What was Grady Little thinking?

[Lefty]

Little said the players were thinking how they would lose game 7 against the Yankees. Why would he tell the media that? Don't you think it's his job to tell the players to forget about the curse? That was pretty dumb to mention that.

 

[moviegeekjn]

From the Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2003/10/20/sox_brass_will_wait_then_decide/

a couple of quotes that are anything BUT ringing endorsements:

"We don't have any decision to announce," said the Sox CEO from his home in Boston. "We're going to take some time this week to review the season. Tom [Werner], John [Henry], Theo [Epstein], and I will talk. That's all that's appropriate to say now.

Does he think his manager is too damaged to return?

"In the eyes of certain people, he may be, but we don't make front office decisions based on a referendum of the fans. I don't feel comfortable talking about fan reaction. There's always a severe emotional reaction."

 

[moviegeekjn]

Peter Gammons says the Sox will make Little's firing official this afternoon
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1647772

Boston Globe reports that Grady was told this morning that his time is up. "Not a firing" but since his contract ended Friday, the Sox will not be picking up his option
http://www.boston.com/news/daily/27/little_102703.htm

Boston Herald article on two potential replacements
http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/redSox.bg?articleid=285