Terry Francona is embracing the challenge of getting the Reds back on track

Terry Francona will one day hear his name called in Cooperstown as a Hall of Fame manager. What he has been able to accomplish with the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Guardians, and now the Cincinnati Reds is truly remarkable and makes him almost one of a kind. He is a two-time World Series champion and a three-time Manager of the Year.

Francona will now aim to try to make a World Series appearance with a third team, the Reds. While the Reds may seem like a long shot to win the whole thing, they are expected to be a playoff team with a chance to make a run. Francona knows that he has helped get this team back on track, but he also knows that even in the rough moments, embracing is what it is all about.

In a recent interview with Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Francona expressed his feelings.

“You want to help, but you don’t want to create panic, because that doesn’t help anybody,” Francona said. “When you get mad, that doesn’t really help anybody except yourself; that’s not helpful. I took notes last night when I was lying in bed, just things I think can help that are just like, ‘Hey man, this is who we are, who we can be. This is how we need to play. The other thing is just fighting through frustration, because there’s a lot to be frustrated about sometimes. But you’ve got to keep playing. This group, they’re really good kids and they care about each other. It hasn’t been easy lately.”

“I actually think that this is when, as a coach or a manager, you earn your stripes,” Francona said. “When they’re going good, you pat them on the back. Now’s the time when you want to help, (but) you don’t want to hinder.”

TJ Friedl, who is not having the season fans are accustomed to seeing, gave his thoughts on Francona’s advice and how the team is better with him around.

“He’s done a great job of just kind of being there for us,” Friedl said. “Having a Hall of Fame manager really helps, because he’s been through it all. He’s had good teams, and even good teams go through tough times. We know that you’re not going to go through a season where there’s not going to be some slumps. We know who we are, and every day is a new opportunity to go out there and show that.”

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