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Valentine Needs to Be Allowed to Manage

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"I really don't know what Bobby is trying to do. That's not the way we go about our stuff around here."

- Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, speaking to reporters before Monday's game between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.

And so the Red Sox continue to float aimlessly along, with no apparent direction or leader. The second baseman reprimanded the manager, who tweaked the third baseman, who was asked if he is a snitch. The No. 2 starter is still looking for said mole. The general manager seemed to back his player and not the skipper, whom the GM never wanted and who was all but appointed by the owners, who seem more interested in soccer.

Meanwhile, the Red Sox are 4-6 entering Tuesday night's series opener against the two-time defending...

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