Boston's Pedroia denies Valentine rift
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August 16, 2012, Thursday
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RED Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has denied reports of a rift between the players and under-fire manager Bobby Valentine, insisting that he and his teammates were to blame for Boston's disappointing season.
Despite boasting one of the highest payrolls in the league, the Red Sox have failed to spark this season and with a 57-60 record, find themselves languishing 12 1/2 games behind bitter rivals and AL East leaders the New York Yankees.
"I don't think Bobby should be fired," Pedroia, one of the most vocal critics of Valentine, said. "We haven't played well. That's the bottom line. I'm not going to blame anything on Bobby. It's on the players. We were 99.7 percent in the playoffs last year, and we weren't in there. Anything can happen. Baseball's a crazy game. We're going to go out and play as hard as we can. We dug ourselves this hole, and we've got to try to dig ourselves out of it. We've got to be professional."
Despite boasting one of the highest payrolls in the league, the Red Sox have failed to spark this season and with a 57-60 record, find themselves languishing 12 1/2 games behind bitter rivals and AL East leaders the New York Yankees.
"I don't think Bobby should be fired," Pedroia, one of the most vocal critics of Valentine, said. "We haven't played well. That's the bottom line. I'm not going to blame anything on Bobby. It's on the players. We were 99.7 percent in the playoffs last year, and we weren't in there. Anything can happen. Baseball's a crazy game. We're going to go out and play as hard as we can. We dug ourselves this hole, and we've got to try to dig ourselves out of it. We've got to be professional."
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