In one of the stranger sights this offseason, new Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine and former manager Terry Francona got to together on the Baseball Tonight set on Tuesday night to talk with Karl Ravech.
Valentine replaced Tito as the Red Sox skipper with Tito replacing Bobby V. on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball and Baseball Tonight.
Isn’t there a reality TV show out there called Job Swap or something like that?
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Fresh off of being hired by ESPN on Monday night, former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona made his ESPN debut on Baseball Tonight.
In one of his first pieces in his new job, which ironically enough was new skipper Bobby Valentine’s job, Tito talked about what the Red Sox need to do in 2012 to right the ship.
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After being announced as the cover athlete for MLB 12 The Show, Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez talked with the MLB Network about that as well as his first season with the Red Sox.
Fresh off of winning his first career Silver Slugger Award, Boston Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez called into the NESN Daily set to talk about the end of the season among other things.
I have to wonder when the Boston media is going to let this go. After all, free agency starts at 12:01 on Thursday morning.
Courtesy of our friends at Surviving Grady comes this little gem from actor Billy Bob Thornton who thinks the Boston Red Sox placed too much blame on former skipper Terry Francona.
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You know the collapse at the end of the 2011 season for the Boston Red Sox was pretty serious because now there’s a Taiwanese animation of it. And I must say, it’s pretty dang funny.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6eMS_zrTliI?rel=0&hd=1
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Making his first MLB career start behind the plate for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night, former Yale Bulldogs catcher Ryan Lavarnway rewarded his manager Terry Francona with a three-run homer. The home run is the first of Lavarnway’s MLB career.
New York Yankees fan Alec Baldwin and Boston Red Sox fan John Krasinski are back at again in the sixth installment of their feud.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=poYxfk53Ww4?rel=0&hd=1
In case you missed them, here is the first one, the second one, the third one, the fourth one and the fifth one.
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During the second game of a day/night doubleheader on Monday night, Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury led off the 7th inning with an inside the park home run.
Here it is for you to enjoy:
In the second spot promoting the MLB Postseason, actor Jason Bateman (Horrible Bosses, Juno, and Arrested Development) explains conquering the fear of being in tight spaces including in an elevator. Bateman explains how the feeling of the walls closing in while riding a cramped elevator is similar to those of battling for the No. 1 spot in the Postseason.
“In October, the walls always close in, but you just have to stay calm.” – Jason Bateman
Beginning on September 30, TBS will begin televising the 2011 MLB Postseason for the fifth consecutive year. The network will provide exclusive coverage of all four MLB League Division Series (ALDS & NLDS) and the National League Championship Series (NLCS).
MLB on TBS Postseason Image Campaign feat. Jason Bateman “Tight Spaces” from Turner Sports on Vimeo.
Here’s the first spot in case you missed it: Video: Jason Bateman Gives Tips on Dating and Baseball