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Former Red Sox Manager Terry Francona Takes Blame for Team's Late Season Collapse

Danny Groner — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:00:22 +0000

Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona spoke with Boston sports radio station WEEI on Wednesday, his first public comments since he parted ways with the team last week.

Francona, who guided the Red Sox to World Series victories in 2004 and 2007, said that after the team’s historic late-season skid he chose to leave.

The Yankees' Jorge Posada Benches Himself

Steve Kaplowitz — Sun, 15 May 2011 22:58:16 +0000

What does a manager do when an aging (39) veteran player is hitting only .165 after 6 weeks of the baseball season? For Yankees manager Joe Girardi, the answer was simple: move the player down to 9th in the batting order.

Do or Die???

Andy Lee — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:29:52 +0000

As comical as it sounds, are the 2011 Boston Red Sox facing a must win series in early April? The Sox made the biggest off season splash inking Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez to big contracts. Most experts and talking heads predicted them to win the AL East and the pennant, yet after the first week of the season they are still searching for their first win of the season.