After he chatted up David Oritz in the Dominican, word comes that
Bobby Valentine may apply his high-grade 'schmooze-iosity' to Josh Beckett. Offering to meet up with the ace (while he's in Texas anyway for the Winter Meetings), Valentine is fast becoming 'Glad-Hander Without Portfolio' for the NOG. Not that there's anything wrong with that. He is
known for that winning personality. Might as well put it to good use.