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YOU WON'T HAVE GRADY LITTLE TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE
2003-10-28 15:44
It should come as no surprise to anyone that the management of the Boston Red Sox have decided not to bring Grady Little back to manage the team in 2004. Little took a beating in the Boston Press after the Red Sox lost Game 7 of the ALCS and he knew last week that it was all but over for him in New England. There was a shrill cry for his head in Red Sox Nation too. Is this the right move? Has management under-appreciated Little's contributions? Regardless of whether or not you hold Little accountable for Boston's Game 7 loss, he had two terrific seasons in Beantown. The 2003 team showed the kind of resolve and determination that kept Yankee fans up at night all season long. But as Gordon Edes notes in The Boston Globe, Game 7 isn't the only reason Little won't return:
The Sox are looking for the ideal manager to fit their sabermetric-run organization, and that's fair enough. Edward Cossette for one, trusts in Theo (Edward hits the nail on the head when he talks about the animosity that exists between the media and The Bill James Gang). Maybe the Sox won't skip a beat. Hell, they might even improve---though how much better can you do than 95 wins? But imagine the pressure the incoming skipper will feel. If he falls short of making the World Serious, the season will be deemed a failure. If not in the eyes of management--and the more sympathetic and patient fans like Cossette, and Ben Jacobs---than at least to the general public and the press. Jeez, who do the Sox think they are: The Yankees?
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