Indians hire Terry Francona as manager

[Mamba Mentality]

CLEVELAND -- Terry Francona was hired Saturday as manager of the Cleveland Indians.

Francona, who won two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox, will take over a team that collapsed in the second half this season after a promising first four months.

The 53-year-old will be introduced as Cleveland's 42nd manager during a Monday news conference at Progressive Field, the Indians said in a statement.

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[Da Schwab]

It should be interesting to see how Tito can manage a small market team with pretty much no star power. He didn't do much when he was with Philly as a low level team and he inherited a Sawx team in '04 that was in pretty great shape.