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Firings aren't always the answer

Monday, June 23, 2008

It was the estimable Chicago columnist Bob Verdi who once wrote, "When a team is at the bottom, the problem is usually at the top." At the time, Verdi was referring to the 1970s Cubs, but his words ring more true today than ever. Living in Boston with six championships in this century, one sees it in distinct focus. When internal strife caused Theo Epstein to quit in November 2005, John Henry chaired a news conference and accepted responsibility, saying "Right now, I'm not sure I deserve to be ...

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