Red Sox Manager
It's fair to criticize him for leaving Pedro Martinez in during the 8th inning of Game 7, but Grady Little deserved much better than to be fired for losing that game to the Yankees. The Red Sox have a superb offense but inconsistent pitching, yet they finished the season strong and with the Yankees about to lose Roger Clemens, David Wells and possibly Andy Pettite, the Bosox may be favored to win the AL East next season. Little deserved a chance to lead them in 2004.
One of the names mentioned as a possible replacement is former Mets manager Bobby Valentine. Hiring Bobby V would be a wise move. Valentine is a great baseball mind, is hungry for his first World Series title, and during most of his reign, the Mets overachieved. Valentine never got the credit he deserved for making players such as Benny Agbayani, Todd Pratt and Rick Reed into key contributors.
posted on 10/27/2003
