"What does not change / is the will to change"
--Charles Olson, "The Kingfishers"

Friday, September 30, 2011

Francona's classy exit will help Red Sox move on

When the Mets collapsed late in the 2007 season, giving up a seven-game lead with 17 left, they talked about accountability but left manager Willie Randolph in place.

In Boston, Terry Francona steps up and takes responsibility. It probably is the first part of the cleanup, but it is a first step and it shows the Red Sox are serious about what just happened in a way that the Mets never were.

2 comments:

barking-iguana said...

I think Francona is a very good manager, but I also think a change will be beneficial for the team PROVIDED they get someoen who's not much worse than Francona.

Demitri said...

Yeah - its real hard to get past the taint on the team after one of these. Its no wonder the only ones left from 2007 are Wright and Reyes (I'll leave Pelfrey out of this, because he was a rookie and he is far more tormented by the voices in his head than the collapse.)