Red Sox Hire Bobby Valentine

The Boston Red Sox have officially hired Bobby Valentine to become the team’s new manager. The energetic, always-talking and never-dull Bobby V will undoubtedly breathe life back into a franchise that lost its direction last season.

Valentine’s last managing job was with the New York Mets. Since then, he’s been busy becoming a legend in the Japanese leagues, where he led a lowly team to a championship. He spent the last few years working at ESPN.

It’ll be interesting to see how much success Valentine can have in Boston. While the Red Sox have an enormous payroll and a enormously talented roster to match, the pressure will be high. Everything he does — and doesn’t do — will be under the microscope. Will the flamboyant Bobby V be able to hang?

We’ll find out soon enough.

Bobby Valentine hired by Red Sox (Image: TSN.ca)