It still hurts folks so I’m not ready to talk about what transpired just yet. And now that someone has poured some salt in the wound in regards to the news that Terry Francona may be out as skipper of the Boston Red Sox, it hurts even more.
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Report: Francona Out as Red Sox Manager [SOX & Dawgs]
Why Francona Deserves To Stay [SOX & Dawgs]
Better things to dwell on [Boston Globe]
Sox collapse brings a cold dose of reality to young fans [Boston Globe]
Post-mortem leaves question of Francona’s future unanswered [Boston Globe]
Lackey, Crawford will be key projects [Boston Globe]
A run on errors [Boston Globe]
Red Sox roster status [Boston Globe]
Fundamental changes needed [Boston Globe]
Wrong right off the bat for Red Sox [Boston Herald]
Sox relive history by imploding yet again [Boston Herald]
Let’s play the blame game [Boston Herald]
Red Sox a team in turmoil [Boston Herald]
In closing, Papelbon leads [Boston Herald]
Blame it all on excuses [Boston Herald]
Anatomy of a collapse [Boston Herald]
Tito’s time may be up [Boston Herald]
Fixing John Lackey’s game ‘big priority’ for ’12 [Boston Herald]
Merloni: Either Theo or Tito will probably go [CSN New England]
Nation STATion: Red Sox flawed from the start [CSN New England]
Epstein addresses season full of ‘regrets’ [CSN New England]
Francona speaks on team bonding trouble [CSN New England]
Future for Francona may be up in air [CSN New England]
Schilling: Firing Tito isn’t the answer [ESPN Boston]
Video: Red Sox collapse by the numbers [ESPN Boston]
Olney and Kurkjian on potential Sox fallout [ESPN Boston]
Olney: Reading tea leaves on Theo and Tito [ESPN Boston]
Epstein: Nobody blames Francona [ESPN Boston]
Tito: I don’t have problem with Lackey [ESPN Boston]
Theo: ‘We’d love to keep’ Ortiz, Papelbon [ESPN Boston]
What were the odds? How ’bout 278 million to 1? [ESPN Boston]
Underachieving Boston Red Sox flunked chemistry [ESPN Boston]
Signs point to end for Terry Francona with Boston Red Sox [ESPN Boston]
Moments Carl Crawford, Marco Scutaro and Jonathan Papelbon will never forget [Full Count]
After the crash, Red Sox face unsettled future [Full Count]
Francona, Epstein leave questions about their Red Sox futures unanswered [Full Count]
The Free-Agent Question: Ortiz, Papelbon, Lackey, Crawford and Red Sox decision-making [Full Count]
Epstein: Red Sox failed conditioning test [Full Count]
Greenville Drive alum Ryan Lavarnway gets taste of ‘March Madness’ [GoUpstate.com]
A New Curse Is Born [Hartford Courant]
Injury Excuse Falls Flat for Adrian Gonzalez, Red Sox [NESN.com]
Red Sox Doomed by Base Running Blunders in Late Innings [NESN.com]
Dustin Pedrioa to Get Screw Removed From Left Foot on Friday [NESN.com]
Video: Terry Francona, Theo Epstein Not Ready to Discuss Respective Futures With Red Sox [NESN.com]
Terry Francona Steps Out of Character, Shares Concerns He Had With Character of Team [NESN.com]
Video: Theo Epstein Not Offering Any Excuses, Not Blaming Any One Person for Red Sox’ Collapse [NESN.com]
Theo Epstein Exonerates Terry Francona for September Swoon [NESN.com]
John Lackey, Carl Crawford Symbols of Red Sox’ Recent Issues With Free-Agent Signings [NESN.com]
If someone has to go, it should be Theo [Providence Journal]
Key players to remain, but changes on the way [Providence Journal]
A unified front on day after the season’s bitter end [Providence Journal]
Francona, Epstein say they saw signs of trouble early on [Providence Journal]
Epstein wants to keep Papi, Papelbon in fold [RedSox.com]
Getting Lackey back on track ‘big priority’ [RedSox.com]
Crawford out to rebound from ‘rough’ season [RedSox.com]
Red Sox, Francona to mull manager’s future [RedSox.com]
Chemistry, conditioning played role in decline [RedSox.com]
Red Sox Organization Forced Into Offseason Under Microscope After Stunning Turn of Events [Tom Caron – NESN.com]
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