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Francoma No More?

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged hideki okajima, mike timlin, red sox, terry francona with Comments Off

You can fool Terry Francona once, maybe twice, but good luck with a third time.
Finally tired of being burned Francona used a quick hook on Okajima in a recent victory over Cincinnati. Single, strikeout, walk and Okajima was gone before he could do more damage.
Now if Francona could use the same strategy with Mike Timlin [...]

Francoma (chapter 2)

In Sports on 13 June 2008 tagged red sox, terry francona with Comments Off

For whatever reason it’s now clear Terry Francona’s brain locks up when Okajima is on the mound. For the second time in a little over a week Francona left an obviously ineffective Okajima in until a lead was obliterated.
Francona:

He was up with a lot of pitches and behind in the count…

No kidding. That’s why [...]