Bobby Valentine, who presided over one of the worst seasons in Red Sox history, was fired Thursday.
The Red Sox moved swiftly after ending their season Wednesday night, telling Valentine that he would not return for the second year of his contract to manage the team.
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John Farrell, just what the Red Sox need: a failed manager elsewhere whom the players know, like and will be able to run roughshod over.
If they give the job to Bogar, I hope he washes the blood off his hands before shaking on a deal.
How anti climactic. We all knew this would be the outcome from the beginning of spring training. Good Luck with Farrel. He just about as bad a season with Toronto as BV had here in Boston. Yikes.
Bobby V cannot be blamed for the season. There was no direct involvement of the owners, there was a general manager in his first year, and much dissension on the club from the prior year. Then compound that with the injuries and totally lackluster pitching, and you have a last place team. As a longtime fan and supporter (since 1959) there is always a lot going on in Red Sox nation.
I know he was dealt a bad hand , with the coaches in place , the injuries , and the continued lackluster performance of his players ... all true .. BUT ... boy did this guy seem to jump at the chance to create or enhance controversy or what ? I sincerely question whether he took this all seriously , the job, the team .. HIMSELF ... bizarre answers to questions , that led to speculation and confusion seemed to rule the day with this guy. I am still trying to decipher his answer when asked about Posednik batting third . Was he telling us that he had no idea that he was batting third ? Was he asking us if we thought it a good move and should he not be hitting third.... HUH ? Who is pitching tomorrow Bobby ? Reply : Why does that even matter ? .. ok ..right , how could anyone imply that he has "checked out"?
Yes , he had a ton of bad luck but this guy acted like a clown since day one , and I never knew if even HE believed what he was saying ...
Even beyond all that incredibly odd behavior for a manager ... his baseball moves, or lack thereof were as equally puzzling ... too numerous to mention - although I am sure we will read all about them in the days to come ... Chad Finn - and others I am sure will recall some of the lowlights of the season - and I am sure Bobby's baseball genius reputation will take a big hit ...
I am sure he is great guy when you are sitting down having a beer with him, but a very odd choice they made making him manager here ... he did after all have a reputation for exactly what we got. Give him his props I guess .. he stayed true to his nature.
Management thought Terry wouild do the trick but they fired him too. Then they fire Bobby Valentine. Is firing the manager the answer? Actually, it would make more sense to keep him on, having learned from his mistakes, whatever they may have been. But what were they? No information on that in the article. What about the injury factor? How can you win when so many players are disabled? To me, that is the main and only answer to the problem and no manager, even a god, unless he uses his magical powers, can control the injury factor. And if there was a problem with the pitching coaches, is that Bobby's fault? I will miss his Dunkin Donuts commercials. He's a good actor. MGM, call him.
Clean house starting at the top. How does Lucchino keep his job?