You don't just fire a manager like francona w/o a replacment. There are not "hundreds" of minor league potential managers, I don't think Old Lou is looking to manage again (not that his last couple years with the Cubbies inspire much confidence anyway), and Bobby looks pretty content on Baseball Tonight. It's fine to say you want to get rid of a guy who really hasn't done a good job this season, but you have to have a replacement. This isn't the Pirates its the damn Red Sox they aren't going to hire some scrub to come in midseason and scrap all preseason expectations. Despite the slow start we are by no means out of the division race, if/(hope not) when we are THEN Francona will lose his job.
