There has been a clamor on Twitter throughout the season that John Farrell should be fired as the manager of the Boston Red Sox. This clamor has intensified now that the Red Sox have been swept in the ALDS by the Cleveland Indians.
If the Red Sox fire Farrell for being swept in the ALDS then should the Rangers also fire Jeff Banister because they got swept by the Blue Jays? As I write this, the Giants are a couple of innings from being swept by the Cubs. Should Bruce Bochy also be dismissed?
Farrell has been questioned for his moves particularly where it concerns his pitching decisions. Tonight, he was criticized for pinch hitting Chris Young for Andrew Benintendi instead of pinch hitting him for the struggling Jackie Bradley, Jr. I seem to recall Bradley singling to extend the game in the bottom of the ninth.
There is a logical fallacy in this criticism. It assumes that if Farrell made the opposite decision the result would be favorable to the Red Sox.
The fact is the Red Sox went from worst to first and then they got swept by a better team. Hey there are 30 teams and only one can win the World Series. You would think by the criticism that Farrell has received that the team went 69-93 rather than 93-69.
Frankly, Boston Red Sox fans are about as rational as Donald Trump supporters.
The Red Sox organization would be wise to ignore them.
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