Oh those crazy Red Sox. LaRoche finally got me off the blogging schneid but John Farrell's been getting my goat with this whole reporter from CSNNE Jess Moran and the rumors that it was going on for years but just not reported on.
So here's my beef. Anyone watching the 2013 team could tell there was the proverbial lightning in a bottle present and accounted for. I can honestly say regular Joe Kerrigan could've managed that team and won the whole thing. He was clueless in National League parks, even failing to pinch hit for a relief pitcher in the World Series for goodness' sake! He had a long long way to go to hold Terry Francona's jock strap and, if the timeline is to be believed, instead of focusing on being the best manager he could be he was out chasing skirts. A married man and father it appears used his new found fame to forsake his family and get his dog on. Ok, I'm not being entirely fair. His marriage could've been on the rocks for years. I have no idea. But that doesn't excuse him getting with a local sports reporter. Take it outside the clubhouse son! It's a total distraction and just gives the players an excuse to misbehave. Anyone remember Panda using Instagram during a game for a little, well, you know. How about chicken and beer? We know how bad things can go when the manager looses the clubhouse. How can the manager have any clout with the players about focusing and proper behavior when he's doing what he's been doing? And they brought in notorious malcontent Hanley Ramirez and 'don't tell me not to be overweight' Pablo Panda Sandoval in the off-season and expected things to go well without a strong manager? The owners' should fire themselves for not knowing and/or not caring about what was going on as they road the scorched earth express to two consecutive last place seasons in 2014 and 2015.
So now Farrell is talking tough and holding at least Panda accountable? Good luck with that. They all know what you did. Can a manager loose the clubhouse and then not loose the clubhouse? The Red Sox are betting their 2016 season on it.
Until next time,
The SAHD
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