Theo's Resignation & Seaver Trade I

As to the 1st Resignation of Red Sox GM, Theodore Epstein:

If one remembers Larry Lucchino, he had a friend in the media named Dan Shaughnessy, working the Sports Section of The Boston Globe(Part of the NY Times Company & 17% Owner of The Boston Red Sox);

Lucchino fed uncomplimentary things to Dan Shaughnessy about Theo Epstein;
It caused for tension & Theo's Resignation;

OK, as I do come, ORIGINALLY from Brooklyn, NY, there was a Somewhat-Similar Situation here, involving an Owner of a MLB Team & a Newspaper Sportswriter;

In 1975, Mrs Joan Whitney Payson, the 1st Female to own a Major League Baseball Club, that Team called the NY Mets(Metropolitan Baseball Club Inc), passed away;

The Team's Chairman of The Board, one M. Donald Grant & Owner of 15% of the Team, assumed more day to day control of the team, as Joan's Widower, Charles Shipman Payson & his Daughters;

Grant thought he knew EVERYTHING(Sort of like Larry Lucchino & Tim Mc Carver{Tim & Buck, basically mailed in Saturday's Mets-Skanks Game On FOX, getting everything wrong as is usually the case-don't get me started on that subject});

Grant, with all the Accuracy of Tim Mc Carver & Joe Buck(Bwahahahaha), underestimated his knowledge of running a Baseball Team;
Running Elite Players off the Team, may lead to a major decrease in attendance @ your games, as NY is not Montreal;

But, Grant went & turned Shea Stadium into Olympic Stadium, Attendance-Wise, as popular slugger, Rusty Staub, who had 105 RBIs in 1975, was dealt to Detroit for a Very-Faded Mickey Lolich;

I am seeing the Logic here, as Rusty would look for a better contract, so by getting a Washed Up Lolich, Grant wouldn't have to spend any money;

& Shea Stadium started to look more like a Ghost Town, being nicknamed "Grant's Tomb";

The Last Straw was in 1977, when the Pitcher, dubbed "The Franchise" by Joan Whitney Payson, The Legendary George Thomas "Tom" Seaver(HOF 1993-Mets Cap & All), was dealt away for 2 Minor-Leaguers & The NL Rookie of The Year, Pat Zachry(Who would become Kevin Brown's Precursor by punching out a water cooler @ Shea Stadium, for giving up a Record Tying Hit to a certain Pete Rose);

This involved Grant, & NY Daily News(Tribune Co.) Sports Writer & Mets Beat Reporter Dick Young(Passed Away in 1987 as a Writer for News Corp's NY Post);

"Tom Terrific", another name for "The Franchise", thought that he was worth more than Nolan Ryan, the Great Fast Baller of that time, as well as one who did NOT prosper by pitching in the NY Market(Ryan);
Ryan prospered in Smaller Markets, whereas Seaver did 2 WS in the NYC Market, so Seaver could back it up & thought to be worth more than Ryan;

Grant utilised Mr Young as something of a Press Flack, & Young wrote Uncomplimentary Stories about Seaver, eventually causing strain on Seaver & The Trade on Thursday, June 15th, 1977(The Midnight Massacre), is still a Stain on the Mets History;

The Conflict Of Interest Involving The Grant Mets & Dick Young, here, was that Young's Son In Law, Thornton Geary, was employed by The Mets Radio-TV Department(Broadcast Operations); Some of the Papers, were having a field day with that one;

& Mets Crowds disappeared;
When Seaver pitched for the Reds @ Shea in 1977, Shea Stadium rocked for Seaver, as the fans showed their disapproval for Grant & Company;

Theo & Seaver Got rocked by Media Hacks, because of Owners, who thought they knew better;

NEVER MESS with The Fans-EVER.