Theo Epstein has resigned as Red Sox GM

[Career Prole]

From Boston.com e-mail...

Theo Epstein has quit as general manager of the Red Sox, according to news reports by WBZ and WHDH-TV. —Developing
To read more, visit http://www.boston.com

Edit to add link:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2005/10/reports_theo_le.html


Had there been any rumors about this? At first I thought hiring "the kid" was a mistake, but I can't bitch about the results...

[joeybee12]

1. I saw a title of an article today that read something like "Theo and Red

Sox reach agreement" but I didn't read it. Should have, because this is very sudden.

Damn!

[Career Prole]

2. I told the sports editor about it here

He was under the impression a deal had been reached as well. :shrug:

[joeybee12]

3. Things are going to be very very different next year with him gone,

and most likely Manny and Johnny Damon. My only consolation is that the Yankees are so damn old they ain't gonna win it all again until they realize they have to go through a few lean years and groom younger players, instead of buying very good (often, great) players who are--alas--at the end of their careers!

[sniffa]

4. that was the story

they had reached an agreement on a three year deaL, with a press conference scheduLed for today.

oops?

[Rockholm]

5. Read Boston.com for some scathing attacks on Lucchino

Lucchino is an ass who will ultimately destroy the Red Sox. Shaunnessey from the Globe is complicit in this whole mess. One poster on Boston.com compared his article with Judith Miller and the Plame case since
essentially the Globe owns 17% of the Red Sox. As a newspaper they cannot accurately and fairly report on the Red Sox.

[joeybee12]

7. I just read some...scathing indeed...

...journalists--sports or otherwise...really are putzes.

[joeybee12]

6. Oops is right!

Wonder what details will come out in the next few days....