terry francona is manager of bosox

[smazza]

i am not a yankee fan.i am a giant fan

you really don't think espn/cnn reporters know more than me.

which reporters? please be specific?

this sports stuff is a not exact and is rather abstract and subjective. i don't think anyone can be an expert on this stuff

[Velcro]

well, i saw 3 reporters last night in one of those debates... Gammons was one (yes i know he's from boston, but he's one of the most objective people ever... he actually thinks the yankees are doing great this offseason) ... and the other two i recognized but their name eludes me.  Very well respected ex-players.  

I agree... no one can be an expert, but i'd take Peter Gammons word over biased fans.

[Velcro]

Stark, Gammons, Neyer, Donovan, Verducci

from Rob Neyer(ESPN)

The Yankees and the Red Sox are essentially playing a different game than all the other teams, and spending big money on great players who might be slightly more likely to get hurt is just a part of that different game.

from John Donovan (CNNSI)

Maybe it was just wishful thinking. I mean, really, even with increased revenue sharing and the payroll tax and all that, it's still the Yankees and the Red Sox (and maybe the Mets and L.A. Dodgers) and, back there in line, everybody else.

[smazza]

gammons over me?

[Velcro]

LOL...  I'll take your word on any law stuff... if that helps... as i know nothing about that... and i doubt Gammons does either.  ;D

[KnightsRule]

Steve

Francoa had a loser team that nobody in the world could have won with. For example, before Joe Torre managed the Red Sox he had a career managerial record of 894-1003 or .4712 winning pct.  Even worse was his first stint as a manager of mets for 6 years.  He was 286-420 for a paltry .4051 winning pct.  I personally think Torre is a great manager and thank heavens that somebody saw that or he would have never been given another shot after being a world class loser for the mets. He also sucked for the braves and cardinals. Wonder why the Yanks would hire a loser manager like that? Oh yeah cuz he is a good manager that had crappy teams to manae but once he got good players his true colors came out.  I will be waiting for your rebuttal counselor.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/torrejo01.shtml

[smazza]

torre was an announcer for years and a manager twice as long as francona

what hole did francona crawl from

the bosox are handing the keys to the ferrari to a teenager

francona will not even be able to handle the pressure of the big apple

you will see