Bobby Valentine to manage Red Sox

The Red Sox will introduce Bobby Valentine as their new manager tomorrow.  Valentine became the favorite to get the job once the Cubs hired (or the Sox failed to hire) Dale Sveum.  I, like many, am surprised that Valentine turned out to be the choice (I may or may not have written "please not Bobby Valentine"), but clearly he is a Larry Luchino guy.

And this article by ESPN baseball writer Tim Kurkjian is enough to convince me that not only is Valentine a good hire, but the best possible choice for a new manager.

If players are a little upset or put out by the decision, as has been suggested, that's all the more reason to like it. 

We'll know more once the roster is complete and they start to play the games.