Red Sox Hire Bobby Valentine

The Boston Red Sox have officially hired Bobby Valentine to become the team's new manager. The energetic, always-talking and never-dull Bobby V will undoubtedly breathe life back into a franchise that lost its direction last season.

Valentine's last managing job was with the New York Mets. Since then, he's been busy becoming a legend in the Japanese leagues, where he led a lowly team to a championship.

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