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trotdaubach
06-12-2009, 06:37 PM
Friday, when his Red Sox stroll into Citizens Park Park for a three-game, weekend series, Terry Francona will be afforded a reminder regarding how much he has changed since he left Philadelphia close to nine years ago.

No need.

Francona's reality check came back on May 28 in Minnesota.

It was on that day the Red Sox manager experienced his latest health scare, this time coming as a result of an on-field argument with home plate umpire Todd Tichenor. Francona later admitted that his blood pressure shot up so high during the incident that he almost passed out on the field, he doesn't even remember a subsequent conversation with Jason Varitek and Josh Beckett, and he had a heart rate of 120 even an hour after the game.

http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/red-sox/rob-bradford/2009/06/12/franconas-longevity-healthy-concern-red-sox
SamBam39
06-12-2009, 06:39 PM
Take my advice....drink....HEAVILY.
8LayersOfCrap
06-12-2009, 06:42 PM
You know, if Francona was a large, heavy set man that was 10-20 years older I wouldn't think twice. But, god damn, he has a lot of health issues for only being 50.
ceb364
06-12-2009, 06:44 PM
Remember when we used to question his fire because he was so calm all the time? Yeah - our bad.
JBay44
06-12-2009, 06:45 PM
You know, if Francona was a large, heavy set man that was 10-20 years older I wouldn't think twice. But, god damn, he has a lot of health issues for only being 50.

He had blood clot issues as a younger man after all of the knee surgeries he's been through. I think most of his problems stemmed from that.
trotdaubach
06-12-2009, 06:53 PM
best manager in the franchise's history. will be sad when he has to retire.
ceb364
06-12-2009, 06:55 PM
best manager in the franchise's history. will be sad when he has to retire.

A lot of what you post is homertastic, inciteful hyperbole. Not this.
8LayersOfCrap
06-12-2009, 06:55 PM
best manager in the franchise's history. will be sad when he has to retire.


Yeah, I don't see him managing into his 60s. If Boston ever has a rebuilding year he might retire.
8LayersOfCrap
06-12-2009, 06:57 PM
He had blood clot issues as a younger man after all of the knee surgeries he's been through. I think most of his problems stemmed from that.

Oh, I know about the blood clots. Still, it's a lot to deal with and only be 50.
skeeter
06-12-2009, 08:44 PM
A lot of what you post is homertastic, inciteful hyperbole. Not this.

Confession: I had to look much of this up...