Bitter Pill
Tito Gives Red Sox Brass a Taste of Their Own Medicine
"They come in with all these ideas about baseball, but I don't think they love baseball. I think they like baseball. It's revenue, and I know that's their right and their interest because they're owners ... and they're good owners. But they don't love the game. It's still more of a toy or a hobby for them. It's not their blood. They're going to come in and out of baseball. It's different for me. Baseball is my life." -- Terry Francona, throwing his book at the Red Sox
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served in Hard Cover:
SI.com: Francona Airs Dirty Laundry on the Boston NESN Sox
Liverpool Chairman Chimes In, But This Might Be a Job for Larry Lucchino
No Surprise: Francona Won't Be Throwing Any Clubhouse Clowns Under the Bus
Well-Rested Sox? Not When There Are NESN Night Games to Play on Getaway Day
This Just In: Henry, Werner Thrilled to Be Making Headlines Again
There's Hate, There's Extreme Hate, And Then There's the Way
Tito and Theo Feel About Red Sox Ownership
"They told us we didn't have any marketable players, that we needed some sizzle. We need some sexy guys. Talk about the tail wagging the dog. This is like an absurdist comedy. We'd become too big. It was the farthest thing removed from what we set out to be." -- Theo Epstein gets a few shots in for good measure
Daily Mail: 'Liverpool Owners Berated for Only Caring About Sex Symbols'
"If this is how they thought of one of their own national sports, then their relationship with football may not be any more appealing to Liverpudlians." -- Criticism comes in from across the pond
What Women Want
Dustin 'Bringing Sexy Back' Pedroia ... Now With Less Hair
Bronze Plaques and Commemorative Displays Not Enough for the Women of Fenway
Red Sox Third Baseman Adrian Beltre: .321/.359/.561, 28 HRs, 49 Doubles, 102 RBIs ... Not Sexy Enough!
Red Sox Nation Has Nothing to Worry About, The 2013 Team Is Not Sexy At All.
Sincerely, Ben Cherington
"Women are definitely more drawn to the 'soap opera' and 'reality-TV' aspects of the game ... They are interested in good-looking stars and sex symbols." -- The Red Sox $100,000 focus group, that cost them $300 million in mistakes, reveals the secrets to increase NESN ratings
If Only Jose Iglesias Could Hit
And If Werner Wants Sexy, Why Is This Guy Playing in Philly?
