhere, "down by the river...." |
| #1186 | Thank You Theo for all you have done. You do not know how much you ment to RED SOX Nation, and to fans. You were a breath of fresh air to all of us. You were not afraid to make moves that you believed in, without involving emotions. You and Scott Peioli of the NE PATRIOTS are two of the best in your business. You had and have the support of RED SOX Nation, and we wish that you would return. If not, well good luck in the future. Please consider coming back to the RED SOX in the future. Thanks for everything. Aaron Jamous Harwich MA |
| #1185 | We will miss you Theo. You helped make our dreams come true and finally bring peace to Red Sox Nation. Hopefully you'll be back some day. Danny, Rhode Island |
| #1184 | Thank you Theo! There's a million more things that could be said, but it would never actually describe what the respect and appreciation you deserve! I wish you well in the future, i'll always be a red sox fan at heart, but i'll follow team if you were ever a GM somewhere else. One more thing....PLEASE RECONSIDER!!! |
| #1182 | Thanks theo for helping to bring us the world series championship in 2004. you will be missed. any chance that theo knows hockey and can bring a title to the bruins? |
| #1181 | Dear Theo, May your new path lead you to a temporary place where you can reflect, rest, recover and relax, but one which will eventually lead you back to where you belong - the Red Sox and Fenway. Losing you, a class act and gentleman, is both a shock and disappointment. My only hope is that I will see your footprints walking the steps and turf at Fenway again. I BELIEVE!!!!!!!!!! My favorite player's (Jason Varitek) quote from the Boston Herald "It's a shock that he's not coming back." in my opinion, says it all. Good Luck, Theo. You will be sorely missed. And, as our Gold Glove leader also said, "We've got to find a way to right the ship. It has got to start at the top." You were the TOP!!! Pray for us!!! Plain Jane in Massachusetts |
| #1179 | theo, good luck to you in the future. you will truly be missed by red sox nation. thanks for bringing a world series title to boston during my lifetime. and thanks for building up our farm system and not trading any prospects away for over the hill veterans. you have left a legacy here in boston that will not soon be forgotten. the trio have made a BIGGGGGGGGGGG mistake. RRR W. Spfld, MA |
| #1178 | I'll always be thankful for bringing a world championship here...Thanks Theo -Brian Belknap from Woonsocket, RI |
| #1177 | Theo Epstein, thank you for everything you did for the Boston Red Sox. Although a couple of moves have been questionable (ie: the BK Kim signing), no one can argue with the results: you are the person who brought David Ortiz, Curt Schilling, Bronson Arroyo, Kevin Millar, Matt Clement and others to Boston and few GMs would have had the courage to trade Nomar. Above all else, you brought Boston its first World Series Championship since 1918. For that, as a lifelong Red Sox fan, thank you. And good luck in the future. P.S. Down with Larry Luccino!! |
| #1176 | Dear Theo, My very best to you and your family. You helped bring so much joy into my life these last three years I only wish it could have gone on. You were graceful and professional at your news conference today and it makes me miss you all the more. Come back. Seamus/MA |
| #1175 | Theo, thank you for making my Nana the happiest woman alive in 2004! I appreciate all of your hard work behind the scenes and will miss the Dunkins commercials wicked bad as well. Always remember that life is too short to be anything but happy. Good luck! We will miss you! Cait, Methuen MA |
| #1174 | you were the best thing to happen to the red sox since ted williams-good luck in the future...matt Chaplin, CT |
| #1173 | Theo - Theo - Theo. S Tim - Chelsea |
| #1172 | Thanks for the best year ever. Catch you on the flip-side. Doug Middleton,MA |
| #1171 | Thank you Theo for everything you did for the Sox. Not only did you help bring a World Championship to the Sox, you also won the hearts of the players and Red Sox Fans all over the world, not to mention the fact that you were VERY easy on the eyes :) You will be missed so much! Don't forget us because we'll NEVER forget you! Hopefully one day in the future you can come back to us. We look forward to it! S from Boston :) |
| #1170 | No matter what you do or where you go we know you will always be part of Red Sox nation. Thanks for the best three years in my life as a sox fan! Please reconsider. |
| #1169 | Thank you Theo for bringing us that magical summer of 2004. Your devotion to the Boston Red Sox and thier fans is duly noted. I will miss you putting our beloved Red Sox together for another exciting run at the World Series. I wish you luck in whatever direction you are headed. You will forever be in our thought. Best wishes, David Devanna Everett, MA |
| #1168 | Theo I took for granted that you'd be around for years to come. I'm deeply saddened since you've left because you're the best man for the job. No one the Red Sox get will be able to replace you because you're the best at what you do. |
| #1166 | THEO, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK, WILL YOU RECONSIDER? J.BAEZ, LYNN,MA. |
| #1165 | thanks Theo we all will wonder as to why you left but I'm sure you have your reasons.If you can remember that quote that Parcell said He wants me to cook dinner but he wants to buy the groceries"if your decision was based on the ballpark of that quote, then I can respect that and wish you good luck. Bobby from Roslindale Mass |
| #1164 | THANK YOU.....THANK YOU.....THANK YOU.....THANK YOU.....THANK YOU..... Thank you for bringing a city, a nation, to tears of joy. Boston never had it so good. We will miss you. THEO don't forget the Yankees SUCK!!!!! |
| #1162 | By the way, Theo, the gorilla suit move was hysterical. Good luck and God speed. |
| #1161 | Thank you for your musical talent and baseball finesse... I miss you already! Alyssa Keene - Avon, MA - www.AlyssaKeene.com |
| #1160 | Theo - can't wait to see you back here....... hey, I can dream can't I? Hope you can find some way to come back to us - ANY way! Why does this feel like you're breaking up with Boston? J-A, Watertown |
| #1159 | Thank you for help making our (Red Sox Nation)dreams come true. You will always be remembered as the architect that brought us that elusive World Championship. I wish you well in your future endeavors. Thank you Theo. We will miss you. |
| #1158 | Theo, you're just a kid playing in a man's world. The principal owners of the team are wealthy beyond imagination because they've been challenged during their careers, kept control of their emotions and focused on their reality, with a goal to advance their cause. You clearly blinked. Grow up. |
| #1157 | Theo-Red Sox Nation owes you so much. Your brilliance brought us a World Series after 86 years, which is more then we could ever give you back. But know that you have won the love and respect of all of us-a hard thing to win in Beantown. We thank you, will miss you, and wish you luck in all your endevours. |
| #1156 | Theo, YOUR THE BEST, Thank you so much for your hard work. We will never forget you & we will never forget what you did for changing the tide in Boston for the first time in 86 years. from The RED SOX FANS to you. P.S Yankees Suck! Jossue,Framingham. |
| #1155 | Theo- What about the Patriots? You would be appreciated by the Krafts. |
| #1154 | I love you Theo - Paul Heering, NJ |
| #1153 | Theo thanks for a great 3 years. Just stay away from those dreaded Yankees. We will always (in some form) root for you. *2004*. Thank you for a WS title in my lifetime!! Josh H., Manchester, NH |
| #1152 | Theo: You're living proof that any amount of money can't buy happiness...Only you know what's best for you and I wish you best of luck w/future endeavors. Well done w/ addressing the media! -JAM- |
| #1151 | "Say it ain't so, Theo!" I know it's so, but I wish it weren't. Sadly, we know all too well that you're very good at making great decisions -- this must be a great one for you, but a bad one for The Red Sox and The Nation. If there's any way we could get you back . . . Whatever you do next, we'll all be cheering for you. Marsha, Manchester, Connecticut |
| #1150 | Dear Theo, I respect your decision to walk away from "your dream job" because you no longer thought you could give your heart and soul to it. I thought you did a fantastic job as GM, but I understand that if you can't give it your all, perhaps it is better for you and the team to move on. That must be an incredibly difficult choice to make, and I applaud you for doing so. I wish you all the luck in the world, whatever you may do. And, of course, I thank you for being part of the team that brought us a World Series victory. You've made a lot of people very happy. I hope you show up next year at the Hot Stove concert. Cheers, EB |
| #1149 | Theo, I've loved watching the Sox from out here in the midwest, and your work has been an integral part of the last few years. I hope everything can be worked out so you'll be able to return, but we all wish you the best in any event. Erik, Lebanon, IN. |
| #1148 | theo please don't go. you made some great moves and brought us a world series championship. thanks for everything. go have fun take a year off but please consider coming back for another tenure. thanks for the memories. |
| #1147 | Theo, thanks for all the good times. No matter what anyone else says you did a great job here. You helped bring home the one thing everyone outside of Red Sox Nation thought was impossible, the World Series, and that's all the really matters in the end. I wish you the best in all you future endevours and tell your bro, Paul, I say hi, he was my guidance coucelor at Brookline High. -Alex M. BHS class of '03 |
| #1146 | After watching the painful losses in 1986 and 2003, thank you for rebuilding the farm system and for three straight 90+ win seasons. Oh and that World Series title in 2004 was pretty good too. The moves you made in Boston, from the Nomar trade and walking away from financial security was BALLS!! Good luck in LA or where you go, unless it's NY but I'd understand if George offers a ton of money down the road (and you want to stick it to Larry in the worst way possible). I am and will remain a die hard Red Sox fan. |
| #1145 | Thanks Theo for making a dream a reality.The City of Boston,the fans of the Red Sox,and baseball fans everywhere understand the meaning of integrity and determination a little better.You're a class act,and will be missed.Best of luck in future endeavors.Chris-Dennisport,MA (Cape Cod) |
| #1144 | Thank you Theo...great 3 years! Just don't go to the Yankees. We will always root for you! 2004. |
| #1143 | Brian - Worcester, MA Thank you Theo for bringing a World Series title and championship team to Boston. You have given me memories which I will cherish my entire lifetime. The Red Sox could not have done this without you. |
| #1142 | Theo - THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! THANK YOU ! You did a marvelous job with the Sox. It is unfortunate that you are leaving but you did your job. I am proud to call myself a Red Sox fan and even more proud to be able to say that I witnessed a team that defied the odds and took me along for the ride. Thank You - Peter M. FRANKLIN MA |
| #1141 | Theo,Thank you for all you have done for Boston Baseball. You will truely be missed by the Fenway fans. |
| #1140 | I can't convey how sorry I am that you had such a difficult decision to make. Your conviction is admirable and integrity is unsurpassed. Best of luck to you, you will be missed. Lisa Brookline |
| #1139 | Come back, we need you THEO. IN THEO WE TRUST. DANA GALVIN Middleton, MA |
| #1138 | Tim from Beverly Mass, Theo........Thank you,from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU! I dont want you to go.....you almost made John Henry cry(and me)I know you gotta do what you gotta do but I hope by some twist of fate you will come back. Again, Thank you! |
| #1137 | Nicholas St. Francis Whitinsville Ma. I would like to you thank Theo for bringing a great team to Boston. You were not afraid to go after players you wanted to make the team better. I thought the Redsox would have you forever and All of RedSox Nation will miss you. Come back soon Theo, Boston wants you here. |
| #1136 | Thanks Theo, no one worked harder then you to create a winning Boston Redsox team. We all thank you for helping get our Redsox their championship! You'll be missed and hard to replace,good-bye and good luck. Matt, Belmont,NH |
| #1135 | Thanks, Theo. You were good and lucky, and that's what we needed to win. |
| #1134 | Theo, I was very suprised and hurt when I found out that you were not coming back to manage the Boston Red Sox. I don't think my phone has ever rung so much as it did when you gave your resignation. Obviously as a fan, I do not know about all of the time and effort you put in or behind the scenes if you were really as great as you seem to us, being the public, but, I do know a few of the players on a personal level and I know how pissed off they are about it. You mean a lot to them and that is all I need to know in order to see that you were a great manager. You are loved by many and will never be forgotten!! Wish you were staying -- Thank You for bringing a WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP to BOSTON!!!! I wish you the Best of Luck!! |
| #1133 | Theo - thanks for building a championship team. I hoped that you would reconsider so that we wouldn't get another Dan Duquette to replace you. Red Sox Nation wishes you the best of luck in whatever you do. Don't forget about us! Tara - Rutland, MA |
| #1131 | Thank you for everything Theo. You brought the smiles back to red sox fans all over the country. We couldn't have done it without you and will never be forgotten for your legacy will live in every Red Sox fans heart. ~ Allie |
| #1130 | F Tom Werner and Larry Big Head!!!!! Your young, bright and you will have a long-long future in the MLB..... Make them cry Theo!!!!! Just don't go to the Yankees some day! |
| #1129 | Theo, words can't describe how thankful boston is for what you have done. In the short time you have been officially in the Boston organization, you have achieved more than I ever thought possible. Please don't go to LA. We will probably never know what happened in that clubouse last week, but please please please reconsider. It's not too late. We will always welcome you back to Red Sox Nation! |
| #1128 | Bonnie, Upton MASS. You legacy will live on as the breaker of the curse. Thank you so, so much. We'll take you back though if you change your mind! |
| #1126 | Dear Theo, I was a Cubs fan until I moved to Massachusetts in 1971 and have been a member of Red Sox Nation ever since. It was a thrill beyond belief to finally have "my team" win the World Series. Thank you for all your efforts. Betsy, from Falmouth |
| #1125 | Theo - I am a season ticket holder with 4 young children. We all think you did a great job and truly wish you would change your mind - or that the sox would do what they need to do to allow you to change your mind. The team will not be the same for so many reasons without you. I strongly believe that current players will ultimately leave and potential future Sox players wont come due to this change. Please reconsider but if you dont then just be well and come back to the team when the necessary changes are made to allow you to come back. Thanks. |
| #1124 | Thanks Theo! Please dont go! |
| #1123 | Theo, You are the hottest GM I have ever seen!!! I will miss seeing your beautiful face at Fenway!! XOXO Ginger Boston, MA |
| #1122 | Dear Theo please don't go Im very sorry, Larry |
| #1121 | Theo YOU ARE THE MAN!!! thanks for everything you have dont for our beloved Red Sox...You know you love that dirty water...DONT GO!! John, Norwood, Ma |
| #1119 | Thanks from bringin' a Championship to Boston! John from North Andover |
| #1118 | Class is class. Richard Charlestown |
| #1117 | You are awesome and will be sorely missed! |
| #1115 | Theo you bastard, how many posts is enough? 1000? 1000000? c'mon man, we need you...what the heck were you thinking? Only the Red Sox... |
| #1114 | Theo, If the phrase "In Theo We Trust" is to have any meaning whatsoever, then I have to believe you're doing the right thing for both yourself and the Red Sox. It's a hard thing to believe. I know that I'll probably never know the whole story, and that's ok. It's not my business, really. I will always remember the glory of 2004 and the intensity and range of emotions which that team gave me. For what it's worth, I'm living in China now, and all of a sudden, seeing Red Sox caps where it used to be dominated by Yankee hats is deeply satisfying. Thank you and the Red Sox for bringing so much joy to so many people all over the world. Best of luck in your future endeavors--I believe that you'll always do the best you can in all ways. Thank you. Michael Ouyang, Shanghai, China (via Lexington, MA) |
| #1113 | Theo - I can think of 197 reasons you should stay. -- Ike from Missouri. |
| #1112 | Theo, you are an inspiration to everybody in Boston. But, we understand that you have made an important decision, and we support you 100000%!!!!!!!! All the best. -Alex, Boston |
| #1111 | Theo - I became a Sox fan the same year you became the GM. Your teams captivated, inspired, and obsessed me. Thank you for the championship, and all the best in your future endeavors. I have the greatest respect (and sadness) for your decision. Rob, Somerville. |
| #1110 | Hello-I am Nancy from Milton, MA. I am very sorry to see you go, and hope that you realize that you helped to bring a dream come true to so many of us who had waited so many years for a World Series champion. Good luck in whatever you do in the future. |
| #1109 | Theo, thank you for spearheading innovations in the Red sox organization. It was well overdue. I'm a person over 60 years of age, and I got renewed interest in the Red Sox after you became GM and brought a breath of fresh air into the Red Sox Nation experience. I hope and pray that you will not get "jaded" by how the good ol' boy network has treated you. Please use this opportunity to surround yourself with professionally skilled and trustworthy advisors. What the devil has meant for evil, God will turn around for your good, if you let Him. Your enemy is your stepping stool. Best regards to you from C.T. of Everett, MA. |
| #1108 | I'm still in an ecstatic shock from last October. It was something that my Dad never saw....never had the chance to feel...Thank you for your help, Theo. Best of luck to you and may you continue to do incredible things! Deja, Enfield, CT |
| #1107 | I want to say something witty and clever, and something that lets you know how incredibly grateful I am for your contributions... but I really doubt I could possibly tell you something you haven't heard a million times. However I've decided to try. I think your intelligence and charisma has helped out this organization in more ways than any one person could name, and also I will simply say thank you (personally I think that's a phrase that never gets old!). You have bought smiles upon so many faces, and for that my gratitude is inexpressable. Please take care of yourself. With respect and hope, [Jen Solimine; Haverhill, MA] |
| #1105 | Brianne Mac Isaac,Milton,MA Dear, Mr.Epstien. Theo I miss you forever you will always be in my heart. When we won the World Series the first thing I remebere doing is I ran down to the front door and screamed on the top of my lungs Thank you Thank you Theo Epstien you've done it you helped this team break the cruse. I remebere seeing you on the T.V. and you were so happy I just want you to I will rembere your hard work for the Red Sox.; :-) |
| #1104 | Theo - Please don't go.... John Henry almost cried.... I cried.... The legend of Theo has been born. Thank you |
| #1103 | Thanks, Theo, for helping to deliver a World Series Title to Boston. I used to take the Green Line to the games with my older brother back in the 60s, when I was only 8 years old. 50 cents for the bleachers and 75 cents for the grandstand! Can you believe it! It was a long wait to a World Series title, but it was so sweet how it happened, with the four games in a row against the Yankees and clinching in Yankee Stadium. How could I ever forget Johnny Damon's grand slam, right after I was thinking we need a grand slam here to put it away early, because I don't want another nail-biter. Wish you all success, Theo. Harry |
| #1102 | Theo, I wasn't a Red Sox fan until you came along and changed the face of the team. It's not just the championship you gave us, but we admired the strength and conviction with which you made your decisions, and your consideration of the Red Sox fans. Thank you and we'll miss you. KR |
| #1101 | theo u ended the drought, for that i thank you. But for god's sakes if u want a normal life get out now!! just walk away from baseball! |
| #1100 | Theo - I don't know where to begin in thanking you. You recognized the dream of bringing the World Series victory to the Red Sox, and made it a reality. Yet you have done so much for baseball everywhere, not only Boston. As if that were not enough, you single-handedly won the hearts of almost every woman here. We are all heartbroken! Most importantly, you walked out the door confident and assured. You didn't blame anyone for your departure - yet another one of your classy moves. I wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors. Never forget how greatly you will be missed. Boston loves you! -- Courtney (Easton, MA) |
| #1099 | Theo,you are a class act. You were a great representative of the Red Sox and will go on to do great things. Hopefully, the more difficult path will someday lead you back to the GM chair in Boston. Jimmy, Charlestown |
| #1098 | I will say a prayer that you will reconsider. If you do, I will be a happy camper. MAN |
| #1097 | THANK YOU THEO EPSTEIN FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE RED SOX AND THEIR FANS. WE WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE WORK DURING THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR THE RED SOX ORGANIZATION. WE ARE SO SAD TO SEE YOU GO. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND KNOW YOU WILL EXCEL AT ANYTHING YOU CHOOSE TO DO. YOU ARE A CLASS ACT. WE WILL CHERISH THE MEMORIES THAT YOU HAVE HELPED PROVIDE FOR US. A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BOSTON. BEST WISHES FOR YOUR FUTURE.(MEDFORD) |
| #1096 | We love you theo! DON'T LEAVE!!! |
| #1095 | Thanks for the all out effort, Theo. Many, including myself, are disappointed to see you go; you made Red Sox Nation proud, handling your job with honesty, integrity, and a feverish work ethic. Best of luck in your future endeavors (which I hope will be a change of heart, and a quick return to your office at Fenway :) - Pete in Oxford |
| #1094 | Hi Theo! I just wanted to thankyou so much for everything you've done for red sox nation. you were part of something that brought us so much joy (a world series championship!), and will forever be part of red sox nation. im sure you have heard all of this already, but thats because its all true, and we are so very very thankful for your time in boston. Also, thanx for Millar, Schilling, Foulke, and for keeping our captain! i wish you the best of luck, and always remember unlike past GMs you will forever be welcomed in beantown!-Ashley, MA |
| #1093 | Theo,you did a great job with the red sox. I was proud to be a red sox fan and proud of everything that you brought to the team. You helped make many peoples dreams come true. Sad to see you go. Wish you wouldnt. Good luck with everything you do and i wish you nothin but success in the future. Kate (Manchester) |
| #1092 | Hi Theo, I can't begin to tell you how much I admired all you did to get the Red Sox to what they accomplished. The Red Sox won't be the same without you. I only wish you would reconsider. A fan from Massachusetts. |
| #1091 | Theo - you're a class act. We will miss you, and forever be grateful for the championship you and the players made possible through your heart, intellect, and hard work. Thanks, and good luck in whatever you do and wherever you go. Rest assured, Boston will always love you. |
| #1090 | Theo, you brought something to the city of Boston that no one else could -- Faith. You made Boston see a championship for the first time in decades and we all, even those of us who don't live in Boston, thank you for it. Losing you is like losing a child - it's a deep pain that will never go away. You turned this organization upside and rightside up. And when the going got tough, you stood up for your decisions and made the Red Sox winners. Thank you. Angela M, Norristown, PA |
| #1089 | For every second of dissapointment, felt over 86 years in the hearts of Red Sox fans, thank you Theo for giving us every second back...in the form of joy. Thank you for 2004! STAY HERE--Don't you love that dirty water? |
| #1088 | Theo, Thank You - You are a legend in your own time. You'll always be a home town Red Sox fan (you know that). Red Sox nation needs you. George Steinbrenner is already laughing that the red sox blew it and we are cooked. Please reconsider. Thanks from all Red Sox nation. eed (coventry,RI) |
| #1087 | Thank You. You will have a thousand blurbs here, but in the hearts of millions and millions of Red Sox fans, you have a special place. People who grew up, similar to you, loving the Red Sox can now say 'well at least I saw them win one.' And a lot of that shrugging off past ghosts, being able to say why not us and the fact I'll never hear, 1918 at Fenway park from a few yankee fans, I attribute to you. The owners were lucky to have a dedicated employee, I even refernced you during my own company evaluation, for a pay raise a while ago. The Red Sox owners, players fans and et al are not any better today without Epstein. You'll be missed a lot. Thank again. Good luck in your next venture. Brian, Brighton MA |
| #1086 | Come Back |
| #1085 | Theo - Thank you from three generations of Red Sox fans. My grandpa was born in 1919 and suffered through all those close games - especially the 67 series. My grandpa, my mom and I are so happy for last year. We wish you would reconsider but we also want to Thank You from the bottom of our hearts. Cynthia Lang, MA |
| #1084 | Well atleast i was able to see a world series title in my life unlike many other members of our nation. Its just a shame one of the big reasons for the title is leaving, fire larry and keep theo. FIRE LARRY!!!! |
| #1083 | THANKS,I'M A 54 YEAR OLD PRETTY SICK GUY,YOU MADE ME FEEL PRETTY GOOD AT TIMES I WAS HALF DEAD. LOTS OF GOOD LUCK. R.S. MARSHFIELD |
| #1082 | Thank you for giving us fans three incredible years. You helped to realize many of our dreams. The best to you in the next inning of your career! Michael F., Center Harbor, NH |
| #1081 | Theo, you have made our team better and we hoped you would stay longer but we thank you for your time and still hold out hope you will reconsider. You have the fans support and always will in whatever you may do. |
| #1080 | Hey Theo...thanks for all you've done for the team. Don't reconsider...stick with your decision. And, hey, if you stay in the Boston area and want to go out on a date...uhm....hee hee :) Emily Hart, Medford, MA |
| #1079 | Thank you for all you have done for the Red Sox, they have come so far because of you and all your hard work. Good luck with whatever path you choose.Kerrie-Boston! |
| #1078 | Thanks Theo, you did a lot of great things for this clubhouse and the city of Boston. Your work will be missed. Sorry to see you go!! |
| #1077 | Theo, because of you I will never have to endure hearing Joe Buck or Tim McCarver start a sentence with the words "Not since 1918" again. For that relief all of humanity owes you plenty. Andrew Storrs, CT |
| #1076 | Thanks Theo.... Live long and prosper... |
| #1075 | Some times greatness is measured not just by the number of championships one has collectively orchestrated but by the adversity one encounters every day. It would have taken more stones sticking with the team than leaving. Not many people will ever have had your opportunity to be associated with such a great team . You could have agreed to just one more season. A trial of sorts. But we do what we do and we are what we are. You are class, all the way. I just wonder what wonderfull things would have been, for Red Sox Nation. Way too short lived. Thanks for your hard work. JSL North Andover |
| #1074 | I love you, and will miss you. I can't stop crying! Love, Paul C |
| #1073 | The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thanks for what you did for this team and this region. You will be missed. Steve Bellin. Newton Centre |
| #1072 | THEO..COME BACK..wee neeeed you!!-Kaitlin Boston |
| #1070 | Somebody should tell Lucchino to stop milking our beloved Fenway. I swear the man has done everything but look under every seat for change that people may have dropped. I hate the man, he knows nothing about baseball. Good luck where ever you go, take a year off, and next year when we dont even make the playoffs, and Lucchino has to kiss your ass, come back! |
| #1069 | Theo - Please for the love of god and RSN dont GO! |
| #1068 | Theo no matter what you gave us the world series thank you, you are the man and hopeful someday you'll own this team, THANK YOU THEO good luck! |
| #1067 | In Theo I trust....still ~Corey (Worcester) |
| #1065 | Theo, Wish you much success in your future. You are the greatest GM that ever set foot in that front office of the Red Sox organization. I hope that you take over Larry Lucchino's post and find another great GM to work under you. Hope you get a promotion since you are stepping down from the GM post. ~John >> Resident of New Hampshire stationed at Randolph AFB, Texas.. |
| #1064 | Myself, like many others expected to you to be the staple of the franchise for years to come. The one constant amongst all the departures. I rank this loss to be among the hardest we've ever hard to swallow in Boston and wish there were words that could be said to have you come back. As a fan of the Red Sox, we are now stuck in darkness. The only light at the end of the tunnel is the hope that someday you'll come home. Thanks for the memories. Kevin - Methuen, MA |
| #1063 | Theo, we wish you much success in your future, but most of all, we want you to be happy with any decision you make. Thank you for your hard work, your strong character and integrity . . . and . . . thank you for helping to bring the World Series championship to Boston. April B. (Quincy) |
| #1062 | Theo- you set the bar high on many different levels in life. Thanks for everything - building the farm system, bringing home the ws, and for being all about class, integrity, and selflessness. Best of luck in whatever you decide to do! Dave from Boston |
| #1061 | First, of course, thanks..your ballsy moves gave us a championship..Second, now I know you are bright guy but come on. Why would you quit your dream job? Seriously, I would like to know. I mean whats the plan now, to go be a lawyer somewhere? Being a lawyer is no fun at all and you certainly won't have a fan base and you wont start at $1.5 mln a yr. And being a GM somewhere else is just sacrilige and futile. Dude, seriously, heres the plan, come back and lets work to get Lucchino fired and then all will be right again. Sox 06! |
| #1060 | Red Sox Nation has suffered one of it's greatest losses with the loss of Theo! If it were up to me Yawkey Way would be called Theo Epstein way. You showed class in a front office that has proven itself to lack in it. Thanks for the championship and the cool band. good luck and let the Yankees GM keep his job. - Bob Barr jr. Gloucester Mass |
| #1059 | Theo thanks for all your hard work and dedication to the redsox and bringing us fans the joy of a championship. Theo you have to reconsider leaving and come back because it feels like redsox mation has lost a family memember. And i wish and hope someday youll come back to the Redsox. (John Demaris-MA) |
| #1057 | Theo you have truly made the city of Boston proud. Thanks for three great seasons. Maybe there could be more in the future. . .? Cause you know you love that dirty water! Stacey (Newton, MA) |
| #1056 | Theo, all of New England is calling for you... please don't leave my Red Sox in the hands of out of town suit monsters. - Matt in North Berwick Maine |
| #1055 | "If I have seen further, it was from standing on the shoulders of Giants"- Issac Newton Thanks Theo. Thank you. |
| #1053 | thank u |
| #1052 | Theo, you are the greatest GM there is in the game. Whoever gets you is lucky. No matter where you go and how many championships you win with another team, know this. Your a Boston boy. Do your job, but never forget this is your home. Oh and one more thing. Everytime you play us, make sure you kill us on that field. I want Henry to know how badly he screwed up. Chad Atkinson-Maine |
| #1051 | Thank you Theo for being the 'man' and bringing us our first World Series championship in 86 years. Good luck in your next endeavor and you and the 2004 team will never be forgotten. Joe P. Lawrence.MA |
| #1050 | Theo=Championship! Larry=Shaughnessy's book sales ---Tom Fitzgerald-Lowell, Mass.--- |
| #1049 | I know you've already made your decision, so just thank you from the bottom of my heart fro all that you've done for the city of Boston and the Red Sox organization. Good luck with all your future endeavours -Mike, Whitman, MA |
| #1048 | REDSOX NATION WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS!!! THEO PLEASE COMEBACK! PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS A JOKE! LARRY......RUN!!!!! (Carl Bernanda-Southy) |
| #1046 | Anyway we could get rid of Larry instead? |
| #1045 | Thanks Theo, you will be missed. |
| #1044 | Theo, no words can thank you enough for all you've done for Red Sox Nation. Today was a sad day in Red Sox Nation and somehow I don't think it will ever be the same without you, but our fight for another World Championship will continue. Best of luck in all you do!!!! You'll never be forgetten! -Paula in Plaistow, NH |
| #1043 | THEO FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of player operations |
| #1042 | Theo, I'm sure this wasn't an easy decision to make, but we will miss you! You are a classy man and I can't tell you how much you will be missed by Red Sox fans everywhere. If we arranged to have every Red Sox fan in the world agree to a synchronized grovel, would it change your mind? |
| #1041 | Theo we named our child Winston Theodore (DONT WANNA SAY), because we respect and admire you so much. I hope our son has the values and character you have shown to the city of Boston. AND IT WOULD BE COOL IF HE GRADUATED FROM YALE... BECAME THE REDSOX GM AND WON A WOULD SERIES. |
| #1040 | IN THEO WE WILL ALWAYS TRUST! -MICKEY |
| #1039 | You took a casual baseball fan and made him a passionate baseball fan. On behalf of my sons, who now have a dad who's going to raise them properly (e.g. at Fenway as often as possible), thank you a million times. -Max Roswell (Medford, MA) |
| #1038 | Yeah, we know you won't(reconsider)and that you won't be reading. but hey, what the hell. It was a pleasure to see an EFFECTIVE general manager leading the red sox for once. It's a shame it had to last this short...We love you! (as evidenced by 30+ posts of gratitude for every 'you stink' post). We'll never forget who the real reason was for last yr's championship. The franchise had become respectable because of you and now it has lost all the respect without you. Thanks for everything... and tell Larry he sucks... big time. Marie from Norwood |
| #1037 | If I thought I could change your mind, I'd try. It looks like you have made peace with yourself and this decision. I wish you the best with whatever comes next. You'll always be special to us for that WS Championship and the TEAM of guys you put together the past 3 years. I hope whatever is next is something you can once again put your heart and soul into, and REALLY be appreciated for it and NOT forgotten for all you do. Take care and the best to you. You will be missed. Bob, Lincoln,MA |
| #1036 | GOOD LUCK, PLEASE COME BACK AS OUR CEO! |
| #1034 | I believe that you are such a true redsox fan that you will never allow yourself to be anywhere near the cause of their destruction. This is why you are truely the local boy that we need in that position. I really believe that you are by far the catalyst behind the dynasty that was and would have been. I really feel that Larry is an illogical, ineffectual, heartless, windbag, that has scanty erudition on how exactly to be a Cheif Executive. I question John Henry's adeptness, when it comes to recognizing and judging the stimulus behind his apprentices. in other words... Please come back! ..and Larry hit the road Jack! |
| #1031 | Theo I know you love baseball, and that you will be a GM for another Major League team. That team will become my second favorite team. Thank you for all your hard work in bringing a title to Boston. I wish you nothing but success and hapiness for your future endeavors. Bob S. from Charlton Ma. |
| #1030 | Theo - Thank you for everything! Thanks for being our hometown Boy Genius. Thanks for making it so we could say "In Theo We Trust" and not have to laugh (or even worse, cry) afterwards. Thank you for re-building our farm system. Thanks for having faith in guys no one else did and watching as they came through again and again and thank you for taking our insane rants when those guys didn't come through. Thanks for all those late nights on your cell phone, trying to get that last minute trade. And finally, thank you for that night in late October. No words can describe it. There's nothing anyone can say to make you come back. Thats up to you and Lucchino. Just know that we would love, more than anything, to see you back in the Boston dugout with your cell phone next year and that even if that doesn't happen, RSN is forever grateful. Thank you Theo Kate, NY |
| #1029 | Drove through the night from Indiana for the victory parade. You helped make that parade and all the memories possible. Thank you. |
| #1028 | I feel like back when I was dating in college, when my boyfriend broke up with me and it hit me like a ton of bricks. I couldn't figure out why and there was nothing I could do to get him back. And it sucked. And the heavy metal music I've been playing to try to forget you resigned as GM is not helping (like it did back then). I wish you the best. Thank you for your time and your passion for the game. I still think you belong in Boston, but hope you find happiness wherever you go. Good luck, G-d bless and thank you again. Sincerely, Deirdre (P.S. Can you please convince them to sign Bill Mueller as a last parting gift -- I'd be forever grateful!). |
| #1027 | Theo, Thank you for all you gave to Red Sox Nation. We are sad to see you leave. You will be forever in our hearts. May you find happiness in whatever you choose to do and wherever life takes you. Mary, Cambridge NY |
| #1026 | Theo, always follow your dreams and your heart. You did the right thing for yourself. But you broke our hearts! You will be sadly missed. Thank You for the World Series of a lifetime! Nothing can take that away from us.It was the Best thing to ever happen to Sox fans. Thank You! God Bless, You are a class act. |
| #1025 | Theo, you brought class to the boston red sox. Never met you...but such a dignified person you are. Thank brought the world series here...how could i ever repay you- MIKE |
| #1024 | Thanks for everything.. I just wish you could stay. |
| #1023 | If you move out of Boston give me your new address and I'll set you up with some magazines. - YouKnowWho |
| #1022 | Theo, I don't know what to say. I only wish I knew why????? |
| #1021 | Thank you for the world series, I was in I raq and didnt get to see it but I could here the cheers from Boston 1/2 a world away. SrA Coffey |
| #1020 | I know this sounds stupid, but I'm going to write a comic about how sad your leaving makes me. -JMOH |
| #1019 | Theo Epstein, you brought class and dignity to the Boston Red Sox ... and I was very proud to be a Red Sox fan ... now you are gone, and I am heartbroken ... I am also now VERY concerned about the future Theo, after EIGHTY-SIX years, you and your team brought us a World Series Championship ... so many had tried and failed ... but you and the band of Idiots succeeded where 86 predecessors had failed ... an unbelievable accomplishment ... THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for the significant part you played in this accomplishment! SeacoastPatriot, Portsmouth, NH |
| #1018 | Compared to you, I'm an idiot. -Berry |
| #1017 | Theo, There is a saying that goes "the right thing and the hard thing to do are usually the same thing." I thought of you today when I heard that saying today. I'm sure you are doing the right thing. Just promise me if there is any way of you coming back and being happy at the same time that you take that opportunity, if it ever were to become available to you. Sincerely, Scott from Western Mass. |
| #1016 | Thank you Theo for bringing so much integrity to the Boston Red Sox. You will be greatly missed. Best of luck to you. Thank you for doing such a wonderful job with our home team. |
| #1014 | Good Luck Theo and Thanks. We'll miss you. |
| #1013 | Now that your schedule is free, do you want to have lunch? -Lou Gorman |
| #1012 | Now that you're gone, I may never disco again. - JBuch |
| #1011 | thank you theo for helping us achive our dream.my grandfather missed by a few months but gram made it and said was right up there with the birth of kids and grand kids.thanks scott in kansas city via providence r.i. |
| #1010 | Thanks for the happiness I love you Theo and please come back. Kristin |
| #1009 | Thank you Theo. For David Ortiz. For Mike Timlin. For Keith Foulke. For Curt Schilling. For Kevin Millar. For Bill Mueller. For that amazing trade in July 2004. For getting why the 2004 ALCS and World Series were so important to the fans. Thank you for leaving with class and for not throwing anyone under the bus on your way out. Good luck, Theo. Not that you'll need it. Cyn in Boston |
| #1008 | thank you theo for our world series title. wish you could have won another here but we'll have to live on without you. good luck with everything you do! and always GO REDSOX! |
| #1007 | THANK YOU and GOD BLESS, Lucas in KY |
| #1005 | Thank you. Please come back again. You are the best. Andrew T. New Jersey |
| #1004 | Dear Theo, Thank you so much for being such a class act. I remember so well the day you signed on as GM. I liked you then and I like you now. I feel so sad about your leaving but I hope all your dreams come true. Would you please reconsider? Gerri Steingisser, Atkinson, NH |
| #1002 | your the best!!!!!!!!!!!! we'll miss like crazy! Thank you- Hannah |
| #1001 | Thank you for your dedication to you job. You represented the Red Sox always with class and integrity. You played a big part in creating great baseball memories for people all around the Red Sox Nation. You will be missed and there is a huge hole in the hearts of many Sox fans around the world. Thank you. |
| #1000 | You could always come back here if you want -Budd |
| #999 | Thank you Theo for all that you have done for us the past three years. (Is there anyway we can help to change your mind?) Sincerely Erin K. from MA. |
| #998 | THANK YOU THEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will miss you. |
| #997 | Thanks Theo for bringing us our first World Championship we will miss you! |
| #996 | THEO WE CANT LET YOU LEAVE.... YOU ARE THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO THE SOX IN 86 YRS....SO IF YOU DONT COME BACK TO WORK WE WILL HAVE TO COME GET YOU AND DROP YOU OFF AT THE BALL PARK! I AM NOT SCARED TO FORGE YOUR NAME ON THE CONTRACT. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU THEO |
| #995 | One man stands tall... Theo. |
| #993 | Theo, thank you so much for the complete dedication you showed on behalf of the team and fans. Its rare to find someone who has the courage to do whats is correct in their heart. You should be proud. Now hurry back before these hacks ruin your farm. You will be missed. Brian Ks |
| #992 | Thank you Theo... I miss you.. |
| #991 | Thank you for all the long hours and hard work you put in to bring not just a World Series win, but also class and integrity to the Boston Red Sox. The teams you have constructed have made for some amazing nights of baseball, and I'll look forward to watching the prospects that you drafted rise through the farm system and play over the next several years. Thank you, Theo. Red Sox Nation wishes you nothing but the best for whatever paths you choose. -heather in boston |
| #988 | Thanks Theo for the happiness you've brought my family and friends. You will be missed. Ben in LA |
| #987 | I work in a mill! You were the best GM ever! - LJ |
| #986 | I'll never forget watching you grow up into the great man you became- Bonger |
| #985 | I' a former Boston resident now living in NC, and I am grasping at straws at this point. I'm hoping that maybe when JH sells the team (soon) that you'll somehow be part of the group that buys the club, Theo. Then maybe I can finally be proud of our ownership group, one that doesn't focus on merchandising and concentrates their full attention on what matters most to all of us in Red Sox Nation: How the Sox do on the field. Best of Luck and thanks, Theo. -Sean Bunn in Raleigh |
| #984 | Thank you Theo for everything you did for the Red Sox. I have no doubt in my mind you were the BEST GM ever! You will be sadly missed by all of Red Sox nation! You had to make a personel decision, and you did. I have to give you cudos for doing that..... Best of luck in any and everything you do in the future. I feel like I am loosing a family member! God speed! |
| #983 | Thank you for everything you have done. I wish you would come back. Your legend will grow and live forever..You will always be in the heart or Red Sox Nation...You will be missed more then you'll ever know Gary,RI |
| #982 | Theo, thanks for having the guts to make the trades and moves you made. That was especially hard for a Boston boy like yourself that knows this city's history and diehard mentality about the team. That brings me to my next point, you are from Boston. If you had a beef with the front office up there, just think of things like this... This is more your team than theirs. You grew up a fan, they didnt. I wish you'd reconsider and stay with your hometown team and forget about those rich guys above you. THIS TEAM IS NOT THEIRS, despite their "owner" titles. Chase from Quincy |
| #980 | We're even less funny and clever without you. - the boys from the Ukraine |
| #979 | I was never funny, but now I'll always be sad. - Anatoly |
| #978 | Theo if you should read this I just want to thank you for all that you did. I hope that you would have reconsidered but I know that you will do what's best for you.I hope to be making my first trip to Fenway next season,but you will be missing. Thanks for the World Series in 2004 it was an incredible ride!!! Best of Luck, Beth Avon,CT |
| #977 | Since I heard you were leaving, I've done nothing but listen to bad Manc music and blubber about the good old days in a fake Irish accent. Like a Fool, I fell for you. - LTF |
| #976 | Even though I WENT TO BROWN and I live IN JERSEY, I think you you did good for a Mass Yalie. -RBGYB out! |
| #974 | Thanks for everything your hard work gave us exciting teams for us to follow. We follow the red sox like they are part of our family and hate to see an important member leave! We'll all miss you!! Good luck in all your future endeavors. The Binettes Acton, Me |
| #973 | I don't want to regret never having told you how I feel about you. I "wuv" you. -Weebs |
| #971 | thanks cuz-I was there in St Louis at Game 4 - the highlight of my red sox life- but Theo know that all job renegotiations are inane and leave the employee feeling like a penny looking for change..... thanks for the improved farm system and hope that you will stay close to Bill James( who is one of my favorite authors) and keep using that law degree to bring joy into the world(like 04 sox) and not pain Joey C in LA, CA ------- SONNY McLean's- Home of RED SOX nation West |
| #970 | thanks cuz-I was there in St Louis at Game 4 - the highlight of my red sox life- but Theo know that all job renegotiations are inane and leave the employee feeling like a penny looking for change..... thanks for the improved farm system and hope that you will stay close to Bill James( who is one of my favorite authors) and keep using that law degree to bring joy into the world(like 04 sox) and not pain Joey C in LA, CA ------- SONNY McLean's- Home of RED SOX nation West |
| #969 | Theo--you brought class and dignity to the game. These past three years have been the most exciting of our baseball lives, and a big part of that was seeing to rise to the challenges along with the team. Congrats, good luck, and come back to Boston sometime--whether in baseball or working with the community in another way. --Charlie, Dorchester |
| #968 | What else can be said? You made a life long dream of ours come true. It is clearly apparent that you are a man with integrity. I am sure it was a tough decision and I respect you for that. I hope you can find a position with a National League team and build a winner. See you in the World Series. Sean(Richmond, VA) |
| #967 | Thanks for the memories Theo.You are indeed a class act..The flags at Fenway should be lowered to half staff. |
| #966 | I'd give up 10 Pedro's if we could have kept you Theo. I respect your decision and wish you nothing but the best. You will always be a GOOD part of Red Sox history. Best Wishes!!! Janet, Worcester |
| #965 | THANK YOU THEO for all you did for us you gave us a lot of good memories the red sox will never be the same again YOU THE MAN I guess we will never know the real reason why you are leaving.I THINK YOU OWE THE FANS AN EXPLANATION. Good luck and thank you for what you have done for the red sox and the fans Todd.R WORCESTER MA |
| #964 | Even though Theo didn't come from poverty, it takes some stones and integrity to walk from 4.5 million guaranteed over (3) years. Good luck in your future endeavors. Thanks (Mucho) GO SOX - I still have faith that the upper management will put the right people together. Who discovered Theo anyway |
| #961 | Thanks Theo...You know the future is bright come back when the time is right for you. Don't worry, I don't think they sell Dodger Nation Memebrship Cards. Good Luck. Mike, Beverly |
| #960 | You've been Berry, Berry good to us! Even better than McRib sandwiches! Sincerely, SeanBerry |
| #959 | Theo, you brought the World Series trophy to Boston, and for that we are eternally grateful. That said, I think Red Sox Fans far and wide were eager to watch you bring good sense, good scouting and good farming to our team for years to come. We will miss your intelligence, baseball savvy and energy. Best of luck to you and wherever you go, I hope your heart and soul are ALL IN. You deserve it. Katie, NH |
| #957 | Thank you Theo. Your professionalism and hard work will never be forgotten and will always be missed. Kevin, Quincy |
| #956 | Theo, thanks for doing what every lifelong Sox fan wants...Bringing us a title. You rock with the force of thousands. -Scott / Boston, MA |
| #955 | ahh, screw em all Theo...Go get yours. |
| #954 | Dear Theo, Thank you so much for all you've done for the Boston Red Sox during your stay as GM. You are a very strong, and generous man that any one would be pleased to know. Unfortunately, we didn't have emough time to really be together. I wish I could convince you to stay. I wish I could tell you as I would my own son, that sometimes people aren't what they seem and are only interested in stirring up trouble and when a talent is as great as yours people can be jealous . You must do what is right for you but I am deeply saddened and will always hold a special place in my heart for you.Please be well and if you ever decide to come back it would be awesome! Very sincerely yours, Lu from Haverhill,MA |
| #952 | Kudos to you and the 2004 world champs. You came to boston at a time when people didn't know what stats or pederasts were. That has now changed forever. Eric, Newton |
| #951 | Thanks for everything. I never thought I'd live to see it! Good luck Theo. Paul Jamaica Plain |
| #950 | Thank you for 3 awsome years of service you have given the Red Sox organization. I congratulate you for walking away from those you couldn't trust. You left while you were on top and I'm happy for you, but sad for us! Good health, good times and prosperity I wish for you and yours. Daphne |
| #949 | Theo....I cant think of words to thank you for what you have done for the Red Sox fans, but I can say you will always be remembered to me...It kinda feels like a member of my family has passed away, or a girlfriend broke up with me some how, I cant really explain it, but I do wish you the best where ever you go and do in life, and will always remember the three years you had here that changed my life as a Red Sox Fan. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. |
| #948 | Thank you not only for your work with the Red Sox, but the graceful way in which you left. You will be sorely missed, and best of luck whereever you end up. |
| #947 | Dude, come back please... |
| #946 | Thanks for everything Theo! You will be sorely missed. I foresee a Ford truck commercial in your future, you know: I am going to Boston to break a 10 year losing streak. When you come back, everything will be right again. Just bring a note from "Epstein's Mother" D White, Attleboro, MA, USA, RSN |
| #945 | Thanks Theo. you are part of the 'new guard'. In a sport full of old 'baseball men' whose time has passed, you were a ray of hope for statheads, pederasts and their calculators. You gently ushered baseball into adulthood by performing a forbidden yet necessary service. Godspeed to you, where ever you end up. (I hope for NL!) -Van, E. |
| #944 | Theo, the only worse change in leadership I've witnessed is when the Israelites let Aaron lead them into the Promised Land instead of Moses. The look on Moses' face said it all! Sincerely, Flynn Spacebong. |
| #943 | Your friends in Pripyat give you their best as you pursue your new endeavors. Thoughts and prayers. |
| #942 | Theo thanks so much for giving us a few stellar years. Though this defitinely puts a bad taste in the mouth due to all the uncertainties for the future of this team, I am happy that you're doing what you feel is right for you at this point in your life. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours and hope to see you back in baseball and will certainly root for your team (unless it's the Yankees). Thanks again! Tim (Somerville, MA) |
| #941 | Please don't leave us! Red Sox Nation LOVES YOU! Liz (Newton, MA) |
| #940 | Theo, thanks. I hate to see you leave after you and your team built up this farm system. The Red Sox and the Sea Dogs have been a treat during you tenure. Best of luck. BEN ADAMS, Portland ME |
| #939 | Thanks Theo. I respect you more for this decision than I ever did during your tenure with the Sox. Good luck in the future -- and stay true to yourself. Tim in Ausitn, TX |
| #938 | Thank You for making our dreams come true, you will be missed, Best of Luck |
| #936 | Dear Theo, you will forever be etched in the hearts of all Red Sox fans! You were the foundation of reason throughout the great run in '04! I am saddened that you felt you had to leave the Red Sox. You have your reasons! You are an icon and we love ya! Best of luck! Thank you for your work in our World Series Championship and yours! Jake (New Bedford,MA) |
| #935 | Thanks Theo. As a Sox fan for 20+ years, you helped righten a ship that was near sinking and brought the one things all of the Nation was wanting for 86 years. We salute you. |
| #934 | Theo Thank u for everything, Your great mind put us all in the DR to enjoy in the streets in October, 2004. Thank U. Enmanuel Vargas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| #933 | Theo, you might be going but you will never be forgotten. Thank you for your 100% dedication to a team that means so much to everyone. Thanks again. Mike V (N.Quincy) |
| #932 | They didn't deserve you, Theo. Thanks. |
| #929 | Theo, as a local what other team is even worth working for? walk it off man! - nate from cambridge mass |
| #928 | If you came back to the Sox, it'd be VAN-tastic! |
| #926 | I thought Theo Epstein was a little overrated. And since you have had your dream moment, pick up your keys (since you did not get the keys to the franchise) and join me brother in the wonderful world of Hollywood entertainment. Sincerely, Bill Simmons, Hollywood CA but sometimes seen in Brookline |
| #925 | Theo, I was born in 1967, the impossible dream year. You played a major part in helping us finally get that elusive title. On behalf of Sox fans everywhere, THANK YOU and best of luck to you. "We'll always have Paris." Dave D., Watertown, MA. |
| #924 | Best of Luck with your future Theo. Maybe you'll come back in a few years... Thanks for your part in our World Championship. You are appreciated! I wish you would have stayed, but if you were going to be miserable, it's not worth it. Go relax and have fun. Check out "The Big Lebowski" DVD if you haven't seen it before. It's for Achievers like you! |
| #923 | Good luck and Thank you. Hope to see you at the student union at BU again sometime. |
| #922 | Thank you for what you have done for the Red Sox. Thank you for taking the chances, for taking us on this wild ride. Thank you for all the times you gave interviews with a beer in your hand, thank you for having that joy, that energy, that boyish wonder that you have. Thank you for your intelligence, and your deadpan humor. Thank you for working tirelessly to make the team better. Thanks for making it happen in my lifetime. Thanks for the stories I'll tell my grandchildren in thirty years. Thanks for being who you are. Things just won't be the same without you. Rock On...Brenda RI |
| #921 | Thank you, Theo. You helped change what it means - and what it feels like - to be a Red Sox fan. Dan, WI |
| #920 | It was Monday. I was just coming home from another boring as hell CCD. I turn on NESN and BREAKING NEWS: THEO EPSTEIN RESIGNS! is on the screen. I was so happy I though I was going to burst. That is until my mom told me it was the OTHER resign. Damn. Why do they have to make those two words so similar? Well anyway, after it finally hit me that you weren't coming back, I was heartbroken. I must have said "I hate Lucchino." about 250 times that night. So anyways, PLEASE COME BACK! Dude, we are SCREWED if you're gone. And I'll go into a deep depression. Now you don't want that to happen, right? That's what I thought. So you have to come back. The fate of Red Sox Nation rests in your hands. Hugs and Kisses! -Ayumi- |
| #919 | Theo-thank you so much. when you came in we all questioned if you were good enough for the red sox organization; we soon realized that you were way above that. thanks for giving us exactly what we wanted with a smile. I don't like your decision, but ill support it and you until the very end. Thanks for the memeories. -katie l. |
| #918 | I will offer up the starfish if you will reconsider. Damonsdame |
| #917 | For all that is hard-nosed about the business of major league baseball, you were one of the reasons the Sox still felt special to me as a fan. Together with the uniqueness of the Park and the longstanding passion of the Nation, somehow your youth, talent and integrity made the disppointing things about pro sports less important. Good luck and thanks. (T. Howley, Winchester, MA) |
| #916 | thanks and good luck to ya! -section 34 |
| #915 | Theo as a young red sox fan, attending business college in the boston area, I would like to thank you for bringing a world series to a town where my grandmother had not even seen one. You are a very intelligent business man and you handled matters very well. Thanks for the farm system, the world series, and all the memories you have left us with. Go enjoy some time off with your family, and on the way out kick lucky in the ass. Thanks Jon from boston |
| #914 | It's simple. You won. Colin Alsheimer Groton, MA |
| #913 | Johnfrombolton is extremely sad. (Johnfrombolton, bolton) |
| #912 | We need your spirit as well as your smarts. It is not as good a team without you!!!! Joan from Boston |
| #911 | Thank you Theo -- you have meant a great deal to this city and the community. |
| #910 | Dude...come on. |
| #909 | Theo-I am just heartbroken that you are leaving. What a dark day for RSN. Shame, shame, shame on your employers for this whole situation, for underestimating you and for the sleazeball moves leaking information about you (and other players) to the local press. This whole situation is just awful and depressing. How about showing some honor, respect and honesty to your own employees, players and to the GAME, "Trio"? I do admire your fortitude and character, and thank you for the last 3 years-and I hope you'll be back sometime soon. |
| #908 | Theo-Thanks. As a life long Red Sox fan, this is the straw that broke the camel's back. After suffering through 78, 86, etc, etc, I thought we had a team/organization we could finally be proud of! I will not ever pay to go to another Red Sox game, nor will I buy any Red Sox merchandise as a result of your departure. I know this is not what you want, but this is the end result. I cannot support any organization that does not reward excellence. Without you this team will fold, like it or not, everything you worked so hard for will fall apart, and it is apparent to me that they will try to blame it all on you. God Bless and Good luck! I will probably route for whatever organization you go to, now. Brendan- Arlington, MA |
| #907 | I know you might not get a chance to read all of these, but I am very sorry to see you leave. Even when things were rough, as long as you, Byrnes and Lajoie were there I felt that we would turn it around and win. With you gone, my confidence in the future of this team is shaky, and although I'll always be a fan, I'll always see you guys as the golden trout that we let get away. I wish you the best of luck in whatever life has for you, and pray you find your way back to us someday. Tim - East Providence, RI |
| #906 | Theo, Thanks for bringing Red Sox Nation their first Championship in 100 Years! You brought stability to a once lost franchise. The future looks good, we all wish you were going to be a part of something special. Best of luck in your next GM job. We will be watching proud. Rick in NH. |
| #905 | Never thought I'd see a Red Sox World Championship. Thanks for building the team that won it and thank you for leaving it in good shape. I still hope you will change your mind. Brian -Providence, RI |
| #904 | kudos and thanks to Theo for getting the three stooges off his back! This regime needs to take a page from Bob Kraft's "How-to" book as they are going fast into a sinkhole. Bravo Theo! You will always be a shining star whereever you are and in all that you do. Good luck. We will miss you. The Laus from Brookline, MA. |
| #903 | Theo you did a great job while the GM of the red sox and will be sorely missed, you truly deserved better than whatever the circumstances were that sent you out the door, i wish you the best wherever it is you go. Abrams. Easton,Mass. |
| #902 | Theo, please stay.... We need you....for another world series! (T.J. Dlugolecki, Hopkinton, MA) |
| #901 | Theo Epstein, you helped many Red Sox fans realize their dream, a World Series Championship. What no other Red Sox GM could do in the previous 84 seasons, you accomplished in just your second on the job. It would have come during your first had it not been for some of the worst managing ever, but nonetheless you still got the job done! The Red Sox organization may have made a bigger mistake then selling off Babe Ruth by not giving you the extension you deserved during last offseason! Nobody I know of blames you for leaving, especially with the brainless CEO watching over everything you are doing it must have gotten annoying quickly. Good luck with whatever you do next! Here's hoping that someday you may be back as Red Sox GM, the Red Sox fans know how important you are, even if the boneheads in control have no clue! Brian - Marshfield, MA |
| #900 | BOSTON LUVS THEO!! We appriciate everything you've done, and wish you good luck in everything you will do! |
| #899 | Theo, i'm glad we won a championship in 04, but I'm proud that we won with a man of your character at the helm. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten. |
| #898 | thank you Theo! Way to bring us the championship, and an extra way-to-go for then sticking it to the man! Never give up your morals, and hopefully we will see you back in Boston some day with the power and say that you deserve! |
| #897 | We'll always treasure the memories of 2004. Thank you for three fabulous years...I'm just sorry it ended so soon. Katie in Newton, MA |
| #896 | theo- you did great things here. no one, not even larry, can take that accomplishment away. if it's worth anything, your work ethic will go down as one of the best in the majors, and perhaps in any line of business. that ethic motivates me even more to try and do great things in my career as well. we all know you'll do great things wherever you go, best of luck. -chris/needham,ma |
| #895 | Yes, thank you Theo indeed. You will be missed as will your vision. ~PC Allen Corinth, Vermont |
| #894 | Thank you for 2 of the greatest weeks in my young life; thank you for putting together a team I could fall in love with. And thank you for being the type of GM that made me believe we could do it again this season, even if we fell short. Finally, thank you for making my mother cry. Wait, wait let me finish: my mother is one of my best friends, she is my shaman into the mysteries of basball and the Red Sox, she calms me down after great wins and tough losses. I love her more than I can say. After the final out of 2004, I celebrated here, and then called my mother at homein NJ. And she told me " When Foulkie threw the ball to Mientkiewicz, I just....I burst into tears. I couldn't believe it was happening. I just cried with joy." Thank you, Theo, for being such an integral part of making my mother that happy. (And she's a fellow Yalie, so she was predisposed to like you anyway. Silly Elis- go crimson.) We're gonna miss you like crazy, but I hope you prosper in everything you choose to do. Emma Cambridge MA/Lawrence NJ |
| #893 | Theo, I loved the Sox before you were G.M. and I'll will still lave now that you're gone. That being said if I ever see you on the town I'd love to stand toe to toe with you, look you square in the eye... and buy you a drink. Thank you. |
| #892 | Hey Theo! I did not have to go through all of the heartbreaking Red Sox moments in my time (except aaron boones homer), since I am only 16. This I would have to say is one of the more heartbreaking times I have experienced following the Red Sox. You were the greatest addition the team could have gotten along with Big Papi. I hope you do well wherever you go in baseball, but don't forget, ALL of Red Sox Nation wants you back! THanks for the World Series, and helping to build this team stronger. COME BACK! (T.J. Dlugolecki, Hopkinton, MA) |
| #891 | You da man Theo.. Can't believe you are walking away from us. It hurts to lose a successful local New England native more than anything.... |
| #890 | Thank you Theo very much for giving us the first Red Sox World Championship in 86 years, 3 playoff appearances and everything. Everything you did was great. Schilling...I'm soorry Larry Luchino and others treated you like that but I still think that you made the wrong decision. But thank you very much for everything you've done for Boston. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!(MA) |
| #889 | You personified every one of us; you were at the helm when we won that precious title; and yeah, we all lived vicariously through you. You somehow represented all of us in the government of Red Sox Nation. You did a hell of job. Please come back, but if you don't, thanks again, and good luck with your future endeavors. - Bobby J, from Leominster, MA but living in Los Angeles... |
| #888 | Thanks Theo! You gave us all hope for the future! Best of luck in your future endeavours. GRW (Boston, MA) |
| #887 | Thank you for making Red Sox Baseball exciting again! I wish you well wherever you go. You will be sorely missed by all of the Nation. -Justin in Northboro, MA |
| #886 | I hate Lucchino |
| #885 | Theo you were the architect behind Bostons 1st World Series Championship since 1918!!! I wish you best of luck and hope to see your future team in the Play-Offs/World Series vs. the Boston Red Sox. Indeed when I become the future owner of the Boston Red Sox I will be in touch!! Best of luck THEO!!! |
| #884 | Unsettled nation Here's looking at you, kid Best of luck always (LS in MA) |
| #882 | Thank you, Theo...for that magical night in 2004. For coming home to help us make it happen. And for being one of US and knowing what it meant when it DID happen. RSN will ALWAYS cheer you on! -Acton, MA |
| #881 | Thank you, Theo. We appreciate all you did for the Red Sox and will support you wherever you go (just don't go to the Yankees, EVER!). We wish success and happiness to you in whatever your future brings. We will miss you. -A sad family in Hopkinton, MA |
| #880 | I'm sad to see you go, less because of the success you brought to the team, but more for the manner in which you conducted your business. You always seemed to treat people with fairness and honesty. You will be missed. (Aaron, CT) |
| #879 | trust and faith.......those words will echo for eternity |
| #878 | Dear Theo, I want to thank you for MORE than just the World Series. Yes, that was wonderful and gives me goosebumps every time I think about it, but I want to tell you how much I appreciated how well you took care of the players and coaches, and how much effort & heart that you put into this job. Thank you for EVERYTHING you did to help our team become as great as it is. I love that you are a Red Sox fan. It does worry me that you said that to work in your (former) position one has to have 100% belief in the Red Sox, because if YOU don't, then I don't believe anyone can, and that means we'll never get a GM as good as you are. It saddens me that you are leaving, and I really dislike this business aspect of baseball. As a true & pure fan, I only look at it as a game, and that is what makes me happy. I know that you will be happy in what you do next, although I hope you will eventually find the most satisfaction back here with the Red Sox in the future. I wish you the best, and I'm sorry that you had some difficulty with the Red Sox and that I have to say good-bye to you. Take care, and I hope to see you with the Red Sox again when things are better. In the meantime, good-bye & thank you for all you gave to us fans. Cheryl, Maine |
| #877 | Thanks Theo!!!You brought this franchise into the 21st Century! We will reap the benefits of your hard work for many years. I just wish you would have been here to enjoy it!! |
| #875 | Thanks Theo. you're a hero to fans, statheads, pederasts and sabreheads alike! -EV |
| #874 | Who the heck turns their back on 4.5 million dollars to be the GM of the Red Sox? Theo, it's not a dream job? You really HAD to leave??? Come on, how bad could it possibly be? We love you, but this is very disappointing Theo. |
| #873 | Instead of Jeter Swallows and Posada is a little bitch can we have the street vendors make Shaughnessy Sucks T Shirts for next season? Youre the man Theo, I saw you pretty bombed at your birthday party at Tonic in Brighton last year. Enjoy your time off! Sean in Brighton |
| #872 | Theo- Boston fans will never truly know how everything transpired during the negotiation period, but we do know that you have your reasons for making the decision you made, and we support you and will be watching your future moves with great interest. Thanks for a wonderful three years. You will most certainly be missed. -Peter, Saugus MA |
| #871 | AH GOD! DON'T GO, WE'RE SCREWED! |
| #869 | Thank for your part in delivering the WS to the greatest baseball city in America. You always handled yourself with professionalism and class. Here's hoping Boston sees you again with the Sox some day. |
| #868 | Thanks for everything, Theo. Hope this decision doesn't start another curse for the Red Sox. - Dave (Boston, MA) |
| #867 | Theo, I am shattered you are leaving. You were the boy who would be king, and a king indeed you quickly became to all of a Nation long awaited. You were the local kid we loved to love and now, in such a short time, this magnificent grace has ended. My heart is broken. Just yesterday I had such great hope & confidence in my beloved Red Sox because Theo Epstein was steering the ship. It's difficult to accept the fact you will no longer be associated with the team. For 3 years I've been preaching 'In Theo I Trust', and I always will (unless you become a dreaded yankee). Good bye Theo, and thank you. Trina, Revere MA |
| #866 | Thank you for all of your efforts, Theo...and thanks for helping to finally bring us a world championship! You will definitely be missed...I hope one day, down the road, you will make a victorious return home to help lead the Sox to another world title! Sincerely, Mark...Springfield, MA. |
| #865 | A new curse! VC Boston |
| #864 | Theo, thank you- not only for the winning the World Series, your efforts in assembling the greatest team of all time, but also for changing how I view baseball as well. When I start my business, I'll be calling on you to run it. Good luck to what you decide on doing until then. Paul Yang, Lexington MA |
| #863 | thank you Theo from the bottom of my heart.i am a 52 year old male.i am sick with heart condition.i thought i would die first before sox would be champs.but you made it happen.please come back.we need you.we love you.we are fans and sometime forget that your privacy is important to you.redsoxs nation needs you to lead us. |
| #862 | Thanks for the opportunity, Theo. Dan D. Hinsdale, MA |
| #861 | Good job! |
| #860 | Thank you for 3 of the most exciting and wonderful years of baseball anyone could ask for. Good luck and all the best. Chris/Plymouth |
| #859 | Theo, you did many great things for the Red Sox in your short time here (World Series win/ Rebuilt Farm System)You will surely be missed. We may never fully understand why you left, but we will always appreciate what you have accomplished. I'm sure someday down the road whoever ran you out of town or didn't appreciate you enough to make you want to stay will regret the day you left. Wherever you go, know that Red Sox Nation is behind you. We are forever indebted to you for helping to bring that world series championship home. Something my grandfather never got see. Thank you Theo. Mike Portland, Maine |
| #858 | Thanks Theo!! Boston Fans everywhere will remember you for a LONG time |
| #857 | You changed Red Sox nation forever!! My grand parents (87&88) can now die happy having seen the sox win it all. Hopefully I will get to see many more championships I only wish you would be the one to put it togeather. You will be missed. CT |
| #856 | Dude is Hard, took a hard stance. good luck, come visit. dub in boston |
| #855 | Thank you Theo. so sad to see you go. I think thats the end of my sports fan career. |
| #853 | stay because you love us. god knows we love you! Chris (peabrainedidiot) weymouth, ma |
| #852 | That was ugly the way they fed Shaughnessy inside info.Hello Mike K,Charlestown |
| #851 | Epstein vanquished Loserdom's insipid "kurse!" Epstein sent "phantoms" reeling! Epstein, Theo -- energetic, easygoing, nice, gregarious, insightful, resourceful, loves Sox! |
| #850 | THANK YOU!This has been three years of Heaven.Integrity is hard to find in sports these days. Good luck in everything you do.We will miss you dearly. Diane in MA |
| #849 | Theo, i must agree with my friend Katie from Needham MA. Thank you for 2004 but most of all i will miss the hot factor you brought to Fenway. If you ever get sad and want to pour champagne on someone i'm there. |
| #848 | Thanks again Theo for your passion & committment to the Sox! I will never be able to say thanks enough for giving us a World Series to remember. Best of luck in your endevours - if you decide to run for office, you have my vote! In Theo we Trust (Jay, Phoenix, AZ) |
| #847 | Theo -- what was up with the Jose Cruz, Jr. thing? That was weird. Anyway, I won't say good luck because that might hurt the socks, but I will say I can't really blame you. Hilary in Connecticut. |
| #846 | Theo, Thank you so much for helping to bring a WS title to Boston while I am in the prime of my life. UMASS Lowell went nuts. I held onto the belief that the Sox were having a Macha moment, but sadly no you'r realy leaving. Again thank you so much. (Shaun, Dracut, MA) |
| #845 | Not only did you bring a World Championship to Boston, you helped revitalize what had been an abysmal farm system. I can actually turn my attention to the Lowell, Greenville, Portland, and Pawtucket with hope for the future. (This is the first time in my life I can say that.) Thanks, Theo, for the past three years and the next decade. Brad, Las Vegas, NV |
| #844 | Thank you Theo! You helped me beleive that anything is possible.You inspired me to do things with my life that I never thought could happen. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Good luck. -Matt, Falmouth MA |
| #843 | Theo, a thousand kisses. You will be missed. sirmopar, Washington |
| #842 | Thank you Theo for helping Boston make history, and bringing us a ball club that was enjoyable to watch. without you we would not have had the gel that it took to win a world series . . .you brought us papi, got rid of nomar, brought us the miracle man shilling, got rid of pedro, brought us foulke, resigned manny and tek, helped in the decision to get rid of grady, and brought tido, and just made watching the red sox part of our everynight ritual . . .thank you again you will be greatly missed by all of red sox nation . . .the best of success in all that you do . . .unless you go to another baseball team . . .hahaha thank you for making a dream come true and helping break the curse!!lol |
| #841 | Thank You, Theo, for everything you've done for the players and fans over the past few years. There's a saying we have... "In Theo We Trust." I'd just like to say that I still trust you; I trust that you made the best decision you saw fit. Good luck in your future adventures. (Beth, N.B., Mass) |
| #840 | thanks theo.....you rule...you are the best and larry stinks |
| #839 | Theo thanks for your tireless efforts to finally bring a WS Championship to Boston. I listend to your press conference - you are smooth and classy - local politics need you! run for an open MA House seat - or better yet Governor! DP MA. |
| #835 | Theo, thank you for all you have done for the Red Sox. Whatever the reason you decided to leave, we will miss you and good luck with whatever you do. (Logan, IN) |
| #834 | Theo - You helped mend the hearts of generations of people....You helped ease the pain, anguish, heart wrench, and anger built over decades.... you did your job with everything you had and you did it unassumingly, honeslty, and with much integrity. You represented all of US with great pride and dignity however you were able to do so as an executive and not as a fan. You are a special person Theo and we all are better off for having had you here but there will be a void left that no one can fill now that you are gone. Thanks for the memories. Jay - Boston Red Sox Nation |
| #832 | Thank you, Theo! I believed in you and the Red Sox. It was the best of the best last year. Good Luck in the future. (Cathie-PA...formerly from Pembroke). |
| #829 | Hey Theo thanks for all your hard work. If Lucchino didn't want to give up power, I'm glad to see you walked away. Screw them. I thought things had changed but this is the same old typical Sox way of dealing with things. |
| #828 | theo please come back this team needs you -jared |
| #827 | I hoped this was a genius negotiating move. I held on to the belief there would be a triumphant return. Alas. Thank you, Theo, for everything you did and for your part in rewarding the faith of Red Sox Nation. You will missed and always remembered. (Clancy, NY, NY) |
| #826 | We are going to miss you. You were such an integeral part of the team it was almost like you were a star player. Your legacy here if you stayed could have dwarfed that of Larry Bird,Bobby Orr. Thats hard. But you'll be fine because you have the Midas touch. O'B in Middleboro. Good luck,God Bless. |
| #825 | Theo, Thank you for making the team that brought a World Championship to Boston. You will never be forgotten and I would wish you would stay. Good Luck with future endeavors. Thank you once again. Andrew, Westerly, RI |
| #824 | Theo- Thanks for giving us a great gift we may not see again for a long time. My friends and I will also miss your hot bod. Katie, Needham MA |
| #822 | Just want to say thank you for great 3 years as the Red Sox GM. I am sure it's not an easy job and I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. Thank your for bringing a world champion team in 2004. I will forever remember that year. Boston will miss you. Erica, Boston, MA. |
| #821 | Theo seems like a good guy, but give it a rest with calling him the "architect" of Boston's first WS victory since 1918. Good luck! |
| #820 | Thank you Theo, for all your hard work. You will be missed by most Red Sox fans. Good luck in your future endeavors. Phiferphan |
| #818 | Theo is moving on to build another championship team!... Empire of Theo. |
| #817 | Thanks Theo for your vision, knowledge and dedication to your job. You delivered the World Series Championship and for that we are all forever grateful and you will be missed. Best of luck with your future endeavors. Matt, Taunton MA |
| #816 | As a fan, I wish you were NOT leaving, but objectively, good for you. Do what you gotta do, and good luck in the future. (Our minors system will doubtfully ever be the same as what you have built it up to.) |
| #815 | Dear Theo- I became a Red Sox fan when you came to Boston. It will never be the same; but the memories of the 2004 season will last a lifetime. Best wishes to you in your future. And Thank You. |
| #814 | Thank you Theo. |
| #813 | Theo, take a few years, come back as CEO, Steve, CT |
| #811 | You've got some huge balls to walk away from millions listening to what your heart has to say. Congratulations Theo! You'll be sorely missed. stick to your heart, effe the money. Paul; Needham |
| #810 | Dear Theo- Congrats on bringing a world championship to my father's beloved Red Sox! Any chance you might be interested in being the general manager of my not-so-beloved Detroit Tigers? Just a thought! Jeremy from Alexandria, Va. |
| #809 | Theo, I am sad to see you go but I have tremendous respect for what you did. Don't worry, Larry doesn't need you...he has Dan "something must have happened over the weekend" Shaunessey to kiss his butt. I am sure you will be successful at whatever you choose to do. PS I will look twice at every gorilla I see around town now! Fenway Girl - Merrimack, NH |
| #808 | Theo, your brillance and integrity will be greatly missed. You brought us the World Series title, and for that I can't thank you enough. Words cannot how much you will be missed in Red Sox Nation. Thank you !!!!!! Lorin, Peabody, MA |
| #806 | Theo, here's to kicking Tom Brady's ass across New England during the 2014 Senate elections. (Geoff, Bronx, NY) |
| #804 | T H E O R O C K S ! |
| #801 | Say it aint so Theo!! Say it ain't so!! Please don't go. Ted-Newton, MA |
| #800 | Theo! Thank you! You are the man! May you return one day as the rightful owner of the Boston Red Sox. We deserve better than a carpet bagger ownership. Best of luck moving forward. Bruce in Danvers |
| #799 | Theo, You the man. Thanks for everything. Chris (Salem Va.) |
| #798 | Mr E: No matter what, know that we all appreciate what you did for us. Above all, you are a class act, you have handled yourself very professionally at all times. You are an example of what sports _should_ represent. We will be be forever grateful for your efforts. Rob from East Millinocket, ME (currently living in PHL) |
| #734 | Theo I would just like to say I am going to miss you so much. You really are the heart and soul of the Red Sox. Please, Please stay! We need you!!!! Mike Marino NH |
| #678 | Thank you Theo for doing what all of us wished we could do. You brought a championship to Boston, never ever forget that. Thanks. (Colin, New York) |
| #670 | Dear Theo, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Until I heard from your lips (watched the press conference on ESPN) I still was holding out hope that you would change your mind. I hoped that this was all some sort of warped April Foolish Halloween joke. My heart is saddened that you will no longer be the GM of our beloved Boston Red Sox. Your love of our team has been so evident and I will forever be grateful for all that you put into it. No matter what, you will always be beloved in Red Sox Nation. There are no tears in baseball... Oh well... On this day, there are many. There are tears of sadness and even a little bit of selfishness - as you will most certainly be sorely missed. There are tears of joy for what you were a part of in our 2004 World Series Championship. There are tears of gratefulness because you, in part, are responsible for my autistic daughter coming out of her shell... There are so many lives you have indirectly touched. Thank you, Theo. Thank you for everything. G-d bless you and your brother in your charitable endeavors. THANK YOU!. Chaiah Jacobson (toofarawayfromboston); Reading, PA (originally from NH) |
| #655 | Thank you so much for all you have done Theo, and mostly inspiring us all to follow our hearts as well. May great things come your way! Taz |
| #649 | Thank you Theo for all the hard work and the terrific results. I can't believe a former GM cares so much about his former organization that he would put himself through that press gauntlet just to give cover for his old bosses. Theo is a much better man than I am.. Frankly, my Red Sox fandom took a HUGE hit in the last three days. I am no fanboy and I am not going to say that I am giving up the Red Sox forever. I just know that I will now view this franchise with much greater distance and skepticism. IT IS ABOUT TIME. Theo was the future. Theo had us on the right track. I have a tough time rooting for the liars and the FO smear team. I understand fully why Theo thought he could not perform his job. Theo moves on and in a sense so am I. (Ron -Phoenix) |
| #635 | Theo said it wasn't Lucchino-Henry insisted it wasn't Lucchino's fault. Translation....Lucchino dropped the ball! |
| #634 | Good Luck Theo! You will be sadly missed!Thank you from Bridgewater, Ma This ones tuff to take! :( |
| #625 | Good luck Theo and thank you for October 27, 2004 the best day of my life. |
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| #619 | Here that sound? It is the sound of the Boston Red Sox falling down the stairs. Go Yankees! |
| #608 | Theo, you did something I never thought I would see in my lifetime: the World Series Flag flying at Fenway. You brought an ethic and a respect to the team that will now be lost. This is just as important. All of RSN will miss your candor, willingness to take a chance and your hands on management style. Best in whatever you chose to do. We are proud of you as a human being with values and that in the end it the most important thing. Peggy Mitchell, Weymouth Massachusetts |
| #607 | Theo, I just wanted to say that even though I cannot believe you're leaving, I really appreciate all the hard work you put in while you were here. You lived every Red Sox fan's dream but none of us can truly know what it's like and how much scrutiny you went through. I wish you the best of luck in all your endeavors and never forget how much we appreciate what you helped accomplish. Don't rule out coming back in a few years also. Tim, Allston |
| #605 | Cashman's soul: $5 over 3 years Theo's soul: priceless |
| #591 | I hope Theo likes this message board - it's wicked cool. |
| #586 | Theo, tune in to opening day next year. Your support will be heard in the resounding BOOO's for LAAAAAARRRRRRRYY.... |
| #581 | Thank you, Theo, for bringing a World Series championship to Boston. We will miss you, JMM |
| #580 | Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! |
| #579 | Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! |
| #578 | Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! |
| #577 | Will: Do you find it hard to hide the fact that you're gay? Henry Lipkin, Psychologist: [Stammers] What are... talking... about... What? Will: Look buddy, a few seconds ago you were ready to give me a jump! Henry Lipkin, Psychologist: A jump? I... I'm terribly sorry... I... Will: Hey, I don't have a problem with it. I don't care if you putt from the rough! |
| #575 | Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck! |
| #571 | thanks theo |
| #570 | Babe Ruth, Carlton Fisk, Bruce Hurst, Roger Clemmens, Pedro Martinez, Theo Epstein, Gerry Cerretani. |
| #569 | The World Series Championship wouldn't have happened without him. He showed when he left that money isn't everything. He is a true anti-Yankee. Thank you. |
| #567 | Thank you, Theo, for everything you did for this team over the past three years; I wish we understood a little better why you're leaving but you're too classy of a guy to come out with that, and I respect that. So thank you, and I wish you good luck and much happiness in whatever you do next. Jenny, Washington DC |
| #565 | Babe Ruth, Carlton Fisk, Bruce Hurst, Roger Clemmens, Pedro Martinez, Theo Epstein |
| #564 | Theo, I'd like to thank you for ALL your hard work that you put into making the Boston Red Sox the world class orginazation that it is today. I hope that you find whatever it is your looking for with all your future endeavors. Thanx again. If you ever looking to get away-Newport is Real Quiet this time of year. Rob Lasky Newport,RI 02840 |
| #561 | I am dissapointed by all vulgarity that I am reading here. Its very sad to see. You can go to straight down to the fifth ring of the hot place. You're all a bunch of sinning gays. |
| #557 | CLASS ACT! You will be sorely missed! |
| #556 | Thanks Theo for all your efforts on behalf of our beloved Red Soxs. |
| #554 | Yankees Suck |
| #548 | YOU WILL NOT BE PUSHED A ROUND. |
| #544 | Theo, you have done a great job, no doubt about it. My question for you is this: Why would you not come out and answer the questions without dodging the obvious. You are leaving becasue you think luccino is a piece of shit. You are leaving because you want to prove that you are not larry's right hand man and you can succeed without him. Can you though????? Time will tell if you are really a baseball genius and put a winning team together with a payroll under $100 million. I am a sports freak, I live for sports, but I can't sit here and say thank you without first hearing the true answers to you leaving. Your heart told you this was your dream job, you grew up here wanting this, and all of a sudden you say you can't dedicate your time and true effort to the organization. Did you think it would be a 9-5 gig and never run into a negotation problem? Go to L.A. and see what it's like to run an organization where every move has to be approved by FAT ASS LASORDA!!! take care and enjoy the task of rebuilding in a city that cares less what happens in sports!!!!! Wayne Bilerica |
| #543 | I am right -TPC from Waltham |
| #540 | Gerry Cerretani used to ball boy for the Red Sox. Of course, back then the job decription was slightly different |
| #538 | When does the book come out? |
| #537 | Thank you Theo so much for all your hard work....You are my idol, along with so many others idol! We all know you will do unbelievably in whatever you choose to do... and I am positive that if you had the full control you should have received as the GM here we would have won the world series this year as well as last year! We all love you! Take Care! |
| #534 | Theo, you have done the right thing. - George Steinbrennerm NY, NY. |
| #533 | Thank you Thank you Thank you Theo for all that you have done for not just the team but for all of the Red Sox faithful who have stuck it out for all these years. I hope that the future for you brings just as much, if not more, than what your talent has already brought to you today. You deserve all the happiness in the world and good luck to you in the future. Thanks again Theo for everything.........!!!!!!!! |
| #531 | Conspiracy Theory: Setting: Players want to leave Boston because we are completely over-obsessed fans and do not leave them alone. Action: Theo steps up and steps out, citing his lack of privacy as one of the reasons he left.. and probably the main one. Fix: Theo is "lured" back by ownership, the fans are aware of how nuts they are then Theo has a press conference asking for some extra personal space. Result: Manny and the rest of the team are let alone a bit more outside of work, and hopefully the media's seasaw opinions of players evens out more... Morale: Spread the love and f the haters! TPC from Waltham, MA |
| #530 | Larry should have been the one to leave. John Henry you let the wrong guy walk away. Dan Shaughnessy and Larry Luchino = George Steinbrenner's minions |
| #529 | My pants get tight when I see fat fucking french women with little pig hoof feet that stink of frosting and creamed corn. Is that a bad thing? |
| #522 | Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Red Sox Nation is heartbroken to see you go. I don't think anyone will be embraced by Red Sox Nation the way you have been. I wish you all the best for a very long and bright professional and personal future. -Kwol75, Maynard, MA |
| #520 | Thanks, Theo for returning this franchise to national prominence. Red Sox Nation will always owe you a debt of gratitude. -Scott, Raleigh, NC |
| #515 | Thank you as much for your class and dignity while leaving as for the great things you did for the Red Sox while you were here. That is exactly how it should be done. Kudos. - Jerry from Quincy |
| #505 | Theo I just listened to your press conference and I still have no idea why you're leaving but you've done enough for us to never ask why again. Good Luck! |
| #502 | Theo should have been signed before Spring Training. Shank I hate you! |
| #500 | Theo you are a genuine pimp. Have fun with the Nationals or whatever other team offers you what you could not get here in Boston; autonomy and trust. Hopefully the Red Sox will be able to woo him back here in 10 years when we have gone through another set of owners. Long Live Theo. |
| #498 | Thank you for delivering the Sox their first World Series Title in 86 year. Also you gave the Sox and the fans something to look forward to for many years to come that no other Sox G.M. has been able to do for many years, and that is a flourishing farm system. When these kids make it to the big leagues I'll have great satisfaction in knowing you were instrumental in them being here. Besides the World Series, they will be your greatest legacy. Good luck in your future endeavors, and thank you for all you have done. Ben, MA |
| #497 | Thanks for everything Theo. You've done Boston a great service and won't be forgotten. Good luck. Brett-Pennsylvania. |
| #496 | Thanks Theo for bring pride back to the Fans of the Boston Red Sox - Imagine - my 10 year old son knows who you are and was devastated by the news. I think that it is unusual for any GM to be even identifiable to a young fan! Best of Luck! Red Sox Fan in Yankee Territory! |
| #494 | Theo, you brought professionalism and dignity to an organization that has seen it's share of dark days. Thank you everything you have done for us. I know you will have a long and successful career and I wish you the best....Sox Fan from Manch Vegas NH |
| #492 | From an older fan (68) who waited so many years to see a world series championship, thank you for all your hard work and caring. May you have much luck and happiness in your future. |
| #491 | It is hard to see you leave theo. The last two years have been so emotional and I think that everyone in New England will take a while to get over this. I have alot of respect for the tough choice that made. I dont know what to say accept THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK IN THE FUTURE AND NEW ENGLAND WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT YOU DID FOR US. -Chris from Rhode Island |
| #489 | JB, nice work on the website. Thanks Theo, you brought Red Sox nation what everyone wanted, a world championship. No more 1918 chants, no more shit from all those idiot Yankee fans. How sweet that is.....MJW - Brighton |
| #484 | Will the Sox be auctioning off any of your 'authentic World Series' desk items? Stapler? Cell Phone? Pencil sharpner? (Bob, Erie, PA) |
| #483 | Rear Mr. Epstein, I became a Red Sox fan back in 1962 when my parents brought me from the Canadian Maritimes to see my first game at Fenway. May I say this from the bottom of my heart,thank you so much for the three greatest years of being a fan in the close to 50 years I have followed the team. I respect your decision and wish you all the best as you move forward with your life. You will be greatly missed! Perhaps someday you will find your way back to us once again but until then all the best in whatever you do. God bless! Don Hyslop, Kingston, Nova Scotia |
| #482 | THANKS THEO FOR 2004 GOOD LUCK ON THE PATH OF RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY. MAY ALL YOUR PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCES BECOME SIMILARITIES. :>) |
| #481 | So Amazing. You know, I am not a selfish individual who views this change from the perspective of a question 'What happened?' 'Who messed this up?'. I am not aligned to a legion of people who point fingers or place blame because accusations accomplish nothing. I realized today why I sincerely grieve this turn of events. It is the loss of a symbol, the loss of a token that represented the crispness of honesty and fairness. It is rare in this era of sports to find people that are dedicated to being honest, just, and respectful. It seems that Boston has been graced with these representatives throughout their history. One example would be Red Auerbach. For a team that carries the burden of emotions for an audience of millions, it is crucial that it is represented by a person that symbolizes strong values, integrity and adhering to one's principles. I do not know Theo, but I do know that he has integrity. His press conferences verify this truth. The sadness that looms is not about a fear of the future fate of the Red Sox. The sadness is about the loss of a symbol of ethics and hope in public spectrum lacking role models outside the lines of the field. Remember the press and media speak little about the emotions of the masses. Good luck in whatever it is that you choose to do. Thanks for contributing to a parade that you, I and the rest of Boston natives dreamed of since we had consciousness. You are a good person and the world always needs those kind of people in any capacity, running a baseball team or being a street sweeper. |
| #480 | The Boston Globe owns 17% of the Red Sox. Funny how in the end it was the Boston Globe and Shank that ran Theo out of town. Congratulations, you just lost a customer. I am now a fan of the new team Theo is the GM of. |
| #478 | Theo Thanks for all the time and effort that you put into the RedSox's orginization. You will always be remember for all the things you did to make being a RedSox Fan on of the best things in the World. I am greatful that you brought together a team that won the World Series. I am sorry to see you leaving the orginization. You will be misses. Best wishes nas much succes in your future. Paul for Connecticut |
| #476 | Theo, thanks for the WS, Curt, Foulk, Papi, and everything else you did for Red Sox Nation! Good Luck! |
| #474 | I will thank you for everything you have done and you will go down as the best Red Sox GM ever. But I really don't understand! Why are you leaving? Please reconsider! Red Sox Nation needs you to stay! -Will, Saugus |
| #473 | Tim, Medfield I am 33 and you are my idol. I am really going to miss you and all the things you have done for me as a fan. My son Timmy, who is 3, doesn't know the man he will never know. You da man. |
| #472 | My master plan to get rid of Theo and install myself as GM is working! This is gonna score me SO much pre-pubescent snatch ... YES! Yours in Christ, Eric Van |
| #471 | Say it ain't so, Theo! I better go drown my sorrows in a chocolate martini, or a choctini as I call it. Grazi! Jim Campanini, Editor, Lowell Sun |
| #469 | Theo, Three+ years ago I couldn't believe it when the Red Sox FO hired a 28 YO kid to guide this franchise and now 3 short years later, I can hardly believe that you're not returning for the next 20.... Ironic doesn't even come close. Please know that each and every member of RSN thanks you for your undying passion for the team and the guts to do the things that had to be done in order to bring the title home to Boston. The door will always be wide open for you. -Aleks , Seattle |
| #468 | Thank you Theo for all that you have brought to all of us Red Sox Fans. I said that the Red Sox were going to win the world series before I turned 60 and they did it the day before. May God bless and keep you always. A fan Irene |
| #466 | Theo - I just finished watching the press conference and it is indeed a sad day in Red Sox history. You seem like the kind of guy who is constantly challenging yourself and I'm sure whatever your new challenge is you will be successful. Your boss had a tough time hiding his emotions and respect for you and it was genuine it seemed, many working stiffs have never seen this kind of appreciation because they are afraid to leave thier jobs, now you know! Good Luck we'll all miss you! |
| #465 | It doesn't matter why you're leaving it just matters that you will be sorely missed. Thank you so much we really appreciate what you have done for New England. You brought us through some great deals and was able to bring something that no other GM has been able to bring to us in 86 years. Thank you thank you thank you and good luck! We will never forget you or the winning 2004 team. -Colleen C |
| #462 | Theo- What am I supposed to do with my "In Theo We Trust" t-shirt now? It is a very sad day in RSN today. I had held out some hope that you might step to the podium today and say you changed your mind, but alas it was not to be. I'm sorry you feel you can no longer work for the Red Sox. Even though we may never know the real reasons , I have the utmost respect for you that you made the decsion that was right FOR YOU. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you did for the organiztion. You will always hold a special and historic place in the wonderful and crazy story that is the Boston Red Sox. I wish you luck in whatever you choose to do. You will be successful wherever you end up. Enjoy the Journey. You will be missed!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!! Kristen Liddell, Milton |
| #461 | I've been a Red Sox fan for all of my 46 years. As was my father and his father. We , like all of Red Sox nation , suffered as well as celebrated the ups & downs of our hometown team. I just want to say THANK YOU for all you've done for us and good luck in all future endeavors. AL in Lowell |
| #460 | Ryan Barrett says: Thank you so much for your late nights, your long days and for the way that you conduct yourself. Your class and thoughful expertise is a rare commodity and we are all lucky that you graced us with your presence for 3 short years. Although there is a cloud over Red Sox Nation today, as a result of your departure, there will always be a smile in my heart when I think about your tenure and the 2004 season. You are clearly on your way to greater things, so good luck and God Bless. barrettry@yahoo.com |
| #459 | Theo thanks for walking away from a sinking ship instead of saving it. I'm happy for what you did, but I call you a Pussy now for backing down instead of standing tough. You let RSN down my friend! :-( If this is as bad as it appears, the only way this organization will right itself is from within - now there are no advocates to the baseball side of the operation – it’s going to be young kids and an $80 million payroll soon - only ones left are pawns to Lucky. There are not enough :-( for what you just did to us. CB from Weymouth |
| #457 | Thank you for the inspiration you have given to those of us who are professionals in our 30s who get pushed around by our "superiors" who are only superior by title. |
| #453 | Theo, thank you for helping Boston end 86 years of baseball suffering. You will be missed by all true Sox fans. Mike A.-Needham |
| #448 | Thank you Theo Epstein. Red Sox happiness is infectious. Matt, CA. |
| #446 | Before you were signed as General Manager, I never imagined that I would become so attached to a sports persona as I actually have. Simply put, you were Boston's Golden Boy: an incredible source of pride, admiration, and excitement not just for all Red Sox fans, but specifically for young people everywhere who aspire to become something great. Although I, like everyone else, do not understand why you have decided to leave your Camelot, the city that adores you like no other ever will, I nevertheless respect your decision. Good luck in the future, and behalf of all Red Sox Nation, thank you. -Chris from Boston College- |
| #445 | Theo. I was just 6 years old when the Red Sox lost the 1967 World Series in seven to the Cardinals. I remember where I was when Bucky Dent hit the homer, when Fisk hit his homer in 75 and when the ball skidded through Bill Buckber's legs in 1986. I just want to thank you for architecting the team that finally made it happen in 2004. I do hope that after the emotion subsides and cooler heads prevail, you'll be back on our side, doing the job you were born to do. |
| #441 | You win some, you lose some, you climb higher than any one before you and sometimes the climb itself is what wears ya down. But you helped achieve it all and for that, we thank you. Good luck! paula/Reading, MA |
| #438 | Theo, Thank you so much for everything you have done for my favorite baseball franchise. While we will probably never know all the reasons why you left, I know it was your decision and I respect that. The only comfort I have is knowing that there are still people here who are just as devoted as you are and that even five years from now we hopefully will still continue to see the fruits of the work of you and your great baseball operations staff. That and you brought us a World Championship. Thank you so much for all you've done. -Kyle, Reading |
| #432 | Dear Theo, I guess I'm old enough to be your mother (51) and I have 4 children of my own, who have listened to me rant and rave about you for 2 years! If you were my son, I would have advised you to do what you know in your heart to be best for you. As a lifelong Red Sox fan, my heart is once again broken, this time to see you depart. Whatever the real reason is, this is a real shame, and a real loss to Boston. However, may you find much happiness & success in all you do. Truly. Thank you so much for all you did forRed Sox fans. Donna Leonard (csdsdance@comcast.net) |
| #430 | Been following you and rooting for you for years, thanks to Gammo. It was a dream when you got the job, and you proved me right. I met you briefly outside of Fenway once a coupple of years ago, interrupting a conversation you were having to wish you luck. You thanked me and responded with class despite my rudeness. You know exactly how you made us all feel last year by bringing that title home, and for that it was sweeter. Best of luck in the future. Thank You. Justin, Boston MA |
| #427 | Hey Theo - Best of luck and thanks a Gigabyte for helping us finally garner that coveted WS victory. We couldn't have done it without you! -Arthur, Needham MA |
| #426 | Theo, Thank You Thank You Thank You. For the World Series. For making me and my family so happy. I love you. You're the best. I almost passed out when I heard about you resigning. I cried. I am so sad. Please. Change your mind. Come back sometime. Please. We love you. RSN. (Josh, Israel, yes Israel I got up and watched the Playoffs in 2004 at 4-5 am. I will not do that now. It's not worth it once you've left. Thanks.) |
| #425 | Thank you Theo - You are the epitome of what organized sports should be about- - competition, decency and dignity You have given Boston and Red Sox Nation all of the above. Dori, Brookline |
| #424 | DEAR GOD DON'T GO.....I CAN NOT LIVE WITH A REINCARNATION OF DAN DUQUETTE...Tim..Maine |
| #422 | thanks cuz-I was there in St Louis at Game 4 - the highlight of my red sox life- but Theo know that all job renegotiations are inane and leave the employee feeling like a penny looking for change..... thanks for the improved farm system and hope that you will stay close to Bill James( who is one of my favorite authors) and keep using that law degree to bring joy into the world(like 04 sox) and not pain Joey C in LA, CA ------- SONNY McLean's- Home of RED SOX nation West |
| #421 | Thank you Theo. You created the most memorable and greatest Red Sox team in history and helped millions in Red Sox Nation see what so many before us never had the chance to witness. You brought a World Series title to Boston. We're sorry to see you go, but the reputation, class, and honesty you leave behind will always be remembered and respected (by those who know what they're talking about). Thanks again Theo. Johnny C from Mahshfield |
| #420 | Theo, So you wanna be a rock-star? Going to go off and play the guitar? Go to a warm, tropical place & take a moment. Just for yourself. Enjoy the temporary peace & solitude. A million thanks for all of your hard work & dedication. Many lives have been altered forever thanks to your efforts. Good luck in your future endeavors. If it turns out that you are back in baseball & need a good, dependable assistant..let me know!! beamer19@comcast.net. Steve, West Roxbury, MA |
| #415 | All the best to you my friend. I feel a special bond with you even though I have never met you. Jim Flaherty Hampden, MA. are you friggen kidding me, jim flaherty is a fag. |
| #413 | Theo, your hard work helped to bring us a historic baseball season and a lot of joy to my family and freinds. I wish you the best of luck in your future endevors and I think I speak for all of RSN when I say you will always be welcome here. By the way the beers are on us!!! Don G. Lowell, MA |
| #412 | Theo, You should grab the Mankiewicz ball on your way out...just to mess with them. - DG |
| #411 | Awww man....now I have to come back to haunt you guys! B. Ruth NYC |
| #407 | I want to thank you. Not only for the current Red Sox fans, but for those fans that have passed on, never experiencing the joy that you helped bring to this town. I also want to thank you in advance for those future fans that may never see a baseball title in this town. Best of luck in whatever you do in the future (just so long as it doesn't include any team from NY **smile**). Come back soon, we need another title. J.R. -- MA |
| #406 | Theo- Thanks for making it happen for the Red Sox. We're all sad to see you go, but I'm sure you have very good reasons. Best of luck in your new job, whatever that will be and PLEASE come back to Boston at some point and save this team again. (You know they'll screw it all up in a year!) Steve from South Boston |
| #403 | Whoa!!!! Theo Left???? when the F did this happen??? |
| #402 | Theo, We are all going to miss you very much.I don't think you realize what kind of impact you have had on all of us. It's not too late to change your mind. Please stay! Best wishes :Dave, Laurie & Heather RED SOX #1 |
| #400 | Thank you for bringing class and a World Series trophy to our team. AR - Boston, MA |
| #399 | F you and the high road. You overrated ahole |
| #398 | thanks cuz-I was there in St Louis at Game 4 - the highlight of my red sox life- but Theo know that all job renegotiations are inane and leave the employee feeling like a penny looking for change..... thanks for the improved farm system and hope that you will stay close to Bill James( who is one of my favorite authors) and keep using that law degree to bring joy into the world(like 04 sox) and not pain |
| #395 | Our deepest thanks to you Theo for 2004 and changing the farm system. I cherish being able to have my picture with the WS Trophy and I wish you nothing but the best! Don - Phoenix by the way of Lowell, MA |
| #394 | Theo, good luck to you....we in Connecticut are very sad but we respect your decision. I hope you find peace outside of the Boston Media...thanks for 3 great years! and thank you for helping bring happiness to RSN. now, go take a vacation and RELAX! Joe - Hartford |
| #392 | Theo, you brought class and integrity with you to the Red Sox organization, but most importantly... you brought your smarts! For too long, this organization was dominated by old-time baseball numbskulls who used their gut instead of their brain to assemble and run this team. Thank you for bringing what the team needed... objective, rational thinking when it comes to player personal and in-game strategy. Now please go build a proper team in the NL and dominate. - Tim, Cambridge |
| #391 | Class. you have it. -d in Boston. |
| #390 | Theo, apparently you have made your decision and yet it is unclear as to why you are leaving. You made your announcement, and followed it up with a press conference, but neither shed the true light on why you have chosen to leave. You said that you were no longer able to give 100%, but you didn't not tell us why. You said there is no power struggle, and that you were able to run the baseball operations as you saw fit, however, that makes no sense, because if that was true, then why leave the dream job? Was it money? Was it your need to spend more time with family and friends? If so, then say so. Leaving RSN with no clear answer as to why you left is not sitting well with me or anybody else that cares about you and the Red Sox. RSN deserves a more detailed explanation. With that said, Thank you for all you have done for fans, families and the sox organization. Hopefully you will change your mind, or some time down the road rejoin the team at some capacity. |
| #389 | Theo you owe us nothing, you brought us the one thing we all wanted. The nation owes you. Paul - Allston, MA |
| #387 | Hey Theo. How does it feel to bring a whole "nation" to glory? And why would you want to leave that? Thanks for your hard work and dedication. And mostly, thanks for us never having to listen to the Spankees chant about a curse again! Good luck and take care. |
| #386 | Thanks Theo for three really exciting seasons. Thanks for the World Series title that I never thought would happen in my life. You have earned the respect of the Red Sox Nation as well as anyone with half an ounce of baseball intellegence. Here's to the possibility that you will come back to the Sox in the Long Run....Thanks Theo!!!! Chris, Westbrook ME |
| #385 | "I'm leaving because it's perfect here and everyone is great." Huh?!?! Pull your head out of your ass! Act like you have a pair... I fart in your general direction! |
| #383 | Theo--Thanks for everything. I feel like you really have us going in the right direction and never questioned your decisions. Hopefully this one works our well for both you and Red Sox Nation. Hopefully the door will always be open for you to return to the Sox! |
| #382 | One championship. That's it? Too many cooks in the kitchen i guess. |
| #381 | Theo, if you need a new job, we can really use a new T.O.D. person. Sincerley, TCL |
| #380 | Thank you!!! Good luck, wish you weren't leaving. Kathy, Boston |
| #379 | Thank you very much Theo you will be missed more then you know. Wish you were staying but we all have to do what we have to do, I appreciate your honesty, many people don't care enough to give their all in everything they do , and they don't understand you. I feel sorry for people those people. Good luck in all you do, with your work ethic, nothing will beable to stop you. Again thanks for the memories no matter how short lived they may be. Peace - Zick/Plaistow/NH |
| #377 | Thanks Theo ... you will be missed, but not forgotten. You did a GREAT job .. good luck in the future. - los in Boston MA |
| #376 | Theo, if you need a new job, we can really use a new T.O.D. person. Sincerley, TCL |
| #375 | Thank you, thank you Theo. I'm 37 years old, a lifetime fan, and you have been the only Sox GM that could outsmart the Yankees. You got the players they wanted, even though that has never happened before. You made made players want to come and play for the Sox over the Yankees. That's why we won the World Series. It will be awful hard to do it again and avoid the way things used to be. I'm placing the bet on your next team winning a World Series in the next 3 years. Please come back to the Sox and do it soon. It's obvious that upper management needs to make hard changes for that to happen. I hope they are intelligent enough to do so. - Joe from Raleigh. |
| #374 | Theo, throughout your tenure with the Red Sox, whenever my friends or I were worried about the state of the team, we would repeat, "In Theo we trust." Thanks for helping out the organization so much, and good luck to you in whatever you do. -Chip, D.C. |
| #373 | On behalf of all the guys who ever had to put up with a dickwad boss. We salute you! Best of luck! |
| #372 | You were one of the reasons we won the title last year, and we'll never forget what you did! You are an asset to any organization you go to, good luck in your new adventures. Anna NH |
| #371 | Theo, if you need a new job, we can really use a new T.O.D. person. Sincerley, TCL |
| #370 | Smoky Joe Wood's grandson here. My dad was the Yale baseball captain in 1941 and played briefly for the Sox in 1944. He was 2 years old the last time the Red Sox won the World Series. He died a few years before they won again. We watched a lot of Red Sox games together and while we didn't get to see them win a World Series together, I did get to see it happen. Thanks Theo! |
| #369 | Thank you for taking the high road. |
| #368 | Thank you Theo for 3 great years. I've been a fan for 50 years and I can't tell you how happy I was when they won the World Series.We are going to miss you and the class that you brought to this city. You proved that money is not the bottom line. Stick to your principles. Always treat people the way you want to be treated. Best of luck to you.Christine Worcester Mass |
| #367 | Theo, It is obvious how difficult this decision has been for you. As a mother of 2 young children (13 and 9), I want to thank you for being a man of integrity. My children know who you are and they think you are cool and that you have the best job! I agree, but to me you are also a living example that I can use to teach my children a life lesson on how to behave in life, and how to make decisions based on principals and values, and not money. I congratulate your parents for doing a wonderful job in raising an incredible son. We wish the best on your future endeavors. KC from Quincy |
| #365 | Thanks. Here's hoping your farm system is not pillaged. And yes, it's your farm system. Now go take the Dodgers to the World Series. Matt SLC, UT, via Tewksbury, MA. |
| #364 | Theo- We all at the very least respect your decision and thank you forever for all you've done for the Sox, its farm organization and its scouting department in rebuilding what was a pitiful baseball organization. Now- please go STRAIGHT TO HELL because of the fact that Lucchino and company will now bring his ex-boboand your ex-boss Kevin Towers to take your place. Sox fans have NO idea how bad this organization is about to become. I hope, if there is a decent bone in your body, you will become part of the organization Towers will be leaving. Better yet, DON'T GO. |
| #363 | Thanks for the memories that will last a lifetime. What you've done for me, Boston, the State and all of Red Sox Nation will forever be remembered. We love you, we wish you well. Please come back to Boston. M in Fairhaven |
| #361 | Thank you for always being dignified. |
| #360 | So sad to see you go. Any chance you guys can work it out? Heard your press conference today, still no solid reason why you're leaving. I know you're a man of character, deeply loyal, but there has to be a viable, solid reason why you won't stay. Pls. let us know. |
| #358 | Theo, Thank you for everything you have done for this team, this city and the entire Red Sox Nation. THE RED SOX WON THE WORLD SERIES IN MY LIFETIME! I never thought I'd be able to say that. Thanks for making it true. Good luck in the future. We'd love to have you back someday. Can you please make sure the Sox give Bill Mueller at least one more year? Thanks again. -Noah, Cambridge |
| #357 | Thanks Theo, but we'll do fine. Good luck in DC where the fans could care less. |
| #356 | I'm a transplanted Pirate fan from Pittsburgh and I found myself crying while listening to the press conference today. I've been a Red Sox fan also for the last 21 years and I guess that the Red Sox are so much a part of my daily life from April thru October that it really hurts when the GM who helped bring us a championship leaves without really knowing why. I hope you had a great reason for leaving, because you broke a lot of hearts here in Red Sox Nation. Good luck, and don't hesitate to come back later . . .Matt in Burlington, MA |
| #355 | I would rather have the GM from Minnesota or some other fairly successful mid market team. It doesn't seem too difficult to run a team when you have $120 million payroll. Renteria?, Clement?, even outbidding yourself for Varitek? |
| #354 | When you say a bad fit, I disagree. YOU aren't the bad fit. Ownership is the bad fit. You were the head on the wandering body. We'll miss you. I guess we'll start wandering again Scott S. - Los Angeles (Framingham) |
| #352 | All the best to you my friend. I feel a special bond with you even though I have never met you. You have given millions a gift that will last generations. You removed a dark cloud from a region and freed us all. May you find peace and joy in your future endeavors. May you never have to pay for a beer the rest of your life in Red Sox Nation. At the least, we owe you that. Godspeed Theo. Jim Flaherty Hampden, MA. |
| #350 | What a great three years. After getting so close so many times it was a magic moment when we finally won it all. Thanks for all you've done for Boston but I wish you would come out and tell us the real reason you are leaving. -Chris, Atlanta, via Wareham |
| #349 | If you're ever in Texas we can go halvsies on a pizza or something - I'll buy the first pitcher. Mike, Austin TX |
| #348 | Come back! We forgive you for Bellhorn. |
| #347 | We loveded you Theo, WE LOVEDED YOU!! Seriously, all of Red Sox Nation is feeling very adrift right now because you were one of us. I'm sorry that things ended the way they did, but we'll NEVER forget what you helped to accomplish. Another great Theo once said, "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." -Matt, Burlington |
| #346 | Theo, I am so ry to see you go. This will not be the same team without you. I don't know the reasons you left but I understand you have to make the right decision for you. The team will not be as good as it was with you in the front office and your tireless efforts will be missed. What you brought to this team, and this city of fans will never be forgotten. WE OWE YOU FOR ENDING 86 YEARS OF PAIN !! I wish you luck in whatever you decide to do. Whatever you end up doing you will be successful. Debbie - Boston |
| #345 | Ignore any classless people who have posted negative remarks about you, Theo. You were the best GM in the history of the Red Sox and any true Sox fan knows that and wishes you the best. Thanks for everything and good luck. You will be missed. |
| #343 | Hey Pedro....slide over and make some room under that Mango tree wouldja - Theo |
| #342 | To just say thank you seems so inadequate. Theo you are a truly remarkable person -- a sentiment I have long felt -- but was overwhelmingly reaffirmed by your press conference. To say that you will be missed is an understatement. I wish you the best in whatever you choose to do, and I am confident you will succeed in any endeavour. I know I speak for so many when I say I hope you return to the Boston Red Sox in the future. You are irreplaceable. -- Nancy, Wellesley, MA |
| #341 | You're a class act, Theo, and you'll be sorely missed. Thank you for bringing a World Series Championship to the Hub and for always doing right by the Rock of Boston--Adam 12 & the crew at 104.1 WBCN |
| #340 | Theo, thanks for being the conduit for Red Sox passion everywhere. You did the job as a true Sox fan would have (if only we had the opportunity) and we all lived vicariously through you in the process. It took someone with the inside knowledge, passion and commitment to lead the franchise the way you did. No matter what you do in life, that will be your legacy. Good luck. Pete (Chicago) |
| #338 | Theo - 86 years of futilty is over.Thank-you..You made Red Sox Nation proud!!! |
| #336 | I think i speak for everyone when i say " What the fuck happened here "??? Someone needs a punch in the head for this one.... |
| #335 | Theo, as I sit in this cubicle on a sunny day on November 2 of 2005 reading all of the thank you's from RSN, everyone should be appreciate of what you have done for the sons, fathers, grandfathers and great grandfathers of this nation, you have built a farm system with pride and young talented kids, I wish you all the luck in your journey through life, there are not enough THANK YOU'S to be said, Thank you Theo for helping bring a world championship to Boston. I do hope you have a change of heart and return to the city that you love and to a city and NATION that loves you back |
| #333 | After that press conference...we still don't know why you are leaving. Thanks for building us one hell of a minor league system protecting the future and delivering us to the promised land at the same time!!! THEO IS BOSTON!!! Thanks Theo! - Jim, Norwood |
| #332 | Theo - You're probably now realizing the impact you had on people's lives here. And we're now realizing the impact you had on ours. You are simply an amazing story - a 20 something unknown guy taking over the baseball operation of the most intense, passionate, emotional franchise in MLB. And what a job you did. Thank you for the grace under pressure, the long hours, the sacrifice, the loneliness, doubt, and overwhelmingess I'm sure you felt at times. You always came through. And you won over the hearts and minds of the toughest baseball city in Boston. We'll likely never know the real reasons you're leaving. In the end, I guess it's not necessarily our business. We have to trust it's valid reasons - because in Theo we trust. Good luck in whatever you do. Chris,Acton |
| #331 | Theo, I am saddened to hear you are leaving I cannot stress enough the joy you and the the red sox brought to my family. we have been sox fans since the early 1900 going back to my grandparents. Please know My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family and i want nothing but continued success for you. God Bless you in ALL of your future ventures...Thank you again you will be sadly missed...i want to cry. we here in red sox nation feel you are part of our family...and will be missed.........God Bless again.....i hope you know how special we think you are. Karen Shindler From West Warwick RI |
| #330 | Theo, Thanks for all you've done for Red Sox Nation. I wish you the best in all future endeavors. Don't be so quick to get another job because you need a well-deserved break. What would be a better than grabbing the SG and heading to South America with Pearl Jam? Go for it! Joe Ludwig Tewksbury, MA joelud@comcast.net |
| #329 | So when will we find out the real reasons you are leaving? Good luck and just don't go to the Yankees! |
| #328 | Theo, we have an open position here give me a call... Brian Cashman |
| #327 | Theo, thanks for your tireless work and effort in not only bringing the elusive World Series title but also in creating an incredible farm system that already has and will continue to produce Major League talent in the future. It is unfortunate that Larry Lucchino couldn't put his pride aside and get his head out of his ass. I wish you well in your future endeavors and with any luck you can go clean up McCourt's mess, restoring another franchise down on its luck. Sincere thanks from a devoted member of Red Sox Nation who will always be in your debt. - Will, Swansea |
| #325 | Theo- Those of us in the public may never know your reasons for leaving, but trust they are the right ones for you...which, in the end, is really all that matters. We do know, however, that you leave a positive legacy and more than anything, your work and your name will forever be linked with one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history. Regardless of what's happened in the past week and months, I hope that that fact will stay with you. Best wishes and thanks!! Curt- Simsbury, CT |
| #324 | PLEASE TAKE RENTERIA, CLEMENT AND WELLS WITH YOU!!!! |
| #323 | Theo, I miss you already. Liz, Groveland |
| #322 | Theo- you made it so we did what hadnt been done in 86 years! Thanks! KB~ Lowell, MA |
| #321 | Anybody with a bad word to say about Theo should die of Gonorrhea and rot in hell. - Jeff G. - Atlanta, GA - formerly Framingham, MA |
| #320 | Thank you for it all! The joy you brought into so many people's lives will never be forgotten. The City of Boston is forever in debt to you. I wish you good luck with all your endeavors. |
| #318 | bye Theo seeya |
| #317 | Theo thank you so much for everything you did to bring a championship to us and to all our families that didn't get to see one in 86 years.You will be forever remembered throughout Red Sox Nation,not just fo winning the World Series but for all the small things to.You will be very hard to replace,and doubt that the Sox can find anyone of your caliber.Once again I would just like to thank you from the bottom of my heart.Good luck and best wishes in the future. Anthony D.(Ware,MA) |
| #316 | Theo- you made it so we did what hadnt been done in 86 years! Thanks! KB~ Lowell, MA |
| #315 | Theo, you have quickly become the most popular Theo in the history of all Theo. F that Theo Huxtable guy. You will be seriously missed. Your heir, your maturity and your intelligence is exactly what this team needed and now lacks. Nothing but the best for you. Hope we can recover! |
| #314 | Thanks a bunch, Theo. As you can see, this whole city will never forget you. - Jeff, Braintree |
| #313 | Theo - you have shown us (especially the younger -- ok 29-30 -- fanbase) that you should always do what you need to do, and that you're nobody's tool. I hope you come to Washington for a soon-to-be open Nationals position. It's a good fit for you. And I hope our paths cross so I can personally thank you for teaching an important life lesson the last few days. You will have friends wherever you go, Theo. We are with you. Oh, and thanks for the Championship. ~ Vinn in DC |
| #312 | Theo- It is indescribable what you did for Red Sox Nation. You will be missed more then you know. Thank you for everything. Never forget your home team! Stacy-Boston |
| #311 | I'm still kind of skeptical about the whole Theo leaving situation. That press conference didn't answer the question as to why he is leaving. There was no straight statement for his departure. When John Henry came up he looked like all he wanted to do was laugh. I thinke they're playing a hoax on Red Sox Nation. I do put the blame on The Boston Globe and Larry Lucchino. With that said if you are leaving Theo, please come back. The team is going to be a mess without you. The way you developed our farm system and sprouted relationships with the players cannot be matched by any other GM who takes your place. I hope in some way you can turn around and come back to Boston. --John: Cambridge, Mass |
| #310 | Theo, you brought us the world in 2004. You should have been able to continue down the right path to continue to build a Red Sox team we would be proud of for years to come. Best of luck in the future-you will always be a true Bostonian. - Mike, Cambridge, MA |
| #309 | While floored by the news of the last couple of days, I respect your commitment to your convictions. It'll always stand as a lesson that so many of us should heed. Now if only Joe Torre had the same level of self-respect and dignity he might realize that he has plenty of money, nothing to prove, all the respect of baseball.....and just laugh at George and walk away once and for all next time the Boss feels any need to engage him. ALL THE BEST THEO! Don, Huntington, MA |
| #308 | In my wildest dreams I had no idea that you would be leaving and it is a personal tragedy for me and my family. As to you and what you have done I cannot express too strongly how thankful we are for what you did while you were here. My sons, daughter, and my wife shared the most exciting experience of our lives as a family when the Red Sox won the World Series last year. I immediately cried my eyes out thinking of my dad who had for years cheered for the home town team before he passed away in 1987. We are forever thankful for what you helped to bring to us. You are always welcome in our home. Sincerely Joe from Warwick, RI |
| #306 | Thank you for the hope and inspiration that you brought to our city. Wer are sad to see you go, but we wish you the best. This city will always be indebted to you, thank you. |
| #305 | Theo, You are a class act. Always the high road. Your parent's should be very proud. Thanks for everything and living the dream (although way too short) Mike - New York City |
| #304 | Theo, admit it, you're taking Trauser out on the road for the next season. Heh. Best of luck in your future endeavours and thank you for what you helped the Red Sox accomplish. Michael, Jersey City, NJ. |
| #303 | Thanks Theo, You took the high road with extreme class, good luck with whatever you do. Season ticket holder from Salem |
| #302 | It's a rich man, who, with the courage of his convictions, can step away from what some might consider a dream opportunity. My hat is off to you -- for what you have done and for what you have yet to do. Best of luck. Michael, Coolidge Corner. |
| #301 | Theo, You are a class act. Always the high road. Your parent's should be very proud. Thanks for everything and living the dream (although way too short) Mike - New York City |
| #300 | Congatulation on your accomplishments with the Red Sox. I wish you good luck with the next step in your life! You will be missed by Red Sox fans for years to come! CHUCK-Worcester |
| #299 | Bye, thanks for your effort. Jason in Salem MA |
| #298 | :-( bye-bye Theo |
| #297 | I don't think I understand any of this. But it seems silly to start questioning your judgement now. So, good luck, and thanks for everything. -jbf, MA |
| #296 | Theo, Thank you for bringing the championship to the Red Sox Nation. You didn't do it alone, but it was your vision and guts that pull it off. I graduated from BHS, too, and BHS educates rational, respectable and classy people. I'm sure you have your reasons not to return, and I know, nobody is hurt more by this decision than you are. Best of luck in whatever you do and you will forever hold a special place in Red Sox Nation! --- Jerry in Framingham, MA |
| #295 | Thanks for all the Joy you helped give to me and my family.....steve c maine |
| #294 | theo, my name is joe kelley i just want to say thank you for all your efforts you have made grate to be a red sox fan again. i've been suffering for 40 years with the club you made it fun. me and my son had some very special moments watching the last 3 seasons i wish you could put this thing back together but if you don't i will still respect your decision i do believe it had nothing to do with money, good bye and good luck |
| #293 | THANKS THEO YOU MADE MY DAY !!!- G STEINBRENNER NYC |
| #292 | Good luck, Theo (although I am sure you won't need it). I can't believe you are leaving. I have been a Red Sox fan for most of my life, and you are the best thing that has ever happened to this team. I respect your decision, but wish you would change your mind. Pam, Westford, MA |
| #291 | Theo, listened to every word of the conference and this still makes no sense, and when it makes no sense a woman must be behind it. Plus a little Larry. Theo, drop the woman; John, fire Larry. Theo, then will you stay? Good luck Theo, thanks for what you did to bring a championship to Boston. Mark - Peabody |
| #290 | Thank you, Theo. We'll miss you and hope you may return some day. Beth, West Roxbury |
| #289 | Theo - Because of the team you put on the field, I became a season ticket holder in 2004, not knowing that team was going to be the one to win the World Series. Thanks for giving me the season of a lifetime !!! JB (Season Ticket Holder #2643642) |
| #288 | Theo, Im sure you will hear this alot, but you will be missed and we are sad to see you go. I want to thank you for your time and effort in helping pull this organaztion out of the mediocrity. I wish you the best in your future endeavors. Good Luck. Paul, Fairhaven,MA |
| #287 | Thank you for the World Series and our budding farm system. It should never have come to this; you will always be a legend in Red Sox Nation. Best of luck in every future endeavor you take up. |
| #286 | Theo, Best wishes in your next endeavor. How luck we Red Sox fans were to have you here. Thanks for the World Series title! Patty W. Bridgewater |
| #285 | Theo, thanks for all you've done. From signing Schilling to dropping that dead weight we were stuck with at short and ultimately leading us to the Series. That was the greatest day of my life, and you will always have a spot in my memory for that. Honestly, I've been beside myself the last 48 hours. I was really looking forward to dealings with Konerko and to see how you'd beef up our pitching. But you gotta do what you gotta do. Thanks again for all you've done for us. -Erik Melvin, Anderson, SC p.s. I was pissed off when I saw the picture of you and the trophy in Greenville...I would have been at that game, but I was in stupid Charleston... |
| #284 | The men at the factory are old and cunning You don't owe nothin, so boy get running It's the best years of your life they want to steal. - The Clash |
| #283 | Today is a sad day. You will be missed. |
| #282 | Theo you are a class act and I'm sure you will be highly successful in your future endeavors. I understand why you left it took more balls to leave than to stay. Good luck in the future and Thanks for all the great work you did here it will never be forgotten |
| #281 | Theo - Even Luke Skywalker had his moment of dought and confusion. The Evil Empire works in mysterious ways, don't let them consume your thoughts. Remember what Yoda has taught you and let the force flow through you. Only one last thing remains for you to be a free agent, you must face Luccino one last time, only then will you be free. |
| #280 | I'm glad to see that there are people out there who put their personal desires ahead of the proffesional desires. Good luck to you Theo. Ray Dionne, Milford, PA |
| #279 | From: a 50 year old New Englander, who learned early on in life, not to get to wrapped up with the Red Sox, because with love, also comes pain. (Or, in the case of the Sox for so many years, only pain and disappointment!) Then, along came a young man with a dream and a lot of passion. Now, these few years later, I find myself a passionate, dedicated Red Sox fan. And, guess what...... I'll be damned if I'm not in pain and disappointed again! That asside, you did a great job. I'm sure you will continue to have great successs in the future. And hey, you know your always welcomed back at least in the hearts and minds of the fans. All the best. (H2 in NH) |
| #278 | A fan who has to watch from a distance (in Wisconsin). I've been so proud of the Patriots for the class in which they run their organizaion. I felt that the Red Sox had also reached this plateau. It is so sad to hear that there appears to be dissaray inside Fenway. I am so sad to see you go. Every move, every draft I will now second guess. What would Theo have done? I wish it weren't so. Thank you for everything you gave this organization and it's fans. I have been so proud of the Red Sox these past three years. Thank You! Scott in Wisconsin |
| #277 | Theo, thank you for everything you did for the Red Sox... Thank you for helping many people see what they never thought would happen in their lifetime... I wish you the best in your year off... I look forward to you taking over the GM role for the Cubs! Dave, Scituate, RI |
| #276 | We wish you nothing but the best in the future. Dom and Emily D. Marion |
| #275 | You never made the same mistake twice. Great job! Maybe that's why you're not signing on again. |
| #274 | OK, so I just listened to your news conference and I still don't know anymore than I did an hour ago. Why are you leaving again?? Anyway, good luck and thanks for your efforts! |
| #273 | Theo when you go to a new team, take Renteria and his $40 million contract with you. As a matter of fact take Matt Clement, Chad Bradford, Chad Harville, Wade Miller, and Keith Foulke and every other terrible player you ever aquired with you too. If you're looking for a good free agent pick up maybe you could go sign Jeremy Giambi again, that worked out well. |
| #272 | Does anyone have away to get rid of spammers like the guy below? Sorry Theo! But we love you! |
| #271 | I wanted to thank you for all your hard work. Your spirit and dedication has brought happiness to all of New England and parts throughout the world. You will always be remembered for everything you sacrificed. Your privacy, your judgement were always intruded upon and questioned. In the end, I hope the decision is what is right for you. You will always be remembered as a key piece to bringing a world series champion to Boston. ---bk1273@hotmail.com |
| #270 | I have pictures of LL and CHB snuggling. Get in touch. ... TBA, Brooklyn. |
| #268 | You are the brightest man in baseball. After listening to the press conference, you never really gave your real reason for leaving and you have redefined the "high road". Thank you for all of your hard work and for bringing me and my family the enjoyment of the World Championship. Good Luck! B.C. Cape Cod |
| #267 | Theo, You da man. Thanks for the best Post-season in Red Sox History. - Duano |
| #266 | Good luck Theo, you will be missed. My personal feeling is that it all just came down to respect and trust - two things that are imperative for a healthy, prosperous working environment. If you felt those things were missing, then of course you felt you had to leave. To me there is no other reason. We don't know what went on in the negotiations; but again, I would be willing to bet my life it came down to respect and trust. The best of luck to you in all of your future endeavors; and maybe, just maybe as the years pass and the ownership changes, we will be able to welcome you back to Red Sox nation. Best regards, Jean - NH |
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| #263 | Theo, you are an absolute class act. I'll never forget the double-point you gave me from your Duck Boat at the WS rally parade! Thank you for all you've done. You'll be missed....best wishes, HDH. |
| #261 | Thank You Theo for a wonnderful 3 years. I may not have been around RSN very long 22 years(since birth) but you have made all of us proud that you as a Member of RSN brought us a World Series. Good Luck in your future endeavors and hope everything works out for you. Geoffrey Thompson, CT |
| #258 | Theo, I want to aplogize for contributing to your displeasure with being under the microscope. I saw you in the parking lot across from the park with my son and abruptly introduced myself while you were on your cell phone. Please understand that being directly associated with The Boston Red Sox is a double edged sword. When the consumer is charged $3.75 for bottled water and is encouraged to spend their disposable income on everything from expensive tickets to grass, the consumer feels attached to not only the team but the employees as well. The aggressive marketing campaign really works against any privacy that you desire. |
| #255 | Thank you for what you did for the Red Sox but after spending the last 48 minutes waching your press con. the reason your leaving is...?????????? Also, do you know hockey? |
| #254 | As a fan of 45 years I say thank you with great sadness. You gave us a reason to finally take pride in the organization (and believe me that's quite an accomplishment). You will be sincerely missed. Wish there was some way you could see fit to change your mind. Steve - Teaneck, NJ |
| #253 | I cannot imagine that one person could be responible for the happiest moment in Red Sox Sports History.... and also the saddest !!!! .... Theo, Thank you for helping bringing a Championship to Boston ... Sorry to see you go ....No man has ever failed following his heart .. don't look back .. go forth and prosper !!!!! |
| #252 | Thank you Theo. We wish you all the best in your life. You've brought wonderful pride and joy to New England. We are proud of you. We can't believe you are leaving. At a minimum, we hope you stay connected with New England and Boston. All the best. You inspire. Thank you! Lou Wrentham |
| #251 | YOU'RE THE MAN. Please buy the club as soon as you can. -Porter, charlestown |
| #250 | Theo you are the man, Your the hometown kid who put togather a team that did something that noone could do for 86 years, and you will be remembered for much longer than that. Good luck. I hope to see you back here again. Paul - Allston, MA |
| #249 | Remember the video clip of John Henry running the bases at Fenway Park? That was priceless! |
| #248 | Thank you Theo for helping bring a World Championship to Boston. Something I never thought would happen in my lifetime. Best wishes- Bill - Worcester |
| #247 | Theo-I want to thank you for your dedication and passion, the same passion that we as Red Sox Nation have had our whole lives. Your respect and classiness have won our hearts for ever. Best of luck and hope to see you back soon. Meg, Amesbury, MA |
| #246 | Thanks Theo. While your achievements are obviously great, it is your professionalism that has been an inspiration to me. Best Wishes with wherever you go. You'll certainly be missed. - Marc, Boston |
| #245 | Theo, get lost LOOSER! You're a NOBODY! -Larry Lucchino |
| #244 | I have a big boner and I'm beating myself up with it. Oh... the humanity!!! |
| #243 | Theo thanks for your hard work over the past few years. The baseball ops that you ran produced a world series and we finally have a well stocked farm system. Good luck in your future endeavors and please do not offer your services to another AL club. Dan - Cranston |
| #242 | This is a sad day for fans. You were an inspiration as well as a breath of fresh air. From someone who graduated the same year you did, I was repeatedly impressed by your maturity, your wisdom and your integrity in the way you handled your job. I don't think that is lost on anyone in this area. You only have to listen to how the players you dealt with on a daily basis speak of you for that evidence. I wish you all the luck in the world. You have an enormous amount of courage to make the decision you did without a clear path to a new chapter in your life. It amazes me that I have a bit of fear in my heart for you when you don't. Good luck Theo and thank you for bringing EVERYTHING you had and EVERYTHING you were to this team and its fans. I am forever grateful. Michelle Carrozzella- Londonderry, NH |
| #241 | Theo, Thank you does not begin to express how I feel for all your efforts. I respect your reasons for leaving the Boston Red Sox and will always be thankful for your hard work and dedication to the baseball team that my family has loved for generations. If you ever want to join efforts with my son, Addam, with the World Camp Foundation, (a non-profit organization dedicaterd to helping underpriveldged children obtain an overnight camping experience), please contact him at: addam@worldsportscamp.com Again, THANK YOU, and you will always be in the forefront of our thoughts regarding the Boston Red Sox!!! |
| #240 | theo please punch lucchino in the baby maker on the way out |
| #239 | After that press conference...we still don't know why you are leaving. Thanks for building us one hell of a minor league system protecting the future and delivering us to the promised land at the same time!!! THEO IS BOSTON!!! Thanks Theo! - Jim, Norwood |
| #238 | Thanks Theo for everything!!! Good Luck!!! Elly, Randolph MA |
| #237 | Theo - what the hell is wrong with you? What kind of a press conference was that? Don't we in Red Sox Nation deserve at least some degree of a genuine explanation why you would walk away from what I would consider a dream job??? While I appreciate everything you accomplished during your tenure, until we can understand what's sending you away, you suck. |
| #236 | Theo, I have nothing but respect for you. You made a decision based on what you thought, and you didn't listen to anyone else. Although saddened by you leaving, I appreciate the 3 years you were here in Boston, and hope one day you will come back to be the GM here in Boston. |
| #235 | Theo, you are the man. The only person who could've went to Thanksgiving dinner and returned home with a Curt Schilling. I wish the Sox brass had more faith in you, you certainly had my faith. Honestly, I hope you go somewhere and become very succesful (as long as you don't go to any pinstripes) and show the Sox ownership what they lost. On behalf of Red Sox nation, I thank you. - Scott Colbert, Peabody |
| #234 | We'll never forget you...Please never forget us. Because of you my 98 year old grandfather got to see a world series again. Thanks for everything. Pat, Stoughton, MA |
| #233 | Best of luck Theo. They can never take the ring away from you. What a shame! Whitney Atlanta, GA Previously Windsor, VT |
| #232 | Theo, its sad that things ended on such odd terms with the front office. But thank for your tireless efforts. There is no WS title in 2004 without you. Best of luck for the future. Patrick Espey - Hoboken, NJ |
| #231 | You are a class act, Theo. Whenever I remember of the 2004 World Series Championship, I will think of the mastermind behind it. Thank for giving BoSox fans the thrill of a lifetime. Kathy, CT |
| #230 | Theo I wish I knew what really happened but I wish I knew what is going on....I wish you can change your mind cause you are one of us of the Redsox Nation, and I DONT WANT YOU TO GO!!!!I respect you so much Theo, this team I believe will not put the best product on the field because you won't be our GM..... |
| #229 | Theo, we appreciate all your hard work. You will be missed. Good luck in all future endeavors. Steve Charlestown, MA |
| #228 | Theo, you're the best! We are so sad to see you go. Say it isn't so! It will be painful to trust someone new to make those huge decisions that could make or break next year's team. In Theo we trust!!! MB, Scituate |
| #227 | Thanks for the Championship!! Theo is leaving because he no longer enjoys working within the Red Sox organization and his own hidden agenda. Hope you can find the same success - just remember when you reach to top there's nowhere to go but down. |
| #226 | Theo, I was excited when you were introduced as the GM of the Boston Red Sox that the executives at the Red Sox were willing to take a chance on such a young GM. When the report came out that you were not going to return as the GM of the Red Sox for the first time in my life I was very bitter towards the Red Sox. You are a very poised man and have taken the high road throughout your baseball career. Whenever you land the organization will be better with you there. Red Sox nation will miss you! Alex-Manchester, NH |
| #225 | Theo- Those of us in the public may never know your reasons for leaving, but trust they are the right ones for you...which, in the end, is really all that matters. We do know, however, that you leave a positive legacy and more than anything, your work and your name will forever be linked with one of the greatest seasons in Red Sox history. Regardless of what's happened in the past week and months, I hope that that fact will stay with you. Best wishes and thanks!! Curt- Simsbury, CT |
| #224 | Theo, Thanks for making the 1 year in my life memorable, I'll never forget each night of the playoffs, sitting in the bar watching each game... Ill never forget these nights... Thanks! ... Mabye sometime you'l beback.. who knows! -Sean, Boston MA |
| #223 | THEO, YOUR HARD WORK AND TIRELESS EFFORTS BROUGHT US A WORLD SERIES IN '04, AND AS QUICKLY AS WE CELEBRATED, WE NOW FIND OURSELVES SADDENED ONE YEAR LATER. FROM ONE THEO TO ANOTHER, I WISH YOU SUCCESS IN YOUR NEW ENDEAVORS IN YOUR FUTURE. THEO - RHODE ISLAND |
| #221 | Thanks for all you've done. The last three years have been my favorite as a longtime Sox fan (well, except after game 7 2003). Good luck with whatever you do next. Big question that remains, though: What's happening with Trauser?? ;-) Eric H- Cambridge, MA |
| #220 | If the organization is in such a state as to cause you to leave...than I am out, as well. I plan on dropping my season tickets that I have had for the past 7 years. I would like to thank you for the sheer joy of the 2004 season. It was worth the other 31 years of pain. all I can say is...why? |
| #218 | Theo- I just got finished listening to the Press conference. Cudos to you for being respectfull to the organizationand red sox nation. You could have said many things. But once again you have shown yourself as a complete gentlemen and upstanding. You could ahve thrown many people under many different buses. I wish you all the look in all your future endeavors. Thank you for allowing me to witness the greatest moment in sports history as well as allowing my 101 yr old great grandmother the same opportunity. She has since passed. I do beleive that she held on to witness the red sox win. She was one of the largest fans ever. Thank You and Good Luck~~~ Jeff redsoxnation626@aol.com Warwick RI |
| #217 | Theo, Thank you for bringing Boston Red Sox Baseball back to the fore front of MLB. Your efforts will not be forgoten. Thanks and good luck in your future. Matt, Plymouth |
| #215 | Theo, for all that you have done for the Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Nation...Thank you! You have left sone big shoes to fill. Mike, Waukesha WI |
| #214 | Words cannot describe what you brought to this organization. I'm grateful for the time that you were with us and I will always hold out a hope that you will return to the Red Sox organization some day. MWP, Dorchester. |
| #213 | Theo - You have brought tears to thousands with you participation in a World Series Championship and now you bring pain to those same thousands as you leave a town currently in mourning. Best of luck! |
| #212 | Say it ain't so Theo! I feel like my guts have been taken out and been kicked in the balls. Theo, you changed this team and helped transform generations of losers into winners. Thank you for all you have done and good luck. Matt- Washington DC |
| #211 | Thank you Theo for living the dream and finally making the Red Sox into what we all dreamed it could be. - Joe, SF Bay Area |
| #209 | Theo-I hate the fact that your leaving, but wish you the best of luck. Thanks for everything!!!!!!!! Kevin, Orlando FL |
| #208 | Theo, Thank you for giving this Sox Fan a chance to talk back to the Yankees Fan and for making my home state of Mass the greatest state in the US!!!! |
| #207 | This just sucks ass... |
| #206 | Job well done. I wish you even more success in the future. Boston will always remember the home town boy who does good. |
| #205 | Well... now you know how I felt.... best wishes, Dan D. -- Dalton, Ma. |
| #204 | come back theo |
| #203 | Theo- Thank you for everything. Since I was a five year-old Red Sox fan my Dad said the Sox wouldn't win a World Series in my life time. Thank you for making him wrong. You created such joy in this city- thank you. I know the players played the games, but you put the players there. I can't believe you're gone- I hope someday you'll be back. - Nora; Haverhill, Ma. |
| #202 | Thank you Theo!!! We will all miss you!!! mk attleboro ma |
| #200 | Theo, you gave our great franchise hope and brought back the respectability. Not only that you brought us our championship. You will be forever rememebered and I really think you should consider coming back to Boston one day. Don't be stubborn!! Jim, Boston |
| #197 | I know that it is difficult to have your personal life & career take place in the public eye. You have all my respect for the hard work and service to the "old town team". You owe nobody an explaination for your decision, however the press conference has left me with more questions than answers Good luck- TJG Plymouth |
| #196 | Theo, you the MAN! Whatever your reasons, I'm glad that you took the high road and stood your ground for what you believed in. Too many people would have bowed to the pressure. Of course, I like many many others will miss knowing that the Sox are in capable hands. Good luck in the rest of your endeavors. Ray, Dover, NH |
| #195 | Theo we will miss you....Thank you for all of your hard work as our GM. You have the world by the balls, now go kick ass as you always have.. Thanks again.... Ted Peabody |
| #193 | Theo if you were any kind of a man you would of stayed with the RS. I also think you are doing this because it is best for you not because it is because it is best for the RS. I wish you luck in the future………… HH from Natick |
| #191 | All I can say, is Thank You, Thank You, Thank You Theo. - Vivian,Plymouth |
| #190 | Theo.... You're moral compass and ability to "do the right thing" are what have made you successful. Continue to travel down the path of life with that gift. Making your decision must have been difficult and easy all at the same time. In the end your gut told you to make certain player decisions and your gut told you this was right. I see a lot of Tim Wakefield in your behavior Best Wishes...PC - |
| #189 | Man....these posts filled up big time right after Holly mentioned it on the air...tell us about the new 5 year deal Theo! |
| #188 | Theo, I write this as a spokesperson for the one hundred or so Die-Hard Red Sox fans here at People Inc. You have brought such joy and happiness to so many that words cannot describe our debt to you. You've been done wrong by the powers that be, but you will always be remembered as a great GM...Thank you for the World Series victory, and thank you for turning the farm system around...Any success within the next ten years will be due in large part to your work. Thanks and good luck with your future endeavors...hopefully in the NL. |
| #187 | Theo, I think you are destined for greater things, much more important than this, I sincerely wish you well.. Jim in Phoenix AZ |
| #186 | Thank you, Theo. You are my hero now more than ever. |
| #185 | COME BACK!!!! COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!COME BACK!!!!! |
| #184 | Theo, isn't there some way to work this out? Please don't go!!!!!!! |
| #183 | If you can't believe in this ownership, then how can I? It takes a lot of guts to do what you just did, but I still need to know why you left. Dan Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| #182 | Theo, you're a dream come true for every Red Sox fan. Thanks for the great 3 years. You'll be missed. |
| #181 | The hope has now left the building - back to the old, spoend, overpay and have no foresight Sox! Theo, you were the key to the modern Sox, and without the key, we are all now left out - KB, Woburn |
| #180 | SAY IT AIN'T SO THEO!! Theo, we know you are a great person and it is very good of you to "take the high road" and not throw anyone under the bus. I respect your privacy in your decision making and they way you went about the process, just know that there are those of us out here who don't need to know every detail but just wish you could stay. Good luck with whatever you do Red Sox Nation will be watching out for you!! Keep us in mind in the future.. :) Thank you! Jo from Quincy |
| #179 | Theo, you are the man. Thank you so much for all you did for this organization. You will never be forgotten. Jeff, North Carolina |
| #178 | Today is a sad, sad day for all Red Sox fans. I was really hoping to hear that you had reconsidered, that John Henry convinced you to change your mind. Thanks for everything...Rick, Wilmington |
| #177 | As a result of your leadership and all your hard work, you've made me a true fan who really enjoys the game. I hope you will return one day but best of luck to all your future endeavors. |
| #176 | Theo, for once their's a guy out there who's not about the money. I respect you even more now. Good luck and God bless you in all future endeavors. |
| #175 | We finally get someone in the GM position that knows what they are doing and the CEO screws it up. Thanks Larry!! |
| #173 | You've gone from Local Legend to Role Model, thanks for the hard work Theo, and good luck in the future, man. -Ryan, Boston |
| #172 | Thanks for letting me see the sox win the series... |
| #171 | As much as it hurts as a fan to see you leave, I think you have shown incredible integrity with your decision. During a time where sport is run by the all mighty dollar, you stuck you your principles. Best of luck in what ever your next endevour is (NL!) |
| #170 | Theo, you rock. Thanks for everything. -- Kevin, NYC |
| #169 | Theo, I'm sorry you had to leave, but I respect you greatly for walking away rather than compromising your integrity to stay in your dream job. I trusted your judgement throughout your tenure, and I respect it now. I hope you are back in some capacity soon, but if not, I will follow you very closely in the future for whatever team you work for. JJ |
| #168 | come back |
| #167 | Theo- Thanks for everything Theo but its a sad day In New England. If the Nation had the choice we would pick you over ownership especially F****** Larry. KB Uxbridge |
| #165 | Theo, Thank you for all you have done for us. I wish I would wake up and find out this was all a bad dream! I wish you the best of luck and know you will be missed. Sondra.....Pawtucket, RI |
| #163 | You went out like you came in...with class and dignity. It is a sad day for all of us in the Nation. I'm hoping that you will reconsider, and return to the Red Sox. Your press conference didnt tell us any of the reasons you left. Please return. This is your destiny job. Your folk status here in NE will never be eclipsed. Please reconsider. Dave C Londonderry NH |
| #162 | Thanks a bunch for everything Theo - you gave us three great years. Enjoy your next challenge and Good Luck. Josh, BHS Class of '88 |
| #161 | Thanks Theo, follow the path less travelled. sawx, MA |
| #160 | Thanks for the memories, Theo. We won't forget you. Best of luck.. |
| #159 | Theo, you did a great job in a business based on failure. Three cheers for old Brookline High! |
| #158 | YANKEE FANS SUCK!! |
| #157 | Thank you Theo. Shame on you Red Sox. This is a sad day and we are all worse off without Theo at the helm. At least the honeymoon lasted 1 year and 4 days. - David in Los Angeles |
| #156 | Theo, you hold no fault. We understand that you can't work where there is no trust. I am sorry that your prospects will soon be traded away. Perhaps you can trade for them so they can be with your new team. Where ever you go, I will root for that team nearly as strongly as I root for the Sox. Good bye, Theo, and Thank you. Marc in Salem |
| #155 | Thank you... Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase don't go! Chris Amherst, MA |
| #154 | come back |
| #153 | He is moving back to gorilla country! |
| #152 | Thank You Theo, for setting the Sox up for the future with a stud farm team, the world series trophy, and acting like a true professtional. Good luck and thanks again. "I'll ride the wave-where it takes me" -OC |
| #151 | come back |
| #150 | You the man! Check's in the mail. [B. Kim - Seoul, Korea] |
| #149 | I had been a causal baseball fan until you came to this organization Theo. I now share the sadness of the entire Red Sox nation with your leaving. You've made millions happy. Best of luck in a long and productive life. Chris - Winthrop, Maine |
| #148 | Theo -- Thanks. Because of you, I & other Red Sox Fans can say -- Boston Red Sox, World Champions. Best of luck -- Andy |
| #147 | If you need a reference for your next job, don't ask Larry. Good luck in all future endeavors. We appreciate all the good work you've done. |
| #146 | Theo. Take a vacation, throw back a few, get laid....and COME BACK! Tj - Lunenburg, MA |
| #145 | You have done for this team and it's fans what many before you have failed to do. We will miss you and wish you the best in your future plans. The door is always open to you if you want to come back. Best of wishes Scott Chicago, IL |
| #144 | Thank you for providing the most memorable moment of my life. At first I questioned your decision, but after looking at everything, I respect you more now than I ever have. -Matt, Cranston, RI |
| #143 | Theo, PLEASE reconsider. Red Sox nation wants you back badly. After listening to your press conference, it is easy to tell that the Red Sox are still in your heart. Why not sit down with John Henry one more time and try to work this out? Thank you for all you have done and thank you for hopefully re considering. |
| #142 | come back |
| #141 | Theo, thanks for the memories!! you gave red sox nation a lot of memorable moments over the last three years, and i thank you for that! Best of luck on your new adventures in life. |
| #140 | Theo - I was hoping to tell you this in person over at the ball park one day, but here goes: Thank you for running the Boston Red Sox with class, brains, and balls. Even before the championship, it was clear that you were not afraid to take big risks (however calculated), and that you had the heart and passion to do things right and treat people well. We all hope that you will return to the organization one day, maybe as a CEO or owner. You will be sorely missed by all of Red Sox nation. I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say that we wish you all the best of luck in whatever future endeavors you decide to embark upon. - Seth from Brookline |
| #137 | Please reconsider Theo. PLEASE. I wish you the best but today is just a sad day. I think a lot of us were under the impression that you'd be a lifer. I wish you'd stay. Man this sucks. -Jay (Jacksonville, FL/Worcester, MA) |
| #136 | Theo, as someone only a few years younger than you, it was great to have someone in the organization who I could relate to. You made it fun to route for the Red Sox. I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan and I have a feeling that my dream of seeing them play Fenway will drown with you leaving. Good luck in the future, except if your team plays the sox. We will miss you! |
| #135 | Theo, thanks for 3 of the best years in the history of the Boston Red Sox. Don't go Theo! |
| #134 | Thank you so much Theo. Do what you have to do. (Especially if that means coming right back!!!!!!) - Michael R, Burlington, VT |
| #133 | Thanks Theo! You have done more for RedSox fans than anyone before you and will love you for it? We can't understand why you are leaving, maybe in my lifetime you'll be back :0( Trish, NH |
| #132 | Just listened to your press conference... THEO, YOU'RE A PUSSY! GET A BACKBONE! |
| #131 | Thank you Theo, hopefully after the dust settles, it won't be too late to hammer out a new deal. If not, good luck in all your endeavors. - Drew |
| #130 | It's a real shame, Theo. I'm sure you had your reasons, but it's too bad that the organizational problems couldn't have been worked through. I had the utmost confidence in you leading the Sox for years to come. Don - Jamaica Plain. |
| #129 | Thank you. I hope you come back to the Red Sox. We will miss you and your great insight. Godspeed. |
| #128 | Thanks Theo... Sorry you're gone, but 11/27/04 will always be yours and ours together. Good Luck |
| #127 | I want to punch lucchino in the face!!!!!!!!1 |
| #126 | Thank you Theo. Shame on you Red Sox. This is a sad day and we are all worse off without Theo at the helm. At least the honeymoon lasted 1 year and 4 days. |
| #125 | THANKS THEO from the bottom of Red Sox Nation's respective heart and let it be known that all of RSN respects the decisions you made. Good Luck in all your future endeavors! APR |
| #124 | don't be a girly man.. please stay!.. - Ed, Canton |
| #123 | Theo, Thank you and best of luck. You helped make a dream come true for me and my grandmother. -Eric, Taunton |
| #122 | Theo, you are a class act. Thanks for all you have done. Kathy, Boston |
| #121 | You will be missed, god's speed and best wishes, I speak from the heart when I say thank you for your tireless efforts! Marc Kimball, Newton, MA |
| #120 | Thanks, Theo! You did a wonderful job and show maturity and talent far beyond your age. Good luck in whatever you choose to do next. -Jeff, Brookline MA |
| #119 | Theo your press conference should've been more WWF and less CNN. Either way thanks. |
| #118 | Theo....now you can enjoy some vodka tonics with Lombo! =) You the man |
| #117 | Theo, thanks for leading the organization to its first World Championship in my lifetime. I'm sad you are leaving, but you know what's best for you and the Boston Red Sox. -Liam Dunfey, lifetime Sox fan and J.P. native |
| #116 | Thank you! -Jesse |
| #115 | Theo, I appreciate everything you have done for this town. The day you resigned as general manager of the Boston Red Sox was a very sad and dark day in Red Sox history. We will miss you!!!!!!!!!! Michael, Smithfield Rhode Island |
| #114 | Many questions left unanswered (understandably). Thank you for a bringing a World Series back to Boston [Adam - Los Angeles] |
| #113 | Theo, Best of luck with whatever you decide to do in the future. It appears to be limitless based on the last three years of work on your resume. Please don't go over to the dark side and again best of luck. |
| #112 | Theo- RedSox Nation will never forget! Thanks for everything. Hopefully, we will see you again someday. Sarah, Falmouth, MA |
| #111 | I just wanted to thank you ... no judgement or strings attached. Thank You Doug Worcester, MA |
| #110 | Thank you for your contributions to the Red Sox organization and fans, you will be missed! Alicia Plymouth, MA |
| #109 | Have a great vacation, have fun realxing, you deserve it |
| #108 | ok...ah..ummm.. So, why are you leaving again??? |
| #107 | have fun now.. !! |
| #106 | Very Simply----THANKS THEO!!!!!!!! Jeff B. Randolph, Ma. |
| #105 | Good luck Theo.........Would you like me to kick John Meterperel's ass for you or would you rather give him a dope slap yourself. Steve - Boston, Ma. |
| #104 | You helped us get the ring! Good luck in whatever you decide to do. Your always a Sox fan and one of us!!!! Bob, Norwell |
| #103 | Hey Theo.. we all knew what really happened, they moved like turtles and shouldn't have assumed you'd ever leave. Dave |
| #102 | Thank you Theo for leaving the Red Sox. I am a diehard Dodgers fan who grew up in Boston, and would absolutely love if you were the GM in L.A.. I know McCourt is an idiot, but you will get your autonomy there. Please, please, please go to L.A. You'll love it!! |
| #101 | You did a terrific job, bringing us a World Championship with intelligence, dignity and class, and we wish you had stayed. Thanks for the last three years and good luck with your future endeavors. -Michael |
| #100 | Theo, you will always be a hero in these parts. Do what you want to do. |
| #99 | I still will ask the one word question not asked so simply......WHY???????? |
| #98 | Theo, My sincerest wishes for the very best in the future. Thank you for pouring your heart and soul into out beloved Red Sox. Dave Stoneham, MA |
| #97 | Thanks for everything and good luck with whatever in next. Everyone in Sec 36 will always be greatful for the World Series that you brought to Boston and Red Sox Nation. You will never have to pay for a meal/beer in this town again. Thanks and good luck... |
| #95 | Theo - you will always be the champion. We will never, ever forget. Brian in the Sky |
| #93 | Theo, I have been a fan for over 40 years and not for only your baseball skills but mostly for your class and your honesty I will miss you very much. Marc from Easton,Ma Jgonick106@aol.com |
| #92 | Larry is a jerko face |
| #90 | Step back, smell the roses and sniff some of the joy you brought us in 2004 Jim- Pepperell |
| #89 | Theo, A sincere thank you for all you've done. I wish you'd reconsider, but if you don't then good luck and god bless. You will be missed. |
| #88 | Don't go Theo...Don't go!!! Make them buy you back. Chris....Roslindale, Ma. |
| #87 | Theo Thank you and good luck in the future whereever that may take you. Bob Avon Ma |
| #86 | Theo I admired your intence work ethic and how you left with no back stabbing to management. Please for RED SOX NATION do not I'll repeat do not work as a gm for anyone else. |
| #85 | Thanks Theo, the way you conduct business and represent yourself is very respectable. |
| #84 | That was the most cryptic press conference I have ever heard. Have you considered that future employers will be as baffled as us fans? Good luck, wish you were staying. |
| #83 | Come back soon! |
| #82 | Good Luck working in a new city. Hope they have the same budget... |
| #81 | Sad, sad day in Boston. Thanks for pouring your heart and soul into the team. Best wishes in your next endeavour. Paul, New York, NY |
| #80 | Thank you Theo! Come back soon! |
| #79 | Larry Lucchino is a pompous ass. Jack, North End |
| #78 | Theo- good for you! I'm sad, but I'll get over it. Good luck to you!! Diane, Watertown, MA |
| #77 | Thanks for a a useless press conference. - Dave in New York F*ckin City |
| #76 | Thanks Larry |
| #74 | Thanks you for giving you heart, soul and 110% of your life to the Boston RedSox the past 3 years. You have done what no one has done before you, and galvanized the hearts of RedSox Nation forever. We will miss you! I still don't know why you are leaving, but I, as well as RS Nation, will always welcome you back with open arm. THANK YOU THEO! - Sam, Quincy, MA. |
| #73 | theo, you NEVER should have signed rentAwreck and you know it, you better find a way to get cabrera back here or ELSE!!!! -john seat, manch-vegas, NH |
| #72 | Come back as an owner someday...and bang my sister while you're at it because she incessantly speaks about you and it'll probaby make her less bitchy. -Goggles, SOTSG, MA. |
| #71 | Theo, thank you for everything you did for our great organization. This team, has lost a large piece of it's soul with your departure. I'm very saddened that we don't have you guiding our ship to another championship. Please, please think long and hard before you go elsewhere, and maybe even COME BACK TO THE SOX!! |
| #70 | THEO must grow like a wild flower in a dessert! |
| #69 | Thanks, yo. -Harmster |
| #68 | You are as much a hero in this town as Manny, Pedro, Schill and Ortiz. -Simon, Cambridge |
| #67 | You are my idol. Clearly none of us understand why you're leaving, frankly, we can't think of any good reason, but we're expecting you to come back. |
| #66 | thanx |
| #65 | Larry you are the antichrist and henry is hannibal lector |
| #64 | You made our dreams come true! Thank you. |
| #63 | I cannot imagine a happier moment then October 27th 2004. For that, I thank you. I am sadden to see you go. |
| #62 | PLEASE DON'T LEAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE LOST A BROTHER, A FRIEND. PLEASE WAKE US UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| #60 | Theo - You're eloquent, poised and wise beyond your years. Miss you already. - Lisa, Brighton |
| #59 | DUDE!!! DON'T GO!!! PLEASE DON'T GO!!! COMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEE BBBBBAAAAACCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| #58 | Theo, please come back. We need you. Also, please don't leave a curse behind, I don't want to wait 86 years to win another one. -Katie, Waltham |
| #57 | Theo - big tears on this day. We hardly knew ye, and we collectively mourn your loss. Gunkie in Cambridge. |
| #56 | I jusy heard the bs press conference. I don't get it. Why did you leave?? |
| #55 | Thank you and wish you the best! |
| #54 | Thanks Theo....when will you announce your new 5 year deal with the Red Sox? I say its within a week. DannyBoy |
| #53 | Thank you and best wishes. Fan1, nahant, ma. |
| #50 | Lucchino sucks! |
| #49 | theo, thank you for everything you did. best wishes. -mike |
| #45 | The evil empire will prosper again. Thanks Larry!! Woo Hoo! |
| #44 | It just doesnt seem to make sense why you left. You changed a region and a team. Your tireless efforts have brought a championship to Boston, and you are revered by the fans of RSN. Theo, would it be possible to convince you to return? Boston needs you Theo, you will never find love like this again. Please. Theo. Reconsider. |
| #43 | come back now!!!! |
| #42 | Theo- Why? Would you ever come back? Boston needs you. Come back. Please. |
| #40 | WE LOVE YOU THEO!!!!! YOU GOTTA STAY ! YOU CANT GO!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!! CHRISSY & TAMMY |
| #39 | Thank you for your efforts, and thank you for allowing me to witness the greatest moment in Red Sox history. You are a special person, and a special part of Boston history. Best of Luck! T.N.- Framingham |
| #38 | Theo. Thanks for all the hard work. You know it's appreciated by all of RSN. It kills me that you're leaving to be honest but the bottom line is you have to do what is best for you and I totally respect that. You will always be rememberd as the man that put the peices together and gave us Sox fans our long awaited championship. Beers will always be on us, anytime. Best of luck to you! E.B. - Rutland MA |
| #37 | Theo, OUR Theo, words cannot express how much we'll miss you. But you know what? I think you did what is best for you, and that's the right approach to this thing called life. Best of everything, and THANKS. |
| #36 | Does anyone this we're gonna do a GM swap with the Dodgers? I live in LA, and have been a life long Sox fan. Theo, please come to LA. The Dodgers need you so badly. - Chris, LA. |
| #35 | Theo, I am at work right now, and in a weird way you have made me realize that even if a job appears to be glorious, if the atmosphere is not one of support and mutual respect, then maybe the job isnt worth it. I am not going to quit because of your lead, but it is making me look at the work place in a different light. You are a man worthy of respect, and integrity is something that seems to fit you well. Good luck Theo. Thanks for the Championship! T in Boston |
| #34 | Thep- Maybe you could take a job with the Bruins!! They need you buddy! Seriously though, thanks for busting your ass for the Red Sox! you rule! Steve, Worcester |
| #33 | When you came to the Red Sox you changed a town, a team and a curse. You made grown men cry and young girls pay attention to a sport they never understood. Thank you for helping my family get closer together, for teaching my children to love the sport of baseball, and for changing history as we know it. Thank you Theo. Thank you. Michael- Boston |
| #32 | Theo, you changed the way I looked at Baseball, you changed the way I looked at the Red Sox, you changed the way I looked at Boston. I am a yankee fan, but in the interest of fair competition, I wish you would stay. Good Luck. Bob, CT |
| #31 | It is the integrity with which one conducts business that says more about him than any other measure. Theo, by this measure you are the greatest business man who ever graced the red sox organization. You will always have my respect, you will always have my admiration, and you will always have the love of Red Sox Nation. Thank you! Sam H, Boston |
| #30 | Yankees Rule!!!!!!!!!! |
| #29 | The thing that made you irreplaceable in our hearts is the same thing that made it necessary for you to leave: integrity. Thank you for all you've done, and thank you for remaining true to yourself. Our team might be in trouble for a while without you, and for the moment some of us have trouble supporting it for the same reasons you left. My hope is that these things will pass in the next few years, and the team will be worthy of your love again sometime in the near future. In the meantime, please know that we love you, and loathe the things which have made you leave. <a href="http://rebsportspage.blogspot.com/">reb</a>, Newtown, CT |
| #28 | Theo- you allowed me to walk around CT with pride. Yankee fans have nothing on us now, and you did it with integrity and honor. You will be missed. Thanks Theo! Timmy, Hartford. |
| #27 | Theo, Theo, Theo....Say it aint so....Stay, Stay stay!!!!!!!!! Tim, Boston. |
| #26 | You made a grown man cry Theo. Thank you for allowing me to share a special moment with my 84 year old father. Thank you. Scott, Boston |
| #25 | Say it aint so. Stay Theo. You did more for this region than any other GM in the history of Red Sox baseball. Please. Stay. Fred Tellman, wilimington |
| #23 | Thank you for bringing a city, a nation, to tears of joy. Boston never had it so good. - Josh, formerly of Somerville |
| #22 | Say it aint so. Stay Theo. You did more for this region than any other GM in the history of Red Sox baseball. Please. Stay. Fred Tellman, wilimington |
| #21 | Theo, dude, you ruled. Thank you. Can't we all just get along? Stay Theo!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!! Rick, Boston |
| #20 | You helped us beat the yanks, you helped us win the ring. We will miss you Theo. Any chance you can stay????? Thank you !! Sally, Boston |
| #19 | Reverse the Curse of Larry! Bring back Theo!! We love you Theo!!! You made us proud!!!! Caitlyn, weston, MA |
| #18 | Never before have we been so moved by a GM. Theo, you touched the red sox nation, and it wont be the same without you. Thank you Theo. ANy chance you would reconsider??? Bill, Falmouth, MA |
| #17 | Juuuuust when you thought things had changed. Now this shit. Damnit! Theo come back! |
| #16 | I support you 100% Theo- why stay if they are going to not give you the freedom you deserve? You earned it Theo, thank you for bringing us the Championship. Kate, Boston |
| #15 | Thank you Theo for all your work. We miss you already. You helped us become champions, you helped us reverse the curse, you helped us gain respect. Thank you Theo! |
| #14 | Theo- if there is any way you would consider staying, to work it out with Larry, we would support any decision you make Stay Theo. Stay. Please. Ellen, Taunton, MA |
| #13 | Thanks Theo for a job well done. Good luck in the future. Michael Ferrone, Oak Bluffs, MA |
| #12 | 86 years and you turned it around. Thank you. From my family, from my town, my state, Thank You! We will never be the same as Red Sox fans, and we appreciate all you did to make that so! Kevin, Arlington, MA |
| #10 | Thank you Theo. Thank you for helping us become a Red Sox Nation with pride. Thank you. John, Boston, MA |
| #9 | You can't go Theo. You helped bring my family together, our 3 kids are now sox fans with a pride never felt before. Thank you for your work, your efforts, and your integrity. Won't you reconsider? Adam, Revere, MA |
| #8 | You changed Red Sox history, and you changed the way we look at the Red Sox. Thank you Theo. Mary, Boston, MA |
| #7 | Please dont go. You changed the tide in Boston for the first time in 86 years. Please... Bill- Hyannis, MA |
| #6 | The emotions I felt on the day you left were almost as real as the ones I felt when we won the Championship. Best of luck, Boston loves you, and we miss you already. Chisty, Dedham, MA |
| #5 | Thank You. Thank You. Thank You. You helped make a 40 year dream come true. We were blessed to have you in our organization, and the city will miss you more than you can imagine. Thank you. - John, Boston, MA |
| #4 | You become a member of our Red Sox family, and I now feel like we are losing a huge part of our family. Best of Luck on your new ventures, and if there is anyway to reconsider, we would be honored to have you back! Shirley, Framingham, MA |
| #3 | Theo, thank you for bringing me together with my son in one of the happiest moments of our lives. That summer my son turned 12, and it is a summer he will never forget! Thank you for all your work! Boston will miss you more than you can imagine. Sam, Allston, MA |
| #2 | Thank you for all your efforts, your tireless work, your zeal for the game, and the success your brought to our team. You have changed Boston forever. -Phil, Hudson, MA |
| #1 | I can't believe this is happening. Why? Theo we need you. -Chris Salem, NH |
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