Bobby Valentine is an excellent manager.  Blaming him for the lack of performance by Becket and Lester is crazy.  The Red Sox problem is simple…starting pitching.  They do not have a legitimate #1 or #2 starter.  What could Valentine possibly do to get Lester and Becket back to being top of the rotation starters?  Blaming Valentine just shows ignorance.

As far as I know ;Valentine has not struck out once or given up a homerun.  Between injuries, questionable umpiring, poor player performance, and attitude, the Red Sox are lucky to be around 500.   Think about this, if these same players had played 500 ball at the end of last year, they would have been in the playoffs and Francona would still be here.  Blaming the managers is the easy way out.  These idiots have salaries  in the millions and some of them still complain. 

It isn’t Valentine’s fault, but it is clear that he isn’t the man for the job.  Zero communication amongst the coaching staff, cliques within the clubhouse, a general dislike for Bobby…his fault or not getting rid of him helps this team.

Everyone is to blame, but Bobby deserves a good chunk of that blame for the way he has handled the team.  Can anyone name the last time the Red Sox had a losing record at home?  The buck should have stopped with Bobby but it doesn’t.  For someone who is supposed to be a sage he seemed to let himself get taken for a ride very early on.  He took whatever deal (including not selecting his own coaching staff) they gave him just to get one last chance to manage,and to not have to take the entirety of the blame if he failed.  It’s obvious by his career record and the fact he’s been out of MLB so long that he just isn’t a very good manager, or at the very least not the great manager that he bills himself as.  On top of the fact that this ownership has done zero to support him.  He’s not entirely to blame, but even if he’s not the biggest part of the problem he certainly isn’t part of the solution.

This is a terrible poll, where is the option of keeping him and make a balanced decision at the end of the year based on they goals they set for him?

Personally I have seen enough to make my decision that he won’t fit in here.   But the owners need to evaluate him fairly before they make their decision.  His bullpen decisions lately show a lot of mistakes about when to pull them and when to direct them in certain situations.  He needs to slow down the overworking of certain arms in the pen.  It cost him dearly this last week or so.

Believing Beckett and Lester are the only problem-area holding back the Red Sox also shows ignorance. There are multiple problems with the Red Sox, including Bobby Valentine, like undependable bullpen pitching, inconsistent defensive play, inconsistent hitting, and the list goes on.

Keep valentine…trade Becket, Lackey, and any others even PEdroia. These players are not supporters of Valentine…they have not got over the fact Tito is gone… if the players do not like the manager, they should get of town…and play for someone else!!

It’s pretty much goes to this great talent of guys , but where’s the coaching , and what’s with the lack of pitching. I mean a team with everything and no pitching , is there even a team at all…..?

I say let him finish the season and then he and the upper Management can sit down after the season is over and figure it out. If Valentine feels he doesn’t want it any more, then he can resign. If management is not comfortable with him, then fire him but I do feel a poll should be taken from the players to see how they feel about him before a decision is made from either side. Personally, I do not care if the players don’t like him and want him gone. Management should only use it as a small part of their decision making on the manager. The players are like children and act that way, mostly. However, Valentine does need to learn to keep his mouth shout. If a player needs to be called out, do it in the office and do not disrespect the player in front of his peers. If a player is too immature and spouts off about the manager in public, the manager needs to deal with it in the office.

Fans and sports writers need to stop dumping on Bobby V., and start looking at the real problem, THE PLAYERS.  There’s a lot of money players not producing.  The young guns from AAA are the real stars lately. Also some of the other coaches have to put the past behind them and do what they get paid to do, back their manager and fire up the players.
The veterans need to lead by example, something only Big Papi has done so far.
As far as the rat goes. Expose him and let him take his due.