Just two days after suffering defeat and missing the playoffs the Boston Red Sox and manager Terry Francona decided to part ways. The red sox had a 9 game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays on September 3rd, and on Wednesday they suffered the largest blown lead in MLB history and missed the playoffs. Going into the season most baseball analyst had the red sox winning the World Series. They made two huge accusations in the off-season by signing Carl Crawford and trading for Adrian Gonzalez. Gonzalez for most of the season was putting up MVP type numbers. While on the other hand, Carl Crawford struggled the entire season and many red sox fans viewed him as an utter disappointment. The red sox did have their fair share of injuries. Their pitching staff was depleted by injuries and John Lackey’s inability to pitch two consistent games in a row all season. The red sox expectations at the beginning of the season were through the roof and when you don’t exceed those expectations you are going to see changes. The decision to let Francona go will not be the only change we see the red sox make this off-season. Full Story
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