Could you thank the people who just fired you? Red Sox manager John Farrell did.

Could you thank the people who just fired you? Red Sox manager John Farrell did.

ByJosh Bernoff

The Boston Red Sox fired their manager John Farrell yesterday. He then made a surprising statement thanking everyone he worked with, including the ownership and management team that just fired him. You need a little context to fully understand his statement. Farrell’s five years with the Red Sox featured extremes, including a surprising World Series…

Christopher L. Gasper’s passive voice approach to fixing the Red Sox

Christopher L. Gasper’s passive voice approach to fixing the Red Sox

ByJosh Bernoff

“Something must be done.” It’s the passive-voice cry of the handwringing editorial or the concerned memo. And it’s vacuous and worthless, since it doesn’t say who must do what. I’ll illustrate with Christopher L. Gasper’s article in today’s Boston Globe: “It’s time for the Red Sox to call for a changeup.” The story so far: despite a high payroll, the Boston…