The Boston Globe reports that Sox players are so fed up with Bobby Valentine—what do you expect, he used to work for the Mets—they took their complaints up high. To…management.

….another example of a deepening rift in the organization was a photo that has been circulated via text message that shows Pedroia smiling with two thumbs up in front of an apparently sleeping Valentine. The message with the photo reads “Our manager contemplating his lineup at 3:30 p.m.”

Well, that makes sense—naptime would follow chicken and beer. (Da-dum-dum.)

Yahoo, which first reported the story, has more detail:

The perception that Valentine is being scapegoated unfairly to divert attention from mediocre performances by star players exists among some players, according to sources.

But Yahoo also reports:

Issues that have inflamed players range far and wide. Leaving in Lester, a well-respected figure in the clubhouse, to get blasted for 11 runs and four home runs against Toronto soured players already beaten down by Valentine’s managerial style. Valentine uttering “Nice inning, kid” to rookie third baseman Will Middlebrooks after he made a defensive blunder – an episode to which Valentine admitted on WEEI radio – only furthered the animus toward the 62-year-old, who is managing in the major leagues for the first time since 2002.

What a wonderful way to start the day….reading about chaos and dissension on the Red Sox. (I wasn’t too upset about Curt Schilling’s downfall either—what a jerk.) The Red Sox are three games under .500 and pretty much done for the season. Time to start dreaming of next year?

For what it’s worth, I’m pretty sure I predicted here that Bobby Valentine would be a bad fit for the Sox. Should they bring back Franconia?