On Baseball: Red Sox were in need of a new voice to lead team

Source: www.pressherald.com --- Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Dave Dombrowski fired manager John Farrell but did not offer a reason why. “I’m not going to share facts,” Dombrowski said at a press conference Wednesday at Fenway Park. But the Boston Red Sox president must believe that Farrell cannot take this team of mostly young talent any further. “John did a nice job for us,” Dombrowski said. “We won divisions. We won a world championship. He’s a good Baseball man … I think it’s time for a change.” After two straight division titles? “You can weigh success in a lot of ways and that (two division titles) is very successful,” Dombrowski said. “The ultimate success is win the world championship … and I feel very strongly about that. “That’s not the reason this change (firing Farrell) was made.” Don’t believe it. Do you think that, if the Red Sox finished this postseason with a champagne bath in late October, Farrell would have been fired? But Boston exited early from the playoffs. Dombrowski took his share of the blame – “I didn’t supply the players that would give us enough runs” – but he also lost faith in Farrell’s ability to lead. Dombrowski talked about “a lot of different factors” and watching the team “day in and day out.” “We can always get better,” he said. “We will look to get better. “A new manager coming in will provide an overall different dynamic.” Go ahead and Google the definition of dynamic: “A force that stimulates change.” Change was needed. By why? How come a manager of a ...

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