Why do people boo kevin youkilis

Regardless of whether or not he had a point, it's never good for a manager to throw one of his own players under the bus like that. It's even worse when a new manager throws a veteran player under the bus like that.

Valentine violated quite a few unwritten, time-honored baseball codes. We all know the rest of the story. Youkilis got understandably annoyed, there was some grumbling within the clubhouse, and the hatchet was never completely buried. A couple months later, Youkilis was sent packing to Chicago. After all this time and all that's transpired, one would think that Bobby V would have gotten over his early-season spat with Youkilis.

On Sunday morning, however, he still sounded bitter about it. When he was asked whether their relationship became strained after Valentine's initial comments came out, Valentine responded: "I have no idea. It was whatever he wanted it to be. Say what you will about Valentine, but you have to admit that he's nothing if not honest. He's made it quite clear in his brief time as the manager of the Red Sox that he's not about to censor himself just for the sake of crafting an image as a goody two-shoes.

This is a habit that rubs a lot of baseball fans the wrong way, and it's clear several months into the season that most Red Sox fans aren't about to start apologizing for Valentine just because he's the manager of the Red Sox. Red Sox Nation is just as skeptical about Bobby V as the rest of the nation. But this is a situation where Red Sox fans have to at least consider whether Bobby V's stance on Youkilis has any legs.

With his various comments this season, Valentine has basically tried to cast Youkilis as a bad guy. And frankly, Valentine would know if Youkilis really was a bad guy better than all the Red Sox fans who viewed him as one of the team's most preeminent heroes over the last several seasons. Top Stories. More MLB News ». View all MLB Sites.

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It is amazing how many numbers are currently retired 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 and those that should never be worn again 2, 6, 20, 21, How long before we go with triple digits? You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account.

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