Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 05, 2008
Unhappy Groundskeeper

A fired Fenway groundskeeper writes an open letter to Larry Lucchino:

It isn't about food, or getting yelled at for the littlest things. It's about the lack of respect that the Red Sox have for some of its "unimportant" workers. I hope this level of treatment is limited to the grounds crew; I would hate to think it permeates more of the organization and is indicative of an overall cultural program. I would hate that if it were true.

I think that you and senior management need to take a hard look at the treatment of its grounds crew. An organization is only as stable as its bottom rung, and things aren't working too well for you on the bottom rung right now.

I have no idea if his story is true or not. We'll see if the Red Sox respond.


Posted by David Pinto at 08:41 AM | Management | TrackBack (0)
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Writing an open letter on the internet is probably not the best way to get things done. If he is speaking the truth, he probably has grounds to sue the Red Sox. I'd bet that would work far better to get the attention of Lucchino, get the organizational problems solved, and probably get a little compensation in his pocket as well.

Posted by: Mike at November 5, 2008 09:56 AM

I know a few people who work security at Fenway and I've never heard anyone complain about the treatment there - the other way around. I know or have known a few people who work for the food vendor and they seemed to like it as much as anyone likes a food service job. Supposedly one reason they didn't pursue Orlando Cabrera was his treatment of the 'little people'.

Posted by: Bandit at November 5, 2008 01:16 PM
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