The Boston Blogger Hits the Road

Catching up with some old friends in some Cactus League action.

Valentine's 12 Step Program: Step 3

The 12 Steps to Valentine getting fired. Step 3: Ban beer in the clubhouse.
Bobby V had his own beer in Japan and now he bans it in his own house.

Valentine's 12 Step Program

Valentine's 12 Step Program to getting fired.
Step 2: Wear pink while trying to show off your dancing prowess.

Valentine's 12 Step Program: Step 1

It is my belief that Bobby Valentine's time as the Red Sox manager is finite and will end sooner rather than later. Here I will document the 12 (mis) steps Valentine has made on his road to unemployment.

Step 1: Increase the length of spring training work outs.

Drunken Red Sox Tweets

Is he trying to stir the pot, get his name in the news again, and sell some books? Or was he just intoxicated? Around midnight Monday evening, the long time washed up, 47 year old Jose Canseco tweeted out that he wants to try out for the Red Sox this spring. As if that wasn't ridiculos enough the stats that he sites in his tweet are wrong. Thanks to NESN.com for doing the legwork.

"Fenway 350 lifetime batting average 1 hr per every 9 at bats .I am ready to play for Boston give me a tryout."

Canseco's math is a bit off -- he's a career .312 hitter at Fenway, and has 48 home runs in 629 career at-bats in Boston (which equates to one home run per every 13 at-bats or so).

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