Jon Heyman: Where's the love for Valentine?

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Bobby Valentine is a hero in Japan. So why isn't he managing in MLB, wonders Jon Heyman. [link]

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Steady As She Goes
Published 5/20/2008 by mr. met (noreply@blogger.com) at the metropolitans
... Bobby V. may not have had the smoothest ride here and I might not want him managing my team, though I would take him 100 out of 100 times over Willie, but it would be great to see him back in the bigs. The man can beat any ump in a quiz of baseball rules and he really should be given a chance somewhere. His style would be perfect for a young and burgeoning team. ...

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