Red Sox stars blast manager Bobby Valentine in heated July meeting with ownership

[Yavin4]

Boston Red Sox players blasted manager Bobby Valentine to owners John Henry and Larry Lucchino during a heated meeting called after a text message was sent by a group of frustrated players to the team and ownership in late July, three sources familiar with the meeting told Yahoo! Sports.

Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia were among the most vocal in the meeting, in which some players stated flatly they no longer wanted to play for Valentine, the sources said. The tenor of the 2 p.m. meeting at The Palace hotel in New York turned ugly almost immediately, according to the sources, whom Yahoo! Sports granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about internal matters.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bobby-valentine-red-sox-mutiny-text-dustin-pedroia-larry-lucchino-john-henry-adrian-gonzalez-.html


Maybe the Red Sox should get their own reality show.

[bluedigger]

1. They aren't a very likable bunch.

I miss Wake and Tek...

[El Supremo]

2. I miss Millar, Damon and Manny.

"Are You Gonna Cowboy Up or Just Lay There and Bleed?"

[hughee99]

3. While I hate to see this sort of thing...

I'm glad Lucchino was there. Valentine was his choice. I don't think he was even on (current GM) Cherington's list. Sadly, I think Lucchino might let this go on another year rather than admit his mistake.