Coming the day after a major league @ss-kicking by the Yankees - to win the AL East - was icing on the cake.
Posted on 10/04/2012 10:28:26 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox fired manager Bobby Valentine on Thursday after one season in which he failed to bring order to a clubhouse that disintegrated during the 2011 pennant race.
Valentine finished with a record of 69-93 on a team that was beset by injuries before management gave up on this season and traded some of its best players - and biggest salaries.
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What took them so long?
Valentine’s season went about like Obama’s debate.
Buh Bye!
Reporter: (in 1929) Hey, Babe, you make more than the President
Ruth: I had a better year.
Back to Japan!
That decision was a disaster from day-one. The person that signed off on his contract should be fired. Now they’ll have a few years to rebuild with a fresh start.
I lost money. I had September 1 on the under.
The Cubs will “stay the course” and embark upon “a rebuilding year”.
But you're so right. It was Valentine who didn't run out that ground ball. It was Valentine who came in in relief and gave up the walk-off home-run. It Valentine who missed signals, struck out 400 times, dropped an easy fly ball, got thrown out over-running a base, etc., etc., etc. Yeah, it's easy to see why Valentine lost the season for them. He should have been able to meld this crew of arrogant, contentious self-centered multi-millionaires. Yeh, I see it now!
And take Daisuke Matsuzaka with you!
I was surprised they hired him.
Don’t worry BoSox....”It Gets Better”....HA HA HA HA HA HA!
I agree that Valentine is being made a scapgoat. But after a season as bad as this one you gotta make some changes. From what I’m hearing (Pete Abraham) the office didn’t really like Valentine very much to start with. I think everybody is better off with him gone. Especially him.
Of course, I’m a Yankee fan :)
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