Terry Francona named Indians Manager

[El Supremo]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/indians-name-terry-francona-manager-sandy-alomar-passed-220249840--mlb.html

You know he played with the Denver Bears in 1981? I don't remember seeing him. But then it wasn't Stockton, California.

[madinmaryland]

1. You still have time to delete your thread. nt

[Auggie]

2. Probably could have had Alomar for less ...

so you have to hand it to Cleveland for not going the usual economy route. Cleveland GM Chris Antonetti still believes this team can contend (he built it, of course). There is talent here. If Antonetti can fill in the holes and Francona can connect the dots, this team will be the 2013 version of the 2012 Oakland Athletics.

[hughee99]

3. Good luck to Francona.

Not my usual sarcasm either. I'd like to see him do well in Cleveland.

[bluedigger]

4. +1

[joeybee12]

5. I wish him well, but I don't think he'll do well...

He was a good fit in Boston when they had the talent and that talent had the determination...he's not gonna have the talent in Cleveland to work with.

[hughee99]

6. I don't see a WS in their near future,

but I'd like to see them play better under Francona. Sometimes "success" is relative to what you have to work with.

[joeybee12]

7. Oh yeah, they'll be better under him...

But I don't think they'll even be a threat to make the playoffs.