Francona gets contract extension through 2008

[Johnny_RedSox]

I am very happy that Francona will be around for a few more years.

 

interesting article, but Theo summed it up great when he said:

 

General manager Theo Epstein called Francona "a mainstay of the organization" whose ability to communicate, ignore criticism and create a loose clubhouse atmosphere is important in Boston with its passionate fans and pervasive media.

 

"He's been everything that we hoped for," Epstein said, "and more, because we think he's really grown on the job and grown into the role of being the manager of the Boston Red Sox, as opposed to being a major league manager, very well and very quickly."

 

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AtLLYdwT3x0faEHnHPILHdk5nYcB?slug=ap-redsox-francona&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

 

always good to have some championship stability in the club house!

[RedSoxRooter]

Good for him. He's not perfect, but I think he earned it.

[mtbykr]

Congrats Tito, glad to see you will be sticking around a little longer! Now fill up those fingers with rings!:thumbsup:

[Cityofchampions33]

Yeah, he done good, he deserves it.

[GhostofMalzone]

Congratulations Tito, You deserved it.

[foul ball]

Thats Good One Of Favs.

[Rosey]

Good news for the team. I like Tito and I'm glad he'll be around longer.

 

GO SOX

[BoSox21]

he's not great, I still haven't forgiven him for game 7 of the '04 ALCS but you can't argue with his results