Bobby Valentine - he gone

[thomas35forever]

Saw the message watching the Rangers-A's game on MLB Network.

[ChiSoxFann]

Who didn't see that coming? The Red Sox offseason will be interesting just like ours.

[Soxman219]

That ends a wild year in Boston.

[DSpivack]

Doing it now so they can go after Blue Jays manager John Farrell before the playoffs start, supposedly.

[RKMeibalane]

Not at all surprising. Now, we wait for Guillen's firing.

Edit: Valentine Says Coaches Undermined Him (http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/8457986/bobby-valentine-says-coaches-undermined-boston-red-sox)

[aryzner]

This seems like a candidate for the most obvious manager dismissal of all time.

[sox1970]

It was a stupid hire in the first place.

[palehozenychicty]

As we know, it was a mistake from day one. I think in the right environment, he can still be a good manager. Perhaps a younger, less established team needing the personality and instruction.

[tstrike2000]

Boston gets what they deserve. One of the worst mangerial hires of the last several years.

[samurai_sox]

Maybe he should try South Korea this time.

[sox1970]

Red Sox go 7-20 the last 27 games for the 2nd year in a row.

[DSpivack]

Maybe he should try South Korea this time.

He had plenty of success in Japan.

[bunkaroo]

Maybe the Red Sox should give Ozzie a try.

[JasonFrasor54]

Maybe the Red Sox should give Ozzie a try.

:rolling: That would be a whole lot of fun.

[Irishsox1]

Valentine was a horrible hire, yet they beat us pretty badly this year. Ugh!

[BigKlu59]

Bobby V on the street cap in hand... I guess he didnt fit in the melodrama in Beantown. Fish out of water, or stinky fish to begin with?

BK59

[DSpivack]

http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=136232

[Zakath]

Valentine did something that hadn't happened in Boston since 1965 - lose more than 90 games.

[palehozenychicty]

They had to do it. But that team is bad at the moment. The Orioles stole their mojo. Look at the schedule.

[#1swisher]

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Candidates to replace Bobby V as @RedSox (https://twitter.com/RedSox) manager (according to Terry Francona): John Farrell, DeMarlo Hale, Brad Mills, & Tim Bogar.