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Tito returns to baseball, screens, and hearts in New England.<\/p>\n

\"Boston<\/picture><\/span><\/span>Photo by J. Meric\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n
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I think the first thing that ever\u00a0truly<\/em>\u00a0bothered me about\u00a0Red Sox<\/strong>\u00a0ownership was in 2011 in the aftermath of Terry Francona\u2019s dimissal. An article was published, pointing to anonymous sources who suggested that he had developed a chemical dependence in the wake of his divorce, and that this had impacted his ability to manage the\u00a0Red Sox\u00a0during the season that had just ended.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t mean to rehash that and certainly don\u2019t want to give it any additional oxygen, especially because it was a thoroughly dirty thing to do.\u00a0No one can say it better than Tito himself:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI thought, \u2018OK, I\u2019m done here. I\u2019ll take responsibility and go away.\u2019 Little did I know I was going to be going away limping because someone cut my legs out from under me.\u201d \u2014Terry Francona<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

They smeared him in one of the most ugly ways possible. That has always left an awful taste in my mouth on Tito\u2019s behalf, and I\u2019ve been happy to see him have success in\u00a0Cleveland\u00a0over the years, moving on from that shameful, undignified display from the Red Sox. And now he\u2019s on to\u00a0Cincinnati\u00a0to lead the\u00a0Reds, excited about the possibilities of that young team, taking care of his health, losing weight, enjoying his grandkids. Good for him.<\/p>\n

\"Cincinnati<\/picture><\/span><\/span>Photo by Andy Lyons\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/span><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve remembered this incident from time to time, as well as the speculation about which one of the Red Sox ownership group supplied the actual quote. It occurred to me again when Francona didn\u2019t appear for Joe Castiglione\u2019s retirement ceremony, and I couldn\u2019t really blame him for not coming back to Boston.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I was so surprised to see that he\u2019d participated in the upcoming Netflix documentary about the 2004 curse-breaking\u00a0World Series championship. It wouldn\u2019t be the same without him. Welcome back, Tito. We\u2019ve missed you here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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