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Found September 30, 2011 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Terry Francona spoke a lot in the last couple of days about how he couldn't get his team to play the way he wanted them to at the end of his tenure in Boston. One player he likely wasn't worrying was second baseman Dustin Pedroia. The fiery second baseman is a leader for Boston, and he's also close with his now ex-manager. Naturally, Pedroia was disappointed by the fact that it will no longer be Francona penciling his name in the lineup card every day next year. "It’s hard, man, with the way we played this year, but by no...
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3 Comments:
  • I realize that the Manager is the scapegoat when a situation like the Sox collapse, but really, did Francona pitch? Hit? Field? - the answer is absolutely NO!!! The problem with the Sox has been made painfully evident by yesterday's blowout of the Rangers by the Rays - PITCHING!!!! That is the Sox problem. Not hitting, not fielding, not the management - it was the lack of pitching, and if the Sox want to be a contender next year (and the following years), they had best get off their collective ---- and get some reliable, solid pitching. 'Nuf said
    by jimbpm   October 01, 2011   Reply   Options  
  • Agreed, with Beckett and Lester excepted. Wakefield is over the hill and only good for 4-5 innings. Lackey too erratic. Sox will need at least 2 good front-line pitchers next year to be competitive.
    That being said, Sox hitters need only look in the mirror to see another reason for their Sept. swoon. Lack of aggression was obvious in many of those losses.
    by normsw   October 02, 2011   Reply   Options  
  • Pedroia and Ellsbury can't carry this team on their backs, there's only two of them.
    by normsw   October 02, 2011   Reply   Options  
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