Red Sox fire Bobby Valentine

flyguy1609 · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 2117 Location: New Jersey

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8461424/boston-red-sox-fire-manager-bobby-valentine-one-season

Can't say we didn't see it coming.. hopefully there next manager will be a bit better.

PatsPwn · Joined: 14 Mar 2007 Posts: 5617

A great start to the offseason.
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Remixxxxxxx · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject:

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Swift21 · Joined: 20 Oct 2011 Posts: 930 Location: SF

please don't return to Sunday night baseball.
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1BackInBlackFan · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject:

Gee what a shock that it didn't work out. Anyone who has even remotely heard of Valentine knew that was a terrible hire with all the baggage and drama that came with him. Not sure what the Red Sox were thinking in the first place. This was a disaster from the start that ended the way everyone expected.
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Dr. Philly · Joined: 02 Nov 2009 Posts: 30389

Didn't expect that at all.
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green24 · Joined: 10 Apr 2010 Posts: 37317 Location: taking a care

Bobby Valentine was a great manager with the Mets. He was not able to cut with the veteran Red Sox. He would be a great manager for a young team.
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#JDI
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flyguy1609 · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 2117 Location: New Jersey

i heard the red sox used like 56 diff players? and had 27 on the dl or so. so i mean it totally wasn't bobby's fault it just was never a good fit from the begining.

Purple-Pride07 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 17274 Location: Right Behind You

If the Red Sox became the sacrificial lamb necessary in order to rid baseball fans of Bobby Valentine from Sunday Night Baseball, than it's going to be hard to knock Boston. Near as I figure, the Sox have done us all a great service.
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nagahide13 · Joined: 25 Apr 2008 Posts: 10756 Location: Stumptown

If anyone thinks the Sox' mediocrity falls solely on Bobby V's head... Take a look at the trades the team has made since Theo has been gone. It's... surprising. Granted, Bobby certainly didn't help matters... but he certainly wasn't the main factor in their lack of success.
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keysersoze3421 · Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 24850

The Sox obviously wouldn't have been good enough to get into the postseason or anything had they had a different manager, but it's hard not to think this whole season would have been a different story. Valentine lost the players early on, or maybe he never had their respect to begin with. It seems like there was an incident with every player and Bobby at some point during the season. The Sox look to be pursuing John Farrell fairly rigorously.
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