Minihane: Lucchino won't fire Valentine

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WEEI's Kirk Minihane joined the Sports Tonight crew to discuss Bobby Valentine's future with the Boston Red Sox. Minihane believes there is no way the Red Sox would send Bobby V. packing this season.

"They are not going to fire this guy this year." said Minihane, "I don't care if they are fifteen games under, twenty games under. One reason why is Larry Lucchino. He hired him, and he will look awful if they fire him during the season."

Joe Haggerty believes the only way Valentine would be let go is if he starts to damage the future of the organization.

"I think if there is a player revolt and he continues to call guys out." suggested Haggerty, "What if all of a sudden Pedroia decides, 'you know what I don't want to play for this guy?'. . . I think at a certain point if it gets ugly enough and bad enough on Yawkey Way it's going to happen because I think the clamoring is for it."

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