Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Terrence Jon "Terry" Francona, nicknamed "Tito", is the current manager of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball. He was a first baseman and outfielder in the majors from 1981 to 1990. After retiring as a player, he managed several minor league teams in the 1990s before managing the Philadelphia Phillies for four seasons. In 2004, Francona was hired to manage the Boston Red Sox, and that year he led the team to its first World Series championship since 1918...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth22 April 1959
CityAberdeen, SD
CountryUnited States of America
The idea of the importance of winning today is there; it's been there,
If nothing else, I loved the way he treated the players. He gave them a lot of room. He was, what's that word, folksy.
They nick you and then when they do hit the home runs, it makes it a little more significant.
And I went back to make sure he wasn't lying. I checked in the cage, and asked the guys who were throwing to him.
After all these games we've played, we've played ourselves into a situation where it comes down to two games. That's just the way it is.
Don't get me wrong: These people love the Patriots. But they wake up and want to know what happened to the Red Sox. I mean, they really care. It's unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it. It's part of what's so good. But I'm right smack in the middle of it, and it gives me a headache sometimes. I know what it means to these people. I just want to do what's right for our team. I love living through this with them.
That was a long time ago. It's a different team. I've said so many times that last year doesn't matter. What matters to this team is how we bounce back tomorrow.
I don't take any pleasure in sending people down. It's the way they earn their living. But I try to do it very honestly. I do sit home the night before and definitely think about it because I think they have the right to know what we're talking about and have a good reason for what we're doing.
How David hit that ball out I don't know. I didn't think anyone could hit one of there tonight.
I miss him already. He's a good friend of mine.
There's a big sense of comfort for me when he's out there pitching. He knows what he's doing and even if it's not perfect, he's going to compete. He's not going to give in.
I thought it was pretty obvious that he's not ready to be on the field. We don't need to force him into something he's not ready for.
It worked out well. We put a nice crooked number up early and we got to stay away from some guys in the ?pen that we wanted to.
Is it going to happen? It might not happen, but we're trying to cover every base we can.