Francona, Red Sox, expected to part
From the article, I'm not sure if this is a done deal. From the outside looking in he looks like someone I'd like to see manage the Reds. The point's moot anyway.
Francona, Red Sox, expected to part
From the article, I'm not sure if this is a done deal. From the outside looking in he looks like someone I'd like to see manage the Reds. The point's moot anyway.
Last edited by tixe; 09-30-2011 at 01:05 AM.
Jesus... that is just a silly move if that is true. He is one of the best managers in the game. Who ever gets him will get a really good baseball man.
There are conflicting reports. The most believable one I've seen says he's not being fired. Rather, he's tired of dealing with all the crap and will ask them not to pick up his 2012 & 2013 options.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
"We're happy with what we have."
Without Dusty, who'd plug Paul Yawnish into the lineup every other day?
Wow, I thought Francona was firmly entrenched in Boston for years to come.
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
Reminds me of when the Reds fired Sparky. Complete over-reaction to not winning the division, although this one does include an epic collapse.
I could see the Cubs and Cards battling after him.
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
This is in line with what I've heard as well. He did have a storied career as a utility infielder in Cincinnati...
I'd take him and Youk in 2013.
Go BLUE!!!
Yeah, Francona is the worst pitcher I've ever seen down the stretch..... no, wait.
Francona didn't choke. His pitching did.
We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost effective ~ Kurt Vonnegut
If he's out of there, I hope Walt offers him a special assistant gig. It would be terrific for the Reds to have a manager-in-waiting on the payroll that we could actually clamor to have as the manager.
/r/reds
Gonna cost a lot.
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