Happy Birthday Terry Jon Francona!!!

Terry Jon Francona was born on Wednesday 22 April 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He is fifty-two years old today and Terry is the Manager of the Boston Red Sox. Have a fantastic day Terry!


Terry’s photo is from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

Happy Birthday Terry Jon Francona!!!

Terry Jon Francona was born on Wednesday 22 April 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Terry is fifty-one years old today and is the Manager of the Boston Red Sox. Have a winner of a day Terry!



Terry’s photo from the website boston.redsox.mlb.com

An Open Letter to Terry Francona

Terry, your sixth season with the Boston Red Sox as the team’s Manager has come to a close and I just want to write a few words to you. If you look at previous postings within this blog in which you are mentioned, it would seem that I am completely exasperated with you – this is far from the case. I am extremely happy that you are managing the Red Sox and totally love that Boston has two World Series championships under your leadership. It’s just how you use pitchers that sometimes gets me frustrated. You have improved since the 2006 season – perhaps the 2007 season approach would work in the coming season. But I’ve written enough about that for this season – on to other matters. I’m sure there are goals that you would like the team to achieve in 2010. Here are mine – hope some of them match yours.

Ten In TwentyTen

Win the season series against the New York Yankees
Win the AL East
Win at least 100 games
Increase road game wins by 10% (four additional wins)
Increase home game wins by 10% (six additional wins)
Have twelve to sixteen complete games
Starters pitch at least seven innings per game (based on game performance)
First place in AL defense
First place in AL offense
Win the World Series

I’m confident that with all the free agents, team/player options, trades, minor league callups, and returning players activity which will occur over the next several months, the Boston Red Sox will field an excellent team to begin the 2010 season. And Terry, with you at the lead, the Red Sox are sure to be in contention from the start. Enjoy the offseason, reflect on 2009, and return to Spring Training with renewed determination to improve Red Sox results for the 2010 season. Make the Boston Red Sox champions again!

Happy 50th Birthday Terry Jon Francona!!!

Terry Francona was a left-handed batting and throwing infielder who is now the manager of the Boston Red Sox. Terry made his Major League debut with the Montreal Expos on Wednesday 19 August 1981 when he was twenty-two years, three months and twenty-eight days old. His final Major League appearance was with the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday 19 April 1990 when he was thirty years, eleven months, and twenty-eight days old. Terry made his Major League managerial debut with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1997 when he was thirty-seven years old. He was hired as the forty-fourth manager of the Boston Red Sox on Thursday 4 December 2003 when he was forty-four years, seven months, and twelve days old. Under Terry's management to date, the Red Sox have made the playoffs every season except in 2006. In 2004 Terry led the Red Sox to their first World Series Championship in eighty-six years. Another World Series Championship was added in 2007. Terry wears number forty-seven.