Bobby Valentine will be Red Sox manager in 2012

Players threatening to eat fried chicken and drinking beer in the dressing room during the games. If this doesn't irritate Bobby Valentine as a lack of respect for baseball, would certainly do so as a chef.

"Will not allow this to happen." "There is no way that allows it," said Tommy Lasorda, manager of Valentine in the minors and who was urged to seek the opportunity to go to the Sox Rojas of Boston.

"There are times, in all facets of life, which must be kicking them (bottom) when it is necessary and there are times that your need to give them a hug if they need it." Your job depends on it. "You have to have them ready, they are loyal to the teams, requiring maximum effort".

Valentine came to an agreement with the Boston Red Sox to become the new manager of the team, reported yesterday on Wednesday to the AP a person with knowledge of the negotiations.

Is expected Thursday to convene u000aa press conference to present to Valentine, according to the source who asked not be identified as the contract has not yet been signed.

The former pilot of the New York Mets and the Texas Rangers replaces Terry Francona, who left the club after an eight year cycle which led Boston to two World Series Championships. But was also facing the worst collapse this year in the month of September in the history of the largest.

Valentine, of 61 years, will be mission to revive a team that takes two campaigns followed without advance to the playoffs.

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