NomarFachix Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Francona will ask the Red Sox to decline his option years, reports Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. A Major League source tells Van Schouwen that Francona "has had his fill of the whole thing" in Boston and wishes to leave. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/09/red-sox-francona-expected-to-part-ways-tomorrow.html Sheesh. Always thought Tito was a cool guy, and a good manager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 If he his, I will for sure take him on the Braves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/09/red-sox-francona-expected-to-part-ways-tomorrow.html Sheesh. Always thought Tito was a cool guy, and a good manager.Somebody has to be the fall guy, just like Torre was in 07. That's how it is with those two teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lone Granger Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Would love to have him on the Cubs as well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teletopez Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I was shocked to see just about every Sox fan in agreement that they want Francona gone. I was always under the impression that they credited much of their success to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Terrible. Oh well, some team (White Sox?) just got lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) This is where the recent success of Boston sports and the entitlement of many Boston sports fans comes into play. Every since the Patriots won their first Super Bowl, anything less than a championship for any of the Boston sports teams is deemed a complete failure. Granted, the objective is to win a championship, losing isn't always a complete and utter failure like some Boston fans make it seem. He helped lead the Red Sox to two World Series championships, and suffered from the team having injuries to the pitching staff this year. It's not his fault somebody likes to give J.D. Drew a massive contract. It's not his fault that Carl Crawford absolutely sucked this season. Francona should share some of the blame, but at the end of the day, the onus falls on the players. This is dumb, dumb, dumb. Reading the Patriots message board recently, there are people questioning Belichick and his football intelligence lately. It's becoming absolutely absurd and unbearable at times with people around here. I want to see Boston teams win as much as any other Boston sports fan, but I'm not going to put the blame all on one guy. This would be like firing Belichick after the Patriots lost to the Giants, or firing Claude Julien after the Bruins blew a 3-0 series lead against the Flyers two years ago. Oh, and the next season, after that historic collapse (sound familiar Red Sox?) they won the Stanley Cup, and are in a great position this year. Again, I love Boston sports teams, but many Boston sports fans always have to blame someone, and it's usually one scapegoat. This time it's Francona, which is absolutely dumb. It was a total organizational collapse, and most of the blame should fall on the players and management. They didn't win a World Series for nearly a century, and win two in the past ten years with the same manager, and are now ready to let him go........ Edited September 30, 2011 by EastCoastNiner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Good post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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