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Photo: Terry Francona’s New Girlfriend Vanessa?

By KC Downey ⋅ February 20, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Terry Francona had a really rough month of September last year, which culminated in him losing his job as Red Sox manager and being subesequently turned down for the same job in St. Louis. After the Red Sox collpase, word got out that Francona’s 30-year marriage was on the rocks. He allegedly was spending most [...]

Terry Francona Joins ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, Baseball Tonight

By KC Downey ⋅ December 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona, who parted ways with the team after an epic collapse that knocked the Sox out of playoff contention, has found a new gig: ESPN baseball analyst. “I’m excited to join ESPN and to be able to talk about my passion for baseball with fans who love the game as [...]

Bobby Valentine Hiring Process Yet Another Misstep By Management

By Matt Goisman ⋅ November 30, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

WEEI Red Sox reporter Alex Speier reported Wednesday that Bobby Valentine’s hiring as the new manager flies in the face of an administrative promise made earlier in the off-season that the team would not go after a disciplinarian. While the report did not state who made the promise or to which player, a similar report [...]

Bobby Valentine to Manage Red Sox in 2012

By KC Downey ⋅ November 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Red Sox offered Bobby Valentine their managing job Tuesday while the 61-year-old was in Japan on personal business. Valentine immediately accepted, becoming the 45th manager in team history, according to ESPN’s Gordon Edes. Valentine is expected to be in Boston Wednesday afternoon, when the team will likely introduce him to the media. He previously [...]

Report: Dale Svuem Front-Runner to be Next Red Sox Manager

By KC Downey ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Former Red Sox third base coach Dale Svuem appears to be the favorite to replace Terry Francona as Red Sox manager, “rival executives” told FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal. Svuem was the third-base coach in 2004 and 2005, and while he is held in high regard by Red Sox GM Ben Cherington, his skills as a third [...]

Ex-Red Sox Strength Coach Dave Page Comments on Poor Conditioning

By Nick Bohlen ⋅ November 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

In an interview with WEEI on Friday, former Boston Red Sox strength and conditioning coach Dave Page revealed his perspective on this past season. Fired on Tuesday, Page shared his observations on the players’ late-season training regimen, the lack of support from the front office, the consumption of beer and fried chicken, and his feeling [...]

Don’t be Fooled by the Propaganda from Red Sox Ownership

By Josh Segal ⋅ October 14, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Beer, KFC, pill-popping, video games, fighting…sounds pretty fun. Unless you’re part of the professional baseball team that experienced the greatest collapse in Major League history–apparently that makes people a little upset. As has been highly reported, the Red Sox have imploded. Sweet. But the fact of the matter is that had the Red Sox had [...]

Did Francona’s Marriage Issues, Use of Painkillers Affect Job Performance?

By KC Downey ⋅ October 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Former Red Sox manager Terry Francona had a tumultuous eighth and final season with the Red Sox. His team was on pace in late August to win 100 games, but as we know, there was a lot of trouble in the Red Sox clubhouse. The fact that certain starting pitchers didn’t really care whether the [...]

Red Sox Erred in Firing Francona, Should Cut Epstein Loose

By Matt Goisman ⋅ October 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s too late to undo firing Terry Francona, a rash decision born from the kind of rabid bloodlust that few fanbases besides Boston’s are capable of. But if John Henry wants to cut out the true cause of the Red Sox’s historic collapse, he needs to go one level higher and axe Theo Epstein. Player [...]

The End of an Era: Terry Francona Out as Red Sox Manager

By Matthew Bond ⋅ September 30, 2011 ⋅ One comment

How did we get here? How did the best team ever not even qualify for October baseball? How did the team that loaded up in the offseason by signing Carl Crawford and trading for Adrian Gonzalez and was seen as the clear favorite in the American League finish third in its own division? How did team [...]

2011 Boston Red Sox: The Saddest Little Baseball Team

By Josh Segal ⋅ September 30, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments

At first I was angry. Then I gloated. Then I got sad. And now I’m just pissed. Let’s be honest, no one would have predicted this in March. No one would have thought the Red Sox would find themselves at a crossroad…again. In the press conference Thursday, a reporter asked about a roster overhaul. Didn’t [...]

Rays Rally and Red Sox Crumble to Complete Crushing September Collapse

By Brian Moller ⋅ September 29, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

Blame it on the rain. On a night that started out looking like everything could be forgotten. The Red Sox would make the playoffs and the collapse would be nothing but an after thought. The Rays were down 7-0 to the Yankees and the Red Sox were up on the Orioles. Unfortunately, the baseball gods [...]

Red Sox Continue Embarrassing Implosion in New York

By John ⋅ September 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Boston just can’t seem to get it together, and lost once more to start a doubleheader Sunday 6-2. And yet again, their opponent beat them down early, and as usual, the Yankees never let them back into the game. The omens started early, too, with Jacoby Ellsbury getting picked off in the 1st inning after [...]

Sputtering Red Sox Come Out Flat Against Jays, Lose Again

By Michael Ryan ⋅ September 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second straight night, the Red Sox faltered North of the border, dropping the series finale to the Blue Jays 7-4. Ricky Romero finally managed to beat Boston, surrendering 3 runs in 6.2 innings. All of those runs came late for the Red Sox as Romero had batters guessing for most of the night. [...]

Josh Beckett Hurt as Pitchers Duel Tips in Blue Jays’ Favor; Red Sox Lose 1-0

By John ⋅ September 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It was a real pitchers duel in Toronto on Monday, and it resulted in a 1-0 loss in 11 innings for the Red Sox. Both teams struggled all day against each other, and neither could get a break. Finally, with two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Brett Lawrie hit a deep homer to [...]

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