Bobby Valentines 12 Step Program

Bobby Valentine's 12 Step Program to Getting Fired

1. Increase the length of spring training workouts.
2. Dance like an idiot.
3. Ban beer in the clubhouse.
4. Get publicly flogged by the media.
5. Insist all players will ride buses to and from away spring training games.
6. Go back on your own bus rule with Beckett limo.
7. Call out Youkilis's effort.
8. Get thrown under the bus by Pedroia.
9. Create wrong lineup based on cell phone research.
10. Threaten radio host that he would punch him in the mouth.
11. Have your players call for a meeting/blast you with the ownership group.
12. Win 69 games.

Goodbye Daisuke Matsuzaka

Nearly 6 years ago I wrote this post and created this video welcoming Dice-K Daisuke Matsuzaka to the Red Sox.

Everyone knew at the time it was a bit of an expensive wager; now we know just how expensive a wager it was.

The Red Sox total bill for Daisuke Matsuzaka comes out to $881,282 per game pitched or $2,062,200 per win.
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) October 4, 2012

Wednesday October 3 2012 was Matsuzaka's last start as a Red Sox and it was your typical Dice-K start. 

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
D. Matsuzaka (L, 1-7)	2.1	6	5	5	1	2	2	1.71	8.28

 

Matsuzaka's final line with the Red Sox: 50 wins, 37 losses, 116 games started, 321 walks, and surprizingly an ERA of 4.52

Thanks for Nothing

YANKEES GET BAILED OUT

I went out there and blew it."--Andrew Bailey

Since September 8th Andrew Bailey has an 11.43 ERA, and by blowing the game last night he put a perfect cap on a ridiculously bad season for himself and his team.

The good people at ESPN BOSTON point out the hard to face stats involved with the Bailey trade.

The tally at the moment:

• Josh Reddick: 32 home runs, 84 RBIs
• Andrew Bailey: 6 saves, 7.04 ERA

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