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Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona is widely regarded as one of the best tactical skippers in baseball. With the World Series set to kick off on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, Francona is already thinking up creative ways to get his best …
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Trevor Bauer was apparently not the only one who had a medical emergency at the Rogers Centre on Monday night. Not long before Bauer’s finger began gushing blood, Terry Francona lost a tooth. Francona told …
Terry Francona decided not to manage the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night as a precaution because he wasn’t feeling well. Francona told reporters prior to the Indians’ contest against the Nationals that he was having chest pains. …
John Farrell will begin chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma on Tuesday, and a close friend who also happens to be an opponent will be joining the Boston Red Sox manager for support. Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe reports that Terry Francona, whose …
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona had some bathroom trouble during his team’s win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. It all started when Indians outfielder Michael Bourn was unhappy with a called third strike in the top of the …
Remember when Terry Francona first joined the Cleveland Indians and got lost walking to the ballpark for the team’s home opener? Dude knows his way around town now, and he rolls in style. Someone was driving around the Cleveland area earlier …
One month ago, the Cleveland Indians may have seemed like a longshot to make the playoffs. Things changed in a hurry. Terry Francona led his team to a 21-6 record over the month of September. The Indians have clinched one of the two American League …
Terry Francona has led the Cleveland Indians to a strong start to the season in his first year as manager of the team. The Indians are 20-15 and tied for first in the AL Central after taking two of three from the Detroit Tigers over the weekend. The …
Terry Francona took a season off from managing last year before being hired by the Cleveland Indians this past offseason. Prior to that, he spent eight seasons as the manager of the Boston Red Sox. During that time, Francona likely became very …
While Terry Francona likely could not have won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox without a slugger like Manny Ramirez, it is a known fact that the former All-Star is the most difficult player he had to deal with during his eight years in Boston. …
Terry Francona has co-authored a book, “Francona: The Red Sox Years,” and from the sound of it, the former Boston Red Sox manager is seeking a bit of revenge in the wake of the team smearing his image on his way out the door. Earlier this …
Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona has co-authored a book, and as expected there are parts in it that paint an unflattering picture of the way the team’s owners operate. As many of us already suspected, John Henry and company care …
It didn’t take long for Carl Crawford’s first season with Boston to get ugly. After inking a massive contract that highlighted a huge offseason for the Red Sox last year, Crawford brought virtually nothing to the table. It was no secret …
On second thought, maybe I will attend one of the most historical days in the history of the franchise that I won two championships with. That is the decision that Terry Francona has reportedly made, as he now plans to attend Fenway Park’s …
When the Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park a week from Friday, it would only make sense to have one of the most successful managers in team history in attendance. Considering he brought two World Series trophies to Boston and …
Last week, Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia absolutely nailed it with a Tim Kurkijan impression while talking to Terry Francona at Blue Jays camp. Naturally, the impersonation embarrassed Kurkijan since it was so spot-on. As a way of getting Francona …
