Terrence Jon Francona > Oliver Marmol--How did Redlegs get Terry Francona?

[MIDMOBIRDTWO]

We could have had Francona immediately following TLR. It was a mistake not to hire him then and it has been any other time he's been available since then.

Not that he's even amazing, but he sure would bring a lot to this team.

That was who I wanted, and though I liked Matheny it was still a mistake to hire a rookie manager.

[vegascardsfan5890]

They don't want a manager that is capable of thinking on his own.

They want a manager that they can tell what to do

[riff raff]

Francona wasn't hired in 2012 due to a dependence on prescription pain pills. He was also going thru a divorce and was reportedly having an affair with reporter Hazel Mae. Nobody hired him in 2012.