Re: Nomo coverage

["Mountain Wireless" <mountainwireless@skow.net>]

Actually, I got the impression from something Jason Varitek said in an
interview that Nomo communicates fairly well with his teammates (and, I
assume, the coaching staff), but I can understand him not wanting to conduct
an interview in a language he has not yet mastered. I mean, I can speak
enough Spanish to make those familiar with the language understand what I
want and vice versa, but I ain't gonna be applying for a job at Telemundo
anytime soon!

-J.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Billings" <dib9@gwi.net>
To: "Mountain Wireless" <mountainwireless@skow.net>;
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>; "Donna Halper"
<dlh@donnahalper.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: Nomo coverage


> The interpreter is the assistant trainer of the Pawtucket Red Sox.  He was
> asked to travel with the team for the first few weeks of the season to
help
> Nomo and Ohka.  I got the impression that he would not be with the team
all
> year, which seems pretty weird.  I would think the team would want an
> interpreter to help the manager and coaches communicate effectively with
> their players.  The media is only a secondary consideration.  I would also
> think the team would pay for English language classes during the season
for
> any players who do not speak the language.  The team will certainly
function
> better and be more cohesive if everyone can communicate.  It is weird to
me
> that Nomo, who has played in the major leagues in the U.S. for six years,
> does not speak English.  I understand that some immigrants do not have
> access to the resources necessary to learn English, but that is certainly
no
> the case with a major league baseball player.  I would also think more
> coaches would try to learn Spanish because of the large number of Spanish
> speaking players in organized baseball.
>
> -- Dan Billings, Bowdoinham, Maine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mountain Wireless" <mountainwireless@skow.net>
> To: <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>; "Donna Halper"
> <dlh@donnahalper.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 1:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Nomo coverage
>
>
> > Actually, the interpreter used for WEEI's post game coverage likely does
> > travel with the team. I don't recall his name, but I believe he was
> > introduced as an assistant trainer or something like that.
>
>