Grady Little

Columns

1. Terry Francona has only himself to blame

   Columns

   01/25/2013

   … team that won 95 games in 2003, went to Game 7 of the ALCS and almost certainly would have been in the World Series if Grady Little respected data half as much as he trusted his gut (Francona mentions in the book that he might've kept Pedro …
2. Bill Belichick made right call on fourth down

   Columns

   12/17/2012

   … ranking it No. 3 behind John McNamara's failure to remove Bill Buckner for defensive replacement Dave Stapleton and Grady Little 's blunder with Pedro Martinez on the Boston coaching disaster chart. Remember, the Colts had punted seven times and …
3. Trags Bag: Why Red Sox do what they do

   Columns

   10/05/2012

   … out in a gorilla costume the previous Halloween, Epstein and Lucchino met with reporters in small groups. And, after Grady Little was fired in the wake of the 2003 ALCS disaster in Game 7, the Red Sox went a similar route to Thursday. “As we did …
4. Terry Francona should still be managing Red Sox

   Columns

   04/20/2012

   … year, the perfect guy at the perfect time. Maybe they win in 2004 and 2007 with Joe Maddon or Bobby Valentine or even Grady Little in charge, I suppose, but Francona actually pulled it off. And with those accomplishments comes great affection that …
5. 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 …

Blogs

1. Mashup: Dan Sileo 'fired for speaking my mind'

   Blog

   03/05/2013

   … 5, 2002, Joe Kerrigan was fired as Red Sox manager by the new ownership group. Who was named interim manager until Grady Little was hired six days later? QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think what Z was doing more than anything else is he’s sending a message not …
2. Tuesday’s Morning Mashup: Controversial sports radio host Dan Sileo ‘fired for speaking my mind’

   Blog

   03/05/2013

   … 5, 2002, Joe Kerrigan was fired as Red Sox manager by the new ownership group. Who was named interim manager until Grady Little was hired six days later? QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think what Z was doing more than anything else is he’s sending a message not …
3. He said what? A history of Red Sox managerial introductions

   Blog

   10/23/2012

   … face. And I grew up in a major league clubhouse. My skin is pretty thick. I’ll be OK. I’ll be all right.” GRADY LITTLE , MARCH 12, 2002 “That was touching,” Little said of the applause from players that greeted him when he walked into the Red …
4. For Daniel Bard, a disappointing decision and outcome, but a bigger picture

   Blog

   04/16/2012

   … almost never shy from the challenge when it is presented (as Pedro Martinez has noted in discussing his conversation with Grady Little back in the 2003 ALCS against the Yankees), and Bard is no different. “I wanted [Longoria],” Bard said after …
5. Monday’s Morning Mashup: Red Sox clubhouse abuse scandal widens

   Blog

   03/05/2012

   … 5, 2002, Joe Kerrigan was fired as Red Sox manager by the new ownership group. Who was named interim manager until Grady Little was hired six days later? QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I know we’re all in this together, but it’s great when he takes over like …