Sun Times -- If the White Sox have designs on making Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona their successor to Ozzie Guillen, one important door has been opened.
Francona has had enough of his eroding Boston experience, a major-league source said, and will ask the club not to exercise the option on his contract.
“He has had his fill of the whole thing,’’ the source told the Sun-Times.
Francona, who guided the Red Sox to two World Series championships, decided it was time to cut ties before the Red Sox’ September collapse came to its horrifying conclusion Wednesday night. His contract has options worth $4.25 million for 2012 and $4.5 for 2013, more than double what Guillen was paid this season.
Francona, 52, would have options, of course, including possibly the Cubs or Cardinals. And whether he is the top guy on Sox general manager Ken Williams’ and chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s wish list is not known.
So after failing to make the playoffs for the second year in a row it appears the skipper wants to jump ship. I've never been the biggest Francona fan, probably because I always thought he was to laid back. He always struck me as like the "cool" dad that would rather be buddies with his kids than be a father. In previous years the chemistry worked because players wanted to play for him and veteran leadership held players accountable. The Pedroia/Francona relationship may be funny, it might be a great reality show, but the constant joking and playing games always annoyed me because I thought there is no way in hell Dustin fears Tito. From the get go this team never looked like a team. Everyone looked like they were their own Red Sock instead of being a part of the Red Sox. If that makes sense? Basically a lot of me not we. With the direction this team is going with a lot of talented, spoon fed, all star type players you need a manager that kicks his players ass and gets them to play everyday. Ive been watching sports my whole life and I have never seen a team that whines and makes excuses be succesful and its the coaches job to keep those thoughts out of the players heads. This team has a lot of talent, a lot of potential, and I thought this season was no fluke. It was an attitude and identity problem. A team gets its attitude and identity from the coach, so I think this team needs a makeover. Thank you for the rings, but its time to grab your bucket of bubble gum and move on to a new team where you can be the cool dad that plays games with them and lets them stay up late.
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