Bobby Valentine - Absolutely not. The guy's name creeps up whenever there's a managerial opening, no matter where it is. Yet, he's still jobless. And didn't he get fired twice in Japan?
Joe Torre - A good idea if you're trying to stick it to the Yankees. But think about this. Didn't Torre and the Yankees basically do the same thing? He lost the clubhouse and management brought in no nonsense Joe Girardi who, as much as I think he's a total douche, has gotten the job done in New York. Plus, Torre is 71, he'd be here for 3 years, 4 at the very most. I personally would like to see a little more stability than that.
Tony Pena - No way. Yeah, he managed a mediocre at best Royals team to a plus .500 record, but how many Crawfords or Lackeys are there in Kansas City? What's to say he won't be able to handle the job here in Boston?
Dennis Eckersley - Sounds like a good idea, but think about it. Do you really want to see a rookie manager thrown into this kind of fire? Either take him on as pitching coach or have him manage down on the farm for a couple years and then promote him.
Rhyne Sandberg - Sorry, I'm a kid and I've never heard of him. No comment.
Joe Maddon - Do you really think that Tampa is going to just give a rival team their manager? As much as I'd love to see Maddon on the bench for the Sox next year, he's gonna be in Tampa for a while.
Jason Varitek - Assuming he doesn't come back and play for one, why would you hire him as manager? I'm pretty sure he was part of that little buddy-buddy group of Lackey, Beckett, Lester. Tek is a great guy and will make a great manager one day, but he is not what the team should be looking for.
What the team needs is someone who isn't gonna put up with all the bullshit that went on this year and someone who will unify the clubhouse. I won't name names, because I'm not gonna sit here and play armchair GM and say "Hey let's sign this guy!" I'm gonna give the facts. When you have a stupid ass high school-esque clique of Beckett, Lester, Lackey, and Varitek and Jacoby Ellsbury only being able to confide in Jed Lowrie because there is no team feel or, hell, even a family feel like there should be in a clubhouse, there's a major problem. The team can't have situations like Youkilis who spent the entire year ripping on Ellsbury for "not toughing out" his broken ribs last year, and you can't have cliques. And you sure as hell can't have guys loafing around boozing it up in the clubhouse during the game because they aren't going to pitch that day. When you have a NESN analyst saying that the players treated the clubhouse like a spa, there's a big problem. They need a manager who is going to do all those things and, most importantly, make them utilize the great strength and conditioning coach they have. The amount of injuries was absurd, and most of them were ones that could easily be avoided if the players had actually taken care of themselves. If they can find a manager like that, they might actually have a good season next year.
Joe Torre - A good idea if you're trying to stick it to the Yankees. But think about this. Didn't Torre and the Yankees basically do the same thing? He lost the clubhouse and management brought in no nonsense Joe Girardi who, as much as I think he's a total douche, has gotten the job done in New York. Plus, Torre is 71, he'd be here for 3 years, 4 at the very most. I personally would like to see a little more stability than that.
Tony Pena - No way. Yeah, he managed a mediocre at best Royals team to a plus .500 record, but how many Crawfords or Lackeys are there in Kansas City? What's to say he won't be able to handle the job here in Boston?
Dennis Eckersley - Sounds like a good idea, but think about it. Do you really want to see a rookie manager thrown into this kind of fire? Either take him on as pitching coach or have him manage down on the farm for a couple years and then promote him.
Rhyne Sandberg - Sorry, I'm a kid and I've never heard of him. No comment.
Joe Maddon - Do you really think that Tampa is going to just give a rival team their manager? As much as I'd love to see Maddon on the bench for the Sox next year, he's gonna be in Tampa for a while.
Jason Varitek - Assuming he doesn't come back and play for one, why would you hire him as manager? I'm pretty sure he was part of that little buddy-buddy group of Lackey, Beckett, Lester. Tek is a great guy and will make a great manager one day, but he is not what the team should be looking for.
What the team needs is someone who isn't gonna put up with all the bullshit that went on this year and someone who will unify the clubhouse. I won't name names, because I'm not gonna sit here and play armchair GM and say "Hey let's sign this guy!" I'm gonna give the facts. When you have a stupid ass high school-esque clique of Beckett, Lester, Lackey, and Varitek and Jacoby Ellsbury only being able to confide in Jed Lowrie because there is no team feel or, hell, even a family feel like there should be in a clubhouse, there's a major problem. The team can't have situations like Youkilis who spent the entire year ripping on Ellsbury for "not toughing out" his broken ribs last year, and you can't have cliques. And you sure as hell can't have guys loafing around boozing it up in the clubhouse during the game because they aren't going to pitch that day. When you have a NESN analyst saying that the players treated the clubhouse like a spa, there's a big problem. They need a manager who is going to do all those things and, most importantly, make them utilize the great strength and conditioning coach they have. The amount of injuries was absurd, and most of them were ones that could easily be avoided if the players had actually taken care of themselves. If they can find a manager like that, they might actually have a good season next year.
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