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Ampontan Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Whole different player - manager culture and different media focus. Bobby could just tell players what to do and they would do it, etc.

True, the media focus has been more intense in Japan for longer than in the US, and somewhat more critical of all players, to the extent that overseas players are lucky they can't read the sports newspapers.

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Ampontan Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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Bobby could just tell players what to do and they would do it, etc.

Not sure what you mean here. If the manager gives you the bunt sign, you bunt, regardless of the country. If he tells you you're hitting fifth, you're hitting fifth. If he tells you he wants you to throw more curve balls in certain counts, most ML pitchers will do the same.

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El Gordo Hangout Grand Counsel

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Bobby V is a very smart baseball guy who doessn't suffer fools well, in a game that has more than their fair share ( Jim Bowden, Rick Dempsey, et. al.)is extremely self involved and drives people nuts with glib snarky remarks, Sounds kind of familiar. No wonder he did well in Japan, he could say all the snarky things he wanted and nobody would understand him. He could wallow in their media circus and he couldn't read the press' mockery of him. A lot is lost in translation. But I feel sorrry for Bobby, for all his faults he doesn't deserve this motley bunch of petulent, self involved idiots. It's going to take a lot more than replacing the manager to clean up this mess.

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He is the gift that keeps on giving.

In an interview with Boston's WEEI, Bobby said that he wanted to punch the host in the mouth when asked if he had checked out. I really hope they bring him back next year.

http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/09/05/transcript-of-bobby-valentine-on-big-show-if-i-were-there-id-punch-you-right-in-the-mouth/

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He is the gift that keeps on giving.

In an interview with Boston's WEEI, Bobby said that he wanted to punch the host in the mouth when asked if he had checked out. I really hope they bring him back next year.

http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/09/05/transcript-of-bobby-valentine-on-big-show-if-i-were-there-id-punch-you-right-in-the-mouth/

I'm listening to it now. What a jackass.

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He is the gift that keeps on giving.

In an interview with Boston's WEEI, Bobby said that he wanted to punch the host in the mouth when asked if he had checked out. I really hope they bring him back next year.

http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/09/05/transcript-of-bobby-valentine-on-big-show-if-i-were-there-id-punch-you-right-in-the-mouth/

I heard that interview on my way home from work today. I swear Valentine was drunk or crazy, or maybe both!

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