Before the first pitch is thrown in anger, your Boston Red Sox are letting it be known that they're not too pleased with the new regime of Bobby Valentine. After all, they've built up so much fan goodwill with their 2011 season, they feel they can vent. Valentine told the Boston Globe (AKA Hub Edition of the New York Times) the following:"When I look at the program we devised, I don't think of it as tough. But it seems it's different because a lot of people are frowning."
A lot of people are frowning. Not a few. Not a handful. A lot. So, apparently, the few players who offered mea culpas over the off-season were not representative of the rank and file Red Sox—and we do mean rank. Things are not setting up well for the 2012 edition of your Carmine Hose. Although, I'm sure they all have they're golf clubs at the ready.