{"id":9561,"date":"2013-02-24T00:52:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T05:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=9561"},"modified":"2014-11-22T03:18:06","modified_gmt":"2014-11-22T08:18:06","slug":"college-baseball-updateformer-mlb-rangers-and-boston-red-sox-manager-robert-john-bobby-v-valentine-is-the-new-athletic-director-for-division-1-sacret-heart-university-fairfield-conneticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=9561","title":{"rendered":"COLLEGE BASEBALL UPDATE:FORMER MLB RANGERS AND BOSTON RED SOX MANAGER,  ROBERT JOHN &#8220;BOBBY V&#8221; VALENTINE,  IS THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR DIVISION 1 SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, FAIRFIELD CONNECTICUT."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BOBBY VALENTINE HAS MADE A SPLASH IN THE COLLEGE RANKS, TAKING OVER AS THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR THE CATHOLIC EAST COAST\u00a0POWERHOUSE, SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, AND LOOK FOR FIREWORKS TO COME OUT OF THIS EAT COAST SCHOOLS ATHLETIC PROGRAM, WITH BOBBY V AT THE HELM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. BOBBY V HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR HIS COMPETITIVE SPIRIT, HIS CONFRONTATIONAL BEHAVIOR, AND HIS AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO GETTING THE BEST OUT OF HIS PEOPLE. THESE TACTICS SHOULD PUT FANS IN THE STANDS,\u00a0 SELL OUT ALL SEASON TICKETS, INCREASE ADVERTISING TWO-FOLD, AND BRING A BETTER LEVEL OF HIGH SCHOOL TALENT TO EVERY SPORTS TEAM WITHIN THE SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC PROGRAM., ESPECIALLY THE BASEBALL PROGRAM. \u00a0HAVING MANAGED SEVRAL PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL TEAMS, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL\u00a0 CHIBA LOTTE MARINES OF THE JAPANESE BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE,\u00a0AND ALSO MLB TEAMS TO INCLUDE, THE TEXAS RANGERS, THE NEW YORK METS, AND THE BOSTON RED SOX, BOBBY VALENTINE BRINGS SEVERAL YEARS OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE, BUSINESS ACUMEN &#8220;(BEING A VERY SUCCESFUL RESTAURANT OWNER)&#8221;, AND ALSO,\u00a0 THE INTESTINAL FORTITUDE AND THE DESIRE TO SUCCEED WITH THE SACRED HEART\u00a0 PROGRAM, BECAUSE HE IS PROBABLY THE MOST &#8220;DEVOUT CATHOLIC&#8221; SPORTS FIGURE IN THE NATION. WHEN HE COACHED THE TEXAS RANGERS, YOU WOULD FIND BOBBY VALENTINE IN ATTENDANCE OF MASS \u00a0ON A DAILY BASIS AT HIS FAVORITE CATHOLIC PARISH, \u00a0IN THE DIOCESE OF THE COUNTY THAT HE WAS COACHING IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN ALL OF HIS HEAD COACHING JOBS, AND ALSO AS A BENCH COACH WHERE EVER HE HAS COACHED DURING HIS CAREER.\u00a0 BOBBY VALENTINE WAS ALSO A MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER HIMSELF, HAVING PLAYED IN THE MLB FOR 10 YEARS WITH SEVERAL MLB CLUBS, TO INCLUDE, THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS(1969, 1971-72), THE CALIFORNIA ANGELS(1973-1975), THE SAN DIEGO PADRES(1975-1977),\u00a0 THE NEW YORK METS(1977-1978), AND THE SEATTLE MARINERS, (1979). HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND ALSO, COLLEGE PLAYERS HAVE ALWAYS RESPECTED \u00a0THE MANAGERS THAT HAVE \u00a0PLAYED THE GAME\u00a0 AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE MANAGER\u00a0 THEY ARE PLAYING FOR UNDERSTANDS THE ACTUAL MECHANICS, AND ALSO THE TRUE DYNAMIC OF THE ACTUAL BASEBALL GAME, IN IT&#8217;S ENTIRETY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE MYBOYSAY NATIONS COLLEGE BASEBALL ENTHUSIASTS WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BOBBY VALENTINE ON HIS NEW JOB AS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE\u00a0 GREAT SACRET HEART UNIVERSITY, AND WE WISH HIM MUCH SUCCESS, GOING FORWARD.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOBBY VALENTINE HAS MADE A SPLASH IN THE COLLEGE RANKS, TAKING OVER AS THE NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR FOR THE CATHOLIC EAST COAST\u00a0POWERHOUSE, SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, AND LOOK FOR FIREWORKS TO COME OUT OF THIS EAT COAST SCHOOLS ATHLETIC PROGRAM, WITH BOBBY V AT THE HELM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. 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