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OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:44 pm
by darth_federer
Terry Francona and the Red Sox agreed that he will not return as manager, the team announced on Friday.
Francona met with owner John Henry, chairman Tom Werner, team president Larry Lucchino, general manager Theo Epstein and assistant GM Ben Cherington on Friday at Fenway Park. He left and then returned.
Epstein initially put out a statement saying all sides wanted to think about the meeting and no announcement was forthcoming, but then a statement came out in the evening in which Francona indicated it was his decision to move on.
"I've always maintained that it is not only the right, but the obligation, of ownership to have the right person doing this job," he said. "I told them that out of my enormous respect for this organization and the people in it, they may need to find a different voice to lead the team.
"In my eight seasons as manager of the Boston Red Sox, I have developed a tremendous appreciation for Red Sox Nation. This is a special place with some of the most knowledgeable and passionate fans in all of baseball. They packed Fenway Park for every game and because of them, I had a special sense of pride coming to work every day."
The team portion of the release said that Red Sox brass agreed with Francona.
"During the meeting, Tito, Theo and Ben agreed that the Red Sox would benefit from an improved clubhouse culture and higher standards in several areas," the statement said. "Tito said that after eight years here he was frustrated by his difficulty making an impact with the players, that a different voice was needed, and that it was time for him to move on. After taking time to reflect on Tito's sentiments, we agreed that it was best for the Red Sox not to exercise the option years on his contract."
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/i ... two-titlesHe wont be out of a job for long...
Re: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:20 pm
by Randle McMurphy
Farrell for Francona, get 'er done.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 12:16 am
by Nolan
What a stupid move by the Sox.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 12:20 am
by Michael Bradley
Damn, I wish we kept Cito for one more year. Then AA could have done the manager search this off-season, and Francona would have been a no brainer. Oh well.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 12:25 am
by JoeyBats
Nolan wrote:What a stupid move by the Sox.
I agree, i feel like the their pitching coach should have been fired.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 12:41 am
by Wo1verine
Someone had to be the scapegoat after that collapse. It looks as though he'll end up in Chicago with either the Sox or Cubs
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 12:48 am
by JoeyBats
RaptorsInsider1 wrote:Someone had to be the scapegoat after that collapse. It looks as though he'll end up in Chicago with either the Sox or Cubs
Cubs. LOL. He's the curse breaker !
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 1:23 am
by Nolan
JoeyBats wrote:Nolan wrote:What a stupid move by the Sox.
I agree, i feel like the their pitching coach should have been fired.
Epstein should of been canned for spending 225 million on Crawford and Lackey.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 2:49 am
by Homer Jay
Should have been Epstein. He built that pitching staff. Although Bard crapping the bed, as well as Dice-k and Bucholz missing so much, was unexpected, I don't think: Beckett being injured, Lackey blowing up, and Wheeler sucking were either.
His deadline deals were for hurting players too! Jackson and Bedard barely played! He trades for Bruce Chen or even one of the fire sale Mets starters would have probably got them into the playoffs.
Anyway a lot of GMs pissed away money this year. the #3 through #9 payrolls missed the playoffs.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 6:20 am
by SharoneWright
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBfYQOSSPqc[/youtube]
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 7:33 pm
by Raps in 4
And the drama continues. That team is going to miss the playoffs again next season.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 8:13 pm
by rarefind
going to get worse in boston before it gets better.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sat Oct 1, 2011 9:03 pm
by number15
Too bad for John Farrel.... he would have been the leading candidate
in Boston all the sudden.
Re: OT: Terry Francona out in Boston
Posted: Sun Oct 2, 2011 2:24 am
by Parataxis
number15 wrote:Too bad for John Farrel.... he would have been the leading candidate
in Boston all the sudden.
I'd be okay with AA letting him out of his contract - provided we can sign Francona...