Red Sox release Scott Schoeneweis on one year anniversary of his wife's death

[nickagneta]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/the-red-sox-designate-scott-schoeneweis-for-assignment.html.php

As the article states, every day is a bad day for everybody but are you telling me they couldn't have handled this a little bit differently? I understand that business is business but this I think is classless. The guy's wife overdosed on drugs a year ago today and died and on the one year anniversary of that the Sox designated him for assignment and kick him off the team.

I expect better from my sports teams. I probably shouldn't.

[colincb]

No, you should.

[Roy Hobbs]

Well, they told him last night, the night before the anniversary.  I'm all for compassion, but devil's advocate, should the Sox potentially lose games by keeping him around longer than they feel is necessary, due to a rough day in his personal life?

[nickagneta]

Well, they told him last night, the night before the anniversary.  I'm all for compassion, but devil's advocate, should the Sox potentially lose games by keeping him around longer than they feel is necessary, due to a rough day in his personal life?

Losing games? Because having Angel Sanchez at shortstop for the next few days is going to mean the difference between winning ans losing rather than having Bill Hall there?

[CelticsWhat35]

There are a lot worse things in life than being waived from a Major League Baseball team.  If anything, the Red Sox picked a good time to do it.  He needs to be with his family more than he needs to be with a baseball team on this anniversary.

[Roy Hobbs]

Well, they told him last night, the night before the anniversary.  I'm all for compassion, but devil's advocate, should the Sox potentially lose games by keeping him around longer than they feel is necessary, due to a rough day in his personal life?

Losing games? Because having Angel Sanchez at shortstop for the next few days is going to mean the difference between winning ans losing rather than having Bill Hall there?

What if it does?  I can't hate on an organization that's trying to gain every edge possible in winning games.

I mean, when would have been an appropriate time to let SS know?  The night before the anniversary is off limits, meaning the anniversary was, too.  Would the day after have been?  Or two nights later?

Ultimately, if the player is cool with it, I don't think it's a big deal.

[nickagneta]

Well, they told him last night, the night before the anniversary.  I'm all for compassion, but devil's advocate, should the Sox potentially lose games by keeping him around longer than they feel is necessary, due to a rough day in his personal life?

Losing games? Because having Angel Sanchez at shortstop for the next few days is going to mean the difference between winning ans losing rather than having Bill Hall there?

What if it does?  I can't hate on an organization that's trying to gain every edge possible in winning games.

I mean, when would have been an appropriate time to let SS know?  The night before the anniversary is off limits, meaning the anniversary was, too.  Would the day after have been?  Or two nights later?

Ultimately, if the player is cool with it, I don't think it's a big deal.

I guess.

Like I said above business is business and what had to be done had to be done. If Schoeneweis is cool with it, and apparently he is, then no big deal but I still think it's kind of heartless and could have waited a week.

[CDawg834]

Well, they told him last night, the night before the anniversary.  I'm all for compassion, but devil's advocate, should the Sox potentially lose games by keeping him around longer than they feel is necessary, due to a rough day in his personal life?

Losing games? Because having Angel Sanchez at shortstop for the next few days is going to mean the difference between winning ans losing rather than having Bill Hall there?

With Scutaro out, they had to make a move.  If you start Bill Hall, and don't call upSanchez, who is your backup SS/2B in an emergency/injury/pinch-hit situation?  The timing's awful for SS, obviously, but they had to make a move and he was the one who need to be moved to make room.  A terrible coincidence, but a move that needed to be made.  It would be entirely different if this was done out of spite, or some other motive other than needing the roster spot, then one could argue the heartlessness of it.  Just bad timing, but they really didn't have any other options.

[Redz]

so, it they do this the day before, or the day after, it's ok?

He's been a scrub reliever who has not shown that he's worthy of a roster spot.  It's not like they're spitting on his wife's grave.

[xmuscularghandix]

Guy sucks. His wife has nothing to do with this.

[Tai]

This article is trying to play on everyone's hearts. I'd consider the writer more classless to mention this just happens to be the anniversary of his wife's passing than the Red Sox cutting him on said day.

I mean, really?

[MBz]

This article is trying to play on everyone's hearts. I'd consider the writer more classless to mention this just happens to be the anniversary of his wife's passing than the Red Sox cutting him on said day.

I mean, really?

I agree.  It's not like they are cutting him because this is the anniversary of his wife's death.  They're cutting him because he hasn't pitched well and they needed to add a middle infielder.

[Jon]

Not necessarily defending the Sox, but to put things in perspective, there are probably thousands (if not millions of people) each year who lose their job on tough days.  Most are not nearly as well off as Schoeneweis.  So while it sucks, I don't think I'm going to lose any sleep over it.