All signs are pointing to the return of Dale Sveum to the Red Sox. This time it will be as manager. Sveum left the Sox after being the third base coach from 2004 to 2005. While here, he earned the nickname 'Send them Sveum' for being overly agressive with his baserunners and costing the team games.
With no managerial experience, Sveum fits the mold of what the Sox front office is looking for. Like the new GM, they are looking for people that have not earned the right to speak their mind or to stray from any of their beliefs. Both Francona and Epstein felt they earned the right to have a little more control, something that cost both of them their jobs.
With that being said, it looks as though the Lucchino, Henry, Warner group will continue to run the team their way. I personally believe that owners should not take control of how their team is run. The owner's main purpose is to invest money in their team and hire baseball minds to control their budget, players, and team. With owners having too much control, they stray from the instictual baseball minds and put their focuse on economists who spend their time predicting the finances of the team. With the Sox owners recently purchasing a professional soccer team, their attention will not soley be on the Red Sox.
The Red Sox are also in the middle of negotiations with Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux. Maddux makes a lot of sense as he is a proven winner, and has done wonders for the Rangers since coming aboard. As a team that needs a lot of help on the mound, Maddux would be perfect. In order for their to be a drastic change as a team oveall, there needs to be a change in approach to start. Maddux would do wonders.
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