Busy Day In Red Sox Nation

Published: November 2, 2007, 4:23 pm

Lots of news coming out of Beantown with the Boston Red Sox so let’s jump right into it. Yesterday, I had found an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette saying that Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell had removed himself from the running for the Pirates managerial position. Today, Farrell released a statement confirming this: “While I do have aspirations to manage in the major leagues in the future, my commitment to John, Tom, Larry, Theo, Tito, and the Red Sox, needs to be greater than one year for their faith in hiring me as their pitching coach. Therefore I have declined the opportunity to interview for the position of Pittsburgh Pirates manager. I look forward to contributing to and competing for another World Series title here in Boston.” The Boston Globe emailed Curt Schilling for his thoughts on Farrell returning to the club and this is what Schilling had to say: John Farrell is a HUGE part of the equation, not just for me either. He's as good as anyone

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