Terry Francona (seen above), manager of the Boston Red Sox, has a social disease. He is unaware of the personal space boundaries that most people like to keep. Typically, this would be a problem, but this year, the Red Sox have stayed far enough behind the Yankees and Rays, and far enough ahead of the Blue Jays, that Francona is beginning to understand what the boundaries should be.
"It was crazy," Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew said. "At the beginning of the season, we'd come in from the field, sit on the bench until we had to get ready to hit, and sometimes, Terry would just sit on our laps. One time, he even put his arm around me and asked me to tell him a story."
When asked about his take on Francona's uncomfortable familiarity, second baseman Dustin Pedroia just hung his head and cried.
