Okay, so the regular season of Major League Baseball http://mlb.mlb.com/home has ended. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox led the league. I keep hearing sportscasters and announcers talk about how the manager, John Farrell has changed the culture of the Red Sox. And, I agree, he has. But he has not changed the quality of the team . The Boston Red Sox of 2011 and 2012 were as good a team as the Boston Red Sox of 2013. The Boston Red Sox of 2011, under manager Terry Francona http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball were as good as they could be. The Boston Red Sox under manager Bobby Valentine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Valentine stunk.
But I do not believe that was a true reflection of the team. I am sorry to say this, but I believe the performance of the Boston Red Sox in 2012 was a reflection of the poor managerial abilities of Bobby Valentine. I understand the sportscasters and announcers do not want to demean the man, but let's face it. He was not the man for the job in Boston. I do not blame him, he was hired to do a job, and I blame the people who hired him for the misfit.
I am glad that the Red Sox have a manager that more fits their style. But I am not sure that John Farrell is the star manager that he has been made out to be. I think that he is the right man for the job, but his team has made him look like a star manager!
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