One thing’s for sure – wherever Bobby Valentine goes, noise is sure to follow. After all, Valentine is a complex guy. He’s known as an incredible in-game strategist who isn’t afraid to stray from the status quo. He’s generally as good at handling certain players as he is at losing others. He can be as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Terry Francona’
Putting new Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine into perspective
Posted in 2011-2012 Offseason, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Bobby Valentine, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, Red Sox Managers Search, tagged Benny Agbayani, Bill Bilichick, Bobby Valentine, Claude Julien, Derek Bell, Jay Payton, Joe Torre, New England Patriots, Red Sox, Red Sox manager, Terry Francona, Yankees on November 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Processing the Red Sox post-collapse week
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Uncategorized, tagged Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, New Red Sox GM, Red Sox chemistry, Red Sox clubhouse, Red Sox collapse, Red Sox firing, Red Sox pitchers, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein to Cubs on October 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After a completely absurd day in Red Sox Nation, I feel like I’m sitting here with far more questions than I have answers. This might be a little all over the place, but I’ll try my best. The more I read these stories, the more things just don’t add up. The Red Sox collapsed. When [...]
Red Sox News & Notes, Tuesday 10/11
Posted in Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Will Middlebrooks, tagged Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Kevin Youkilis, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein, Will MIddlebrooks on October 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Pretty quiet on all fronts minus some speculation and other random musings: SI’s Jon Heyman wrote that most baseball executives expect Theo Epstein to stay in Boston as GM. Of course Buster Olney, inventor of this story and persistent turd, won’t let it go, fanning the flames with this quote that appeared in a story [...]
Terry Francona, Red Sox part ways
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boston Red Sox, Red Sox manager, Terry Francona, Terry Francona fired on September 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
6:30pm The Red Sox have announced that they will not pick up Terry Francona’s options for next year. He’s officially out as manager of the Boston Red Sox. Well, Jerry Remy broke this down a heck of a lot better than I could at this point. Sad to see him go, but it was obvious [...]
Why it might be time to say goodbye to Terry Francona
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona, Uncategorized, tagged Boston Red Sox, Francona fired, Red Sox manager, Terry Francona, Tito Francona fired on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As hard a pill as it may be to swallow, it appears as if the time has come for the Boston Red Sox organization and manager Terry Francona to part ways. And before you get started, no, this isn’t because the Red Sox need a body to throw on the fire the wake of this [...]
