Although the NOG continues to think of the fan base as 'rubes in the woods', it's apparent to almost everyone that the manager search has uncovered a rift between baseball operations and ownership. The vacuum left by Theo's departure has been quickly filled by Larry Lucchino and, to a lesser degree, by The Forbes List Billionaire. BenCher doesn't quite know what hit him. His apparent choice of Dale Sveum was reportedly scuttled by at least two of the ownership trio.And now, Bobby Valentine is likely to be our new skipper. The colorful Valentine is, for some reason, deified by Henry and Lucchino—despite his .500 managerial record. The truth is, the search process is just a symptom of the emerging dysfunction on Yawkey Way. Other teams are executing their 2012 strategies—the Red Sox are floundering.