Robert John "Bobby V" Valentine (born May 13, 1950) is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is currently the manager of the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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"'You guys really sucked.' And we did! Mostly because Bobby Valentine made everyone Les Misérables."

So so happy that John Kruk will be the sunday night baseball guy, Terry Francona will be back in uniform, and Bobby Valentine is outtahere!

Great night with the Farmington High School baseball booster club and Bobby Valentine at the Aqua Turf last night. Thank you

Fox hates me, so it will be Reggie Miller, Bobby Valentine or the entire Dave Matthews Band.

NBC launches radio show with Bobby Valentine, Chipper Jones and... /r5TzPxxRvQ Qooo

Matt: "I could see Bobby Valentine replacing Mr. Rogers." Scott: "Today, we're gonna learn about the color red!"

When we see Bobby Valentine in the Sacred Heart food court and my dad gets excited

Excitement, along with plenty of expectations, came with the 2012 Boston Red Sox! The team had a collective chip on its shoulder after a September collapse the year before cost them a trip to the playoffs...right after the 2011 season, the Red Sox signed Bobby Valentine to be their manager; he had been successful elsewhere in the Majors and also won a Japan Series championship! Also, excitement surrounded the 2012 season as it would be the 100th anniversary of historic Fenway Park! Once the season started, however, the excitement quickly wore off; Boston started out by losing 5 of its first 6 games! There were reports early on that Valentine wasn't getting along with some players, specifically Kevin Youkilis...more on Youk in a bit! Meanwhile, back on the diamond, injuries began to mount...Andrew Bailey, Kevin Youkilis, Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz, Carl Crawford, well, you see where I'm going with this, these and a number of other players missed at least some time with injuries! A number ...

The Red Sox clubhouse feels "eleventy-billion times better" than it did in 2012, writes John Tomase of the Boston Herald. The team's decision to replace Bobby Valentine with John Farrell is part of that, Tomase argues, but so is the fact that new additions Ryan Dempster, Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, Joel Hanrahan, David Ross, Jonny Gomes and Stephen Drew weren't around during the Red Sox's ugly 2012 season. Source: MLBTradeRumors.com

More MLB-Stamford, Connecticut native and former Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine recently agreed to become the new athletic director at Fairfield, Connecticut's Sacred Heart University.

they probably just didn't respect you like they do me. Face it you're just Bobby Valentine.

Kevin Youkilis will be the Yankee's starting 1st baseman on opening day! Bobby Valentine couldn't even win with that!!

Ozzie Guillén FTW!! RT“I'm thinking Bobby Valentine for new Prez in Venezuela?”

Eric Mangini is the Bobby Valentine of football

"I think I did a helluva job in Boston. The job I went up there to dom got done...except for you know, winning"---Bobby Valentine (Yes, he actually said this)

The blog is now updated with things that aren't Bobby Valentine in a coonskin cap:

“"Connie MacK wouldn't have won with that Red Sox team last year" ~ Bobby Valentine

Oh jeez - Bobby Valentine, fmr. MLB manager, addresses his stint in Boston with Chris Russo

Bobby Valentine: 'Connie MacK wouldn't have won with that team' via

liked a few of the songs. But I'm looking for less rap, more soul. Think Bobby Womack on Valentine's Day.

Bobby Valentine has great restaurants and all, but he needs to just shut up!

Bobby Valentine: "I did a good job managing the Red Sox." Everyone else, ever: "Bobby Valentine did a poor job of managing the Red Sox"

Bobby Valentine would have been a great name for a singer in the beach movie era.

Bobby Valentine just keeps talking wreckless about the Red Sox. He should be grateful another team gave his *** a shot to manager smh

Bobby Valentine is finally moving on from the Red Sox via

So Bobby Valentine is athletic director at Sacred Heart huh? That's a bit of a step down from baseball and a step up from ESPN.

Bobby V says his new job as athletic director at Sacred Heart University is no joke  via

Honked Off at Lebron Haters, NBA Countdown, Lil Poopy and Bobby Valentine! What are you Honked Off about?

The spoiled baseball player of today will never adapt to the old school managing style of Bobby Valentine.

Bobby Valentine grilled in first question of Sacred Heart news conference (Video)...

I'm betting Bobby Valentine has no regrets. Period.

Bobby Valentine has no regrets about time with Red Sox as he accepts AD job at Sacred Heart

Bobby Valentine goes off on reporter at Sacred Heart news conference: Bobby V. goes off on -- FIRST QUESTION -...

Bobby Valentine takes on a different kind of managerial work - USA... /nYflNle0hR Qooo

Bobby Valentine praises job he did managing Red Sox /kueMPMaeZn Goo

Bobby Valentine is such a joke..just shut up Bobby.

Bobby Valentine praises job he did managing the Boston Red Sox -... /IyaiE61h5e Go

Want to hear a funny joke? Bobby Valentine thought he did a great job managing the Red Sox:

New Post: Bobby V is out of his mind: As many of you know, Bobby Valentine is the new athletic ...

Bobby Valentine 'out of box' choice as Sacred Heart AD /aa2ZdCjQED Doo

Ex-Red Sox skipper Valentine says his new college gig is no joke: Bobby Valentine admits he doesn't quite know what to expect in his ...

Just watched Bobby Valentine's interview as the new A.D. at my daughter's college, was he really the best they could do?

Bobby Valentine did a *** of a job managing the 2012 Boston Red Sox to a 69-93 record—at least according to him...

New Sacred Heart athletic director Bobby Valentine had a press conference Tuesday to discuss his new gig. Of course, he couldn't escape questions about his old gig. And, in true Bobby V. fashion, he couldn't stay out of his own way in answering the questions.

Bobby Valentine, introduced as athletic director at Sacred Heart, says he did "what had to be [there] except for winning a pennant."

Bobby Valentine says he "weeded out the weak" from the Red Sox. He does realize he's no longer with the Red Sox, right?

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -- It didn't take long for Bobby Valentine to move past his year to forget in Boston. Of course, there was a new challenge to help him along the way.

Bobby Valentine is proud of the job he did.

Connie Francis could have run the better than Bobby Valentine

Baseball legend Bobby Valentine has been named executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Sacred Heart University, President John J. Petillo announced Tuesday.

Bobby Valentine is trying to be SHU's athletic director?

Bobby Valentine is now the athletic director for SHU. God help them...

Bobby Valentine will be Sacred Hearts new athletic director! (y)

Hello everyone. Happy Sunday. Hope you all have a great day. In the NBA, the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-90. In the NHL, the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3. In NCAA Men's Basketball, UConn beat DePaul 81-69. In NCAA Women's Basketball, UConn beat Seton Hall 90-30. In the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Tony Stewart won the Nationwide Series race at Daytona, Sam Hornish Jr. was 2nd, and Alex Bowman was 3rd. In sports news, Bobby Valentine has been named the Athletic Director of Sacred Heart University.

Thanks to the Hartford Courant for doing an article in today's sports page about Bobby Valentine taking over the AD position at Sacred Heart University effective in July. Things could be getting interesting.

Bobby Valentine to be named AD at Sacred Heart University, sources say: Thursday night it was reported from the...

Glad to see Jenny Dell survived the Bobby Valentine purge

According to the Connecticut Post, former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is expected to be named the new athletics director at Sacred Heart University Tuesday.

Bobby Valentine to be athletics director for Sacred Heart Pioneers //say what?! My alma mater.

Keep repeating this to yourself: It's only one game. But it isn't, is it? It's more than that. It's a retuirn to those not so thrilling days of yesteryear. And while the Penguins must move past it, they shouldn't forget it. As they apparently forgot the playoff results of last season. I want your analysis of the game, and we'll talk to Phil Bourque about it at 1:00. Is it necessarily a bad thing when a teammate calls out another...in public? Especially when it's the truth? We'll play Antonio Brown's reaction to the incident. Pirates open exhibition games tomorrow. Bob Nutting tells Pirates to winn a title. Really? We'll talk to Bobby Valentine about MLB at 1:30

I was really hoping when I was followed by Bobby Valentine this morning, it was former Ranger manager Bobby V. It was not.

What does Bobby Valentine think of being blamed for problems? asked him

would tell you this was all Bobby Valentine's fault!

Dan Shaughnessy Red Sox put all the blame on Bobby Valentine -... /xrkkr9pG Qoo

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Well duh! Bobby Valentine isn't the manager, things are already 1,000,000x better.

Oh snap! Daniel Bard throws Bobby Valentine under the bus w/comment re: manager he "can trust."

FORT MYERS — Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington did a good job this offseason. He blended a repertory company of solid, professional, “good clubhouse guys” with the survivors of the Bobby Valentine era, and in doing so he didn’t have to give up any of the organization’s top minor league kids.

Why does Bobby Valentine get his own day he's not even that good of a baseball manager

Bobby Valentine is the worst baseball manager ever!

Bobby Valentine response to Ortiz: "I thought he was the head, I thought he led that team & if he meant that the manager's..." 1 of 2

Bobby Valentine is out, John Farrell is in, and there has been plenty of change. Are these "new" Red Sox better or is it all a smokescreen?

Just thought it might be a little fun to mention some of the sports guys out there that have a name connecting them to Valentines Day - feel free to throw some at me: Bobby Valentine - manager of Red Sox last year; Pete Rose - all time hit leader in MLB, Ron Darling - pitcher for the Mets; Kevin Love - forward for Minnesota; Chocolate Thunder Daryl Dawkins of the old Sixers: your turn!

Well, at least Bobby Valentine is not the Red Sox manager any more.

So wait, there's a whole day dedicated to former New York Mets and Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine?

Bobby Valentine is the winningest manager among Valentines because he's the lone Valentine who has managerial experience.

By Ellie Musgrave – Monday February 11 2013     VENICE— Shortly after resigning from the Popedom this morning, His Holiness Benedict XVI received a call from Ben Cherington, GM of the Boston Red Sox. The non-denominational American baseball team has faced more than its fair share of tough seasons, explained Cherington, and after hours of deliberation among the front office, they decided to “shoot for the moon” with their new management choice.   “You’ve got to understand, someone big has to make up for our last manager,” says John Farrell, a former pitcher who was scheduled to manage the team for the upcoming 2013 season. Farrell is referring to Bobby Valentine who, after functionally driving the team into the ground by trading beloved stars like Kevin Youkilis and Josh Beckett and failing to understand the importance of player order, was noted as “the worst person ever” by ESPN. The public seems to agree—in a matter of milliseconds, Google will auto-complete the phrase “Bobby Val ...

Last season was a disaster for the Red Sox, and manager Bobby Valentine became the symbol of Boston's struggles. Count David Ortiz among those ready for a fresh start with John Farrell in charge. O...

Dear Nick Cafardo, your unrequited man-crush on Bobby Valentine is entering seriously creepy territory. Let it go, already.

Has anyone heard bout arrangements for Bobby Valentine if so please let me know

Nick Cafardo's delusional recounting of the Bobby Valentine era in today's Boston Globe is a new low, even for him.

'A metaphor extension'... On November 7, 2012. Barack Obama has been re-elected president of The United States. As far as I'm concerned, extending his presidency for 4 more years makes about as much sense as giving Bobby Valentine a 4 year contract extension after The Red Sox finished in last place. No, Mr. Obama isn't solely responsible for all of America's problems... he had help. A lot of help. But it was his ultimate responsibility to make sure that things went well and they haven't. They haven't gone well at all. On his watch... things have stopped working in Washington D.C. and now America is paying a very, very, very heavy price for all of the dysfunction. In much the same way, Bobby Valentine wasn't responsible for all of The Red Sox dysfunction this year... but just like Mr. Obama, he was an important player in the negative scheme of things. Deciding not to bring Bobby V. back was an easy decision to make. All The Red Sox had to do was pay him his salary... and tell him to go away. Like it or not ...

The Fenway market is a much better product than the Red Sox. Three very good produce sections, a pita shop, numerous other little shops, and the best guacamole dip I have ever purchased. On the down side the meat market was overpriced, but overall I was very happy. Certainly a way better deal than Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Stephen Drew, J D Drew, or most of all Bobby Valentine.

There are 2 bummers to baseball: having to listen to Tim McCarver call Saturday games for FOX & Bobby Valentine for ESPN on Sunday nights

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