Sayonara, Bobby V.!

[SwampYankee]

I knew it was going to be bad. I just didn't know it would have been this bad!

Bobby Valentine Fired By Red Sox

It's too bad the ownership $h!t all over Francona during the process of making him the scapegoat for the beer & chicken (non-)story. I would have loved to have him back.

[alamostation]

As a diehard Yankee fan since 1962, I disliked Terry Francona with a passion. I had side-by-side pictures of him and Heinrich Himmler. The pictures I had were much more alike than the ones I posted.

Since Terry is no longer a Red Sux, I find him to be a very extremely knowledgeable, humorous and likeable. I hope he finds a job with a team that is not the Earthly embodiment of Satan.

I hope that the firing of Valentine will gloss over the fact that Boston's problems are higher up so they can suck for years to come.

[MS Fowler]

The way they played in that last series was awful. I figured they threw the series as revenge on Baltimore for knocking them out of post season play last year. Had they won a game or two against the Yankees, the O's might have fared better. But, we can't complain too much--first winning season in years and first post season appearance in 15 years. Getting past Texas in a one game "series" will be the hardest part.

[The Clk Man]

I think that Francona did a good job.

[Honus]

Originally Posted by alamostation

As a diehard Yankee fan since 1962, I disliked Terry Francona with a passion....

I've been a Yankees fan for only about 3 years less than you have, but I don't get how anyone could dislike Terry Francona. The Sox's run from about 2003 through 2010 or so was marked by a particularly solid set of citizens. They played smart and they played hard. Manny Ramirez was an exception to that rule, but his talent more than made up for his self-centered ways. I found it nauseating the way media fawned over his so-called eccentricity. They'd always say, "That's Manny being Manny." I never found him to be particularly funny. Instead of "Manny being Manny" I thought it was "Manny being an *******."

I was at Camden Yards last Saturday, cheering for the Sox to help the Yankees by beating the O's. Dustin Pedroia came up in the late innings with a chance to get the Sox back even. I enjoyed having him on my side for a change. He's a player and a half.

[MS Fowler]

Camden Yards is a great place to watch a ball game. Its also hard to believe that this ball park ( NOT stadium) that inspired so many newer ball parks is 20 years old. It still looks fresh and inviting.