Grady Little

Columns

1. No matter who it might be, this has to be Ben Cherington's manager

   Columns

   11/21/2011

   … carrying the public's perception. Eight years ago, the Red Sox went through a similar process after the firing of Grady Little . They chose Terry Francona. According to a source familiar with the selection process at the time, it was then …
2. Wondering what these managerial interviews are like? Josh Byrnes can offer some insight

   Columns

   11/07/2011

   … managerial candidates. Byrnes was part of the group with the Red Sox who conducted interviews in an attempt to replace Grady Little after the 2003 season, joining Epstein and Hoyer in putting together a plan of attack when bringing candidates in …
3. Hired to be fired: History says teams need managerial change

   Columns

   10/04/2011

   … the Red Sox . No matter what one's view of his exit, everyone agrees that when he was hired as the replacement for Grady Little after the 2003 season, Francona was the perfect man at that point in time to help steward the Red Sox to a championship …
4. Lessons from a fall: What we learned on the day of Terry Francona's departure

   Columns

   10/01/2011

   … however, have some sense of how the process will go. Just as was the case when they hired Francona after the fall of Grady Little in 2003, a process that concluded almost five weeks after Little’s firing, the team will prioritize a thorough process …
5. The making of Big Papi: Remembering Ortiz' power-hitting origins

   Columns

   05/22/2011

   … into every swing.” His commitment to that concept was reinforced in a discussion he had with then-Red Sox manager Grady Little in spring training at the start of 2003. Ironically, it was against the Twins that Ortiz’ career path with the Sox …

Blogs

1. Torey Lovullo, Gene Lamont added to Red Sox managerial candidate pool

   Blog

   11/08/2011

   … interview for Lovullo. He interviewed with the Dodgers after the 2005 season (a job that went to ex-Sox manager Grady Little ), the Pirates after the 2007 season and the Indians after the 2009 season. Lovullo spent parts of eight seasons playing …
2. Red Sox won’t bring in managers until Theo Epstein situation is resolved

   Blog

   10/11/2011

   … bringing in candidates for interviews in their last search — the one that yielded Francona — until after former manager Grady Little had been fired near the end of October 2003, with the first candidate ( Glenn Hoffman ) coming in on Nov. 3. The team …
3. Sox manager search on hold for Epstein

   Blog

   10/10/2011

   … the Sox did not start their last search -- the one that yielded manager Terry Francona -- until after former manager Grady Little had been fired near the end of October in 2003; Francona, who finished his eight-year tenure with the Sox two days …
4. Lou Merloni on Bradford Files podcast: ‘I never would have seen this coming’

   Blog

   10/05/2011

   … rid ourself of a Mike Lansing or Carl Everett, that’s the first thing, and our leader Joe Kerrigan . We brought in Grady Little the next year. They need to identify the problems. Now, what if the problem is a major player on this team who …
5. Terry Francona’s most memorable moments with Red Sox

   Blog

   09/30/2011

   … Red Sox, both good and bad. Red Sox hire Francona — After the Red Sox were ousted in the 2003 ALCS by the Yankees, Grady Little was sent packing and Francona got the job. Francona was relatively unproven, as his only experience was managing …