In 1964, in the first issue of National review after the Goldwater loss, they summed up the election results in ONE word:
"arrrrghhh"
That's about how I feel..
After the Red Sox score was posted, I was sort of glad that the Rays won, because there was no way that the Sawx were gonna win a one-game playoff..so might as well end it now..
To be honest, Ken, my husband and I were "happy" that the Rays put the Sox out of their misery. I couldn't take anymore. I agree, there's no way the Sox would win vs. the Rays - at the Trop - in a one-game playoff.
Earthquake in Red Sox Nation this morning... WEEI radio reporting that Red Sox Manager Terry Francona will be sent packing.
**Francona's firing is NOT confirmed yet as I type this.**
Francona, his bench coach DeMarlo Hale, and Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner all left Fenway Park in separate cars just before noon today. They wouldn't talk to the media.
My knee-jerk reaction: This is awfully severe, perhaps GM Theo Epstein should be the one to step down. However... there are multiple reports that there was severe dysfunction in the 2011 Red Sox club house... Francona's job is to keep that under control, and it sounds like he didn't do that. Local news reports as of 1:00pm ET stating it's not official yet that Francona is out.
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