Nov
30
2011

Have Your Feelings Toward Bobby V Changed Now That He’s With Red Sox?

An article by Brandon Butler

A couple days ago, I brought a question up to MMO Facebook fans regarding Bobby Valentine. I asked the following question.

If Bobby Valentine becomes the Red Sox new manager, will you still like Bobby V, or will this move make you want to hate him?

After I posted this question, Mets fans responded with some very passionate and heated responses.

It was great to read everyone’s opinions on the matter and from most of the responses on MMO’s Facebook page, almost everyone was happy for the new Red Sox skipper and harbored no ill feelings toward Bobby V. Personally, I would certainly agree.

Bobby Valentine being named the manager of the Red Sox does not change my views on him at all. I still have the same respect and admiration for him as I did when he was the Mets’ manager. On the other hand, if he had joined the Yankees in a similar capacity, I may have sided with those Mets fans who called him a traitor.

As it turns out, now I can root for the Yankees to lose, and Bobby V to win all at the same time.

I am actually excited to see how Bobby Valentine impacts the Red Sox. It will be interesting to see how he brings the Sox back up from the shame of the season that was 2011.

So, what are your thoughts on Bobby in Fenway?

About the Author: Brandon Butler

Brandon is currently a MMO Minor League Staff Writer. He is also the co-host of the Mets Madness Podcast on Talkshoe Radio. Brandon lives in Hornell, NY.

5 Comments + Add Comment

tlagee November 30, 2011 at 7:45 pm

“As it turns out, now I can root for the Yankees to lose, and Bobby V to win all at the same time.”

My feelings exactly!
Donal November 30, 2011 at 9:06 pm

I’ve got no problem with it. If the Red Sox had a history of trading insults with him and then he just went to them because they cut the biggest check, then I’d have a problem with it.
XtreemIcon November 30, 2011 at 9:10 pm

I just don’t see this move working out. I give him two years, tops.
Metstheory22 December 1, 2011 at 8:47 am

Red Sox are my favorite AL team since the days of Fred Lynn. I thought Steve Phillips should have gone and not Valentine when he was dismissed. I get to root for Sox and Valentine and root against other NY team.
Alan December 1, 2011 at 9:40 am

Bobby V not only had a good record with the Mets but was a part of the community. His work following the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11 was tireless and heroic. Lest we forget that the New York baseball teams went out to the fire houses, to ground zero and made themselves available to help in any way for NYC to rebound from that terrible experience. Bobby Valentine was a breath of fresh air as our manager and usually a step ahead of the managers in the opposing dugouts. Good luck to him as the new man in Boston and to torturing the Yankees for years to come!

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	22	18	.550	-
Nationals	22	19	.537	0.5
Phillies	19	22	.463	3.5
Mets	15	23	.395	6.0
Marlins	11	30	.268	11.5

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