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Is Bobby Valentine mentally deficient?

  • what a great hire by the Sox. How could most casual observers of the game KNOW this was a bad hire and they could have NO clue? wtf...........

    PS........Mike Lupica is on 'the sports reporters' blaming Epstein for everything lmao...........

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by AASpartan on 4/22/2012 at 9:08 AM

    spartyon1

  • He will be fired and it will further cover up the fact that only theo seemed to know: the redsox aren't a very good team.

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    Dr Leo Spaceman

  • Dr Leo Spaceman said...

    He will be fired and it will further cover up the fact that only theo seemed to know: the redsox aren't a very good team.

    double post: hell, I'm going to leave it as I sincerely believe it to be true.........lol

    spartyon1

  • Lol and he drives a chevy volt.

    Jahlil Suggs

  • Their team isn't very good. The pitching sucks and after the first 4 hitters their lineup doesn't scare anyone.

    WBill19542 ●

  • Bobby Valentine is well ahead of schedule on his plan to turn the Boston Red Sox into the New York Mets.

    * Stolen from Bill Simmons

    Always Smooth.

    Jim Shorts

  • Nitro Biscuits said...

    Didn't they interview Gene Lamont like twice?

    ... that's not a good sign

    Yea. People blow through Lamonts signs anyway.

    This post was edited by Rogue Leader on 4/22/2012 at 9:43 AM

    "Losing Benenoch is a mortal blow from which this program can't recover"-T-Pain

    Rogue Leader

  • Bobby V hasn't done a very good job managing them but most of these issues could be seen from a mile away. Cherington's move this season were nothing less than atrocious. Just as an example, the Red Sox somehow went from having two competent shortstops to Mike Aviles (good hitter but butcher of an outfielder) just so they could have Mark Melancon. Their bullpen signings and trades were terrible on paper and are being proven right. Bard should never have been taken out of the pen (always struggled out of the rotation in the minors). Like I said Bobby V hasn't been great but I hope Boston fires him and ignores the real issues.

    sprtnbrn ●

  • Theo is responsible for much of the mess that was left. The rest is Larry Lucchino's problem. Ben Charrington is Larry's puppet and doesn't have any real power.

    Theo's "moneyball" philosophy landed them John Lackey, Carl Crawford, Daisuke, Julio Lugo and JD Drew. Theo got really lucky on the Nomar trade and the Dave Roberts for Henri Stanley trade. If it weren't for the Yankees absolute incompetance in 04 Theo's legend wouldn't be so great.

    The Beckett for Hanley trade (with WS MVP Mike Lowell throw in as a salary dump) helped them out in 07 so he got that right.

    Oh, yeah, Bobby V was a horrible choice and everyone hates him but the Three Wise Men.

    This post was edited by Big John Studd on 4/22/2012 at 12:16 PM

    Big John Studd

  • It's Valentine's fault that the bullpen gave up back to back 7 run innings yesterday?

    88MPH ●

  • So glad my cubbies stole epstein from that arrogant franxhise. Redsox fans are just like yankee fans, arrogant and annoying

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    CalvinsJohnson8

  • Big John Studd said...

    Theo is responsible for much of the mess that was left. The rest is Larry Lucchino's problem. Ben Charrington is Larry's puppet and doesn't have any real power.

    Theo's "moneyball" philosophy landed them John Lackey, Carl Crawford, Daisuke, Julio Lugo and JD Drew. Theo got really lucky on the Nomar trade and the Dave Roberts for Henri Stanley trade. If it weren't for the Yankees absolute incompetance in 04 Theo's legend wouldn't be so great.

    The Beckett for Hanley trade (with WS MVP Mike Lowell throw in as a salary dump) helped them out in 07 so he got that right.

    Oh, yeah, Bobby V was a horrible choice and everyone hates him but the Three Wise Men.

    You got part of it right. After 2007 Theo got away from what was working and started signing some horrible contracts in Lugo, Lackey and Crawford.

    Lucky is making this into a gigantic mess. He planted the slam piece on Tito in the press, overruled Ben to get Weasel Valentine and together they have made some horrible moves in constructing the roster including the Scutaro trade, signing Punto, Padilla, etc.

    Valentine throwing Youkilis under the bus was awful and many of his on field decisions are terrible. Ellsbury and Bailey getting hurt in odd manners certainly didn't help matters either.

    As a Sox fan I'm truly disgusted right now with everything that has happened nice the collapse in September which was due in large part to injuries and horrible play by crap fringe players. Hit the full panic button with no reason. Now it's a huge mess. I hope thy gt the embarrassment of losing 100 this year. The ownership and Valentine deserve that embarrassment.

    Posting member of tRCMB since 1997. It is ALWAYS a great day to be a Spartan!!!!

    Raytooth Morgan

  • Nitro Biscuits said...

    Cub's fans: Cool with losing

    Not for long...hes doing everything right so far. Hes building up our farm system which has been terrible over the last decade. He got rizzo, and drafted jackson. He made somme pretty solid deals too and knows we have no chance of winning in the next couple years so hes letting the old guys play out so far until the young bloods like rizzo, castro, jackson, vitters continue to develop and hit their prime. Now if only he could get someone to take sorianos contract that the tribune co. left us

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  • Calvin'sJohnson said...

    So glad my cubbies stole epstein from that arrogant franxhise. Redsox fans are just like yankee fans, arrogant and annoying

    Says the fan base who basically crucified a fan in public for reaching for a foul ball.............

    Larry Harrison

  • Larry Harrison said...

    Says the fan base who basically crucified a fan in public for reaching for a foul ball.............

    This x 1000

    Bartman is not the reason they lost that series

    TPain151807

  • He is playing the angles. He is actually very smart. Whom ever walked into Boston was a dead man walking. That team is over the hill and overpaid.

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    Spartan8Ball

  • Spartan8Ball said...

    He is playing the angles. He is actually very smart. Whom ever walked into Boston was a dead man walking. That team is over the hill and overpaid.

    Agreed. They basically wanted someone who didn't mind not having any real power. Bobby V wanted to work again so here he is.

    Maybe now Bobby will get his wish and Bard will go into the bullpen.

    Big John Studd

  • Big John Studd said...

    Agreed. They basically wanted someone who didn't mind not having any real power. Bobby V wanted to work again so here he is.

    Maybe now Bobby will get his wish and Bard will go into the bullpen.

    I'm sure he'll make the argument that he has no choice. Bard has been meh as a starter while the bullpen has been nothing short of a disaster.

    sprtnbrn ●

  • Larry Harrison said...

    Says the fan base who basically crucified a fan in public for reaching for a foul ball.............

    All the real cubs fan know it wasnt bartman's fault. And they even apologized. But at that time emotions got the best of them at the time like buckner thing or jim joyce

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    CalvinsJohnson8

  • sprtnbrn said...

    I'm sure he'll make the argument that he has no choice. Bard has been meh as a starter while the bullpen has been nothing short of a disaster.

    Whatever it takes.

    Big John Studd

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