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What gets me it seems he has a bunch of HAS-BEENS, Losing 10 games so Wakefield can get his 200th win, that doesn't make sense, also has -beens have baggage, injuries! He now is running on a shoe string. His pitching coach seems to leave the pitchers in to long, even when their arm goes Dead. Why is it, that there is so many, so-called injuries, when back in the old days you never heard of a injury. Is the ball harder, are players weaker, are they on to many drugs, doesn't make sense. Leo Durocher would say to his players," I don't give a damn how you get on base, just get on it!

We have a ship without a rudder. NICE GUYS FINISH LAST By Leo Durocher. Terry should read that book. Leo was one of the long time managers, winning a World Series for the Dodgers and the N.Y. Giants. This is a great book along with his other book. The Dodgers and Me. Both of these books are written the way he talked. In these books you can see whats wrong in the way Terry manages the Red Soxs! Both of these books are on Amazon.com, as new and used, both 5 star rated One big problem is there are no players know how to bunt, which breaks up the double play also It may also be a good idea to use bunting as a way to disrupt a pitcher that is in a groove or is simply overpowering the hitters. The threat of the bunt changes the thinking of the pitcher in much the same way that a baserunner who is a threat to steal can. If a pitcher thinks a bunt is coming he becomes concerned with getting off the mound to field the ball and loses some concentration on pitch location. Bunting on a hot pitcher can change the rhythm of the pitcher and the flow of the game. Nice guys finish last!

What does Francona have against Bunting? Bunting un-nerves Pitchers, prevents Double plays, gets rallys going. Bases loaded nobody out, do a drag bunt, shake that pitcher up. This idea of swinging up at every ball, for the long ball, is stupid, swing level and flat to at least get on. Red Soxs, might beat Pittsburgh to the cellar this year. Francona better Wake-up!