Thoughts On Bobby Valentine, From Those Familiar - Over the Monster

Red Sox fans are generally dismayed by the hiring of Bobby Valentine, largely due to his unenlightened on-air persona on ESPN. However, a cursory look through the NY Times archive turns up plenty of evidence that Valentine knows more than he lets on.

6 months ago Eric Simon 5 comments 1 recs |

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It's weird

All my friends who are Red Sox fans are really excited about the hire. I don’t know anything about that Sox blog, but I do know I would hate to be judged based on the comments on Metsblog.

Glad to have Bobby V back in the game.

by Bieser's Balk on Nov 30, 2011 11:01 AM EST reply actions

That site is really confirming Boston fan stereotypes

It’s like they can’t get enough of the wailing and the rending of garments. But I thought SB Nation blogs were the smart ones?

by SuperT on Nov 30, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

Smarter than he lets on? I think so

I still like him and think it’s a great move for Boston… despite that awful “ESPN persona”. He’s crazy . . . crazy like a fox.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. "

– Tug McGraw when asked about his preference for grass or astroturf

by Terry_is_God on Nov 30, 2011 1:25 PM EST reply actions

I hope Bobby brings all his quirky defensive plays.

I always loved having the first basemen screen the runner instead of the traditional bag cover.

by FrancoTAU on Nov 30, 2011 9:57 PM EST reply actions

The outrage in Boston over the hire stunned me

I had no idea where it was coming from. I saw a comment on that article along the lines of “thanks, this was great and informative, but i still think it’s a bad hire”. With no elaboration. It seems like people are just determined to hate him no matter what.

by Joamiq on Dec 1, 2011 4:59 PM EST reply actions