Terry Francona, newly minted ESPN Baseball Analyst, stated that Bobby Valentine's clubhouse alcohol ban was a "PR move". Speaking on ESPN Radio's "Mike And Mike In The Morning", the former Red Sox manager said, in part:"These are guys who had earned my implicit trust. I think it's a PR move. I think if a guy wants a beer, he can probably get one. You know, it's kind of the old rule. I mean, you serve beer and wine, somebody's going to sneak liquor on the plane. If you furnish a little bit, it almost keeps it to a minimum."
This could be the first of many opportunities Tito takes to hit back at an organization he may perceive to have thrown him under the bus for the BlackSeptember fiasco.