Happy Trails Tito

[sk7326]

A sendoff for someone who might be best manager in the history of TWO franchises.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...red-sox-retire

[moonslav59]

He did not deserve the treatment he got when leaving the Sox.

Enjoy your retirement, Tito!

[mvp 78]

He did not deserve the treatment he got when leaving the Sox.

Enjoy your retirement, Tito!

A black mark on this ownership group for sure.

[Bellhorn04]

Happy trails Terry. Stay healthy.

[mvp 78]

During the 2004 Duck Boat parade, I was most excited when I saw Tito. I don't know why, but I cheered the loudest for him. Probably because of Grady Little?

[notin]

During the 2004 Duck Boat parade, I was most excited when I saw Tito. I don't know why, but I cheered the loudest for him. Probably because of Grady Little?

You were so much younger back then where you actually blamed Grady Little

[mvp 78]

You were so much younger back then where you actually blamed Grady Little

I'm still young at heart. Fuck Grady Little.

[sk7326]

I am old enough to remember him as Michael Jordan's manager at Birmingham.

[mvp 78]

I am old enough to remember how great he looked in an Expos uni.

[sk7326]

i think i had an old baseball card with him from his cubs tour

[notin]

I'm still young at heart. Fuck Grady Little.

I can’t blame Grady.

That bullpen was horrific that year. I get wanting and needing to squeeze as much Pedro as you can out of the guy…

[moonslav59]

I can’t blame Grady.

That bullpen was horrific that year. I get wanting and needing to squeeze as much Pedro as you can out of the guy…

I can't blame Grady, and never did.

Pedro out of gas is still better than almost anyone else.

[sk7326]

I can’t blame Grady.

That bullpen was horrific that year. I get wanting and needing to squeeze as much Pedro as you can out of the guy…

I can see that - but Scott Williamson was very good in the postseason up to that point. And Grady had a lot of wiggle room with a 3 run lead.

[moonslav59]

I can see that - but Scott Williamson was very good in the postseason up to that point. And Grady had a lot of wiggle room with a 3 run lead.

There were certainly reasons to pull Pedro, but to me it was Pedro freaking Martinez, and we lost on a bloop hit.

I know all the talk on Pedro thinking his day was over. I get it.

We'll never know what might have happened had they yanked Pedro. We know what happened leaving him in.

[mvp 78]

I can’t blame Grady.

That bullpen was horrific that year. I get wanting and needing to squeeze as much Pedro as you can out of the guy…

Embree, Lowe, Timlin, Arroyo and Williamson all were pitching great out of the pen that postseason. You're misremembering how good that pen was at the time.