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Boston Red Sox Must Fire John Farrell

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Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports

 

It has become almost inexplicable how bad the Boston Red Sox have become. When the season started, we knew that the starting pitching could be a little bit suspect. However, the offense has been horrible. They can’t field and they are not good at running the bases.This has become a nightmare of a season. Boston needs to make a change and it has to happen soon.

What kind of change can they make though? It isn’t like they can trade Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval to the Los Angeles Dodgers and press the reboot button again. I don’t think those two players are a huge part of the problem anyways. This isn’t a fractured clubhouse like it was in 2013. I think that this team needs a change and the only way to make that change is to fire manager John Farrell.

I am saying that very begrudgingly because I really like Farrell. I think he is a good player’s manager and he handles the Boston media well. However, this team might respond better to a different voice. I would hate to see Farrell go because I don’t think it is his fault. However, someone needs to take the fall for this and the whole team can’t be fired.

My answer is have Torey Lovullo take over the team on an interim basis and see what happens. If lightning is caught in a bottle and the team goes on some sort of run, fantastic. If not, it can’t get any worse than it already is. Keep him for the season and then get a new manager for next year. My gut feeling is that there is a good team in there somewhere that just needs a spark but I know I can’t watch much more waiting for that spark to happen. It’s become too painful and pathetic.

I can’t imagine how people involved with the Red Sox must feel right now. At least fans can walk away from this mess.

Carter Roane is a Boston Red Sox writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter@CarterGRoane, “Like”him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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