Valentine, a 61-year-old native of Stamford, Conn., with 40 years of professional baseball experience (15 seasons as a big league manager) is nothing like Terry Francona, Grady Little, or Jimy Williams. He’s a guy who’ll wear eye-black in the dugout. He’ll refer to himself in the third person. He’ll have an opinion on everything and he’ll make opponents try harder to beat the Red Sox. He will never be boring.
Even the number on his back is provocative. Valentine’s the only Red Sox manager bold enough to wear No. 25, a number many old-time fans think should be retired in honor of the late Tony Conigliaro. Valentine’s favorite number (2) belongs to Jacoby Ellsbury, so he said he’ll wear No. 25 and nod to the legacy of Tony C.
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