Terry Francona took care of the war of words between Bobby Jenks and Ozzie Guillen:
Jenks, entering his first season with Boston, has been in a back-and-forth exchange with his former White Sox manager since signing with the Red Sox as a free agent. Francona said on Sunday that he has reached out to Guillen and Chicago bench coach Joey Cora about the dispute.
“That’s over,” Francona said. “I spoke to Bobby, actually went back and forth with Ozzie, not speaking, but messages. I’m confident that will be over.
“I don’t care if they like each other, but Bobby is a Red Sox and we need to move on. I think [Guillen] understands that.
“Just making sure it goes away. It doesn’t need to happen.”
That’s just another reason to like Francona, he does a great job taking care of his players.
It did take me awhile to warm up to Terry, as it did for most Boston fans I’m sure, but I often marvel at his consistency. I really enjoy his interviews and his radio call ins. I hope he stays with the Red Sox beyond this season.
I like Francona for so many reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is that he ultimately comes across as a decent human being.
He’s also smart enough to know that in the end, the White Sox, Red Sox, Jenks, and Guillen can only end up looking bad all around if this continues. Now it won’t.
I think Tito is concerned that if it continues Ozzie may spell out what bad things Jenks has done.
In any event, I am not sure what Tito has done here that most managers or GM’s would not have done. If some manager said they would like to rip A-Rods throat out, I imagine Giradi might have something to say about it.
Tito? Who is this Tito you speak of?
Hey there! This is Ozzie-G! I didn’t think I was getting enough attention as a troll on the baseball diamond, so I figured I’d start trolling blogs as well!