The Boston Red Sox have reached out to former big league manager and current ESPN analyst Bobby Valentine, a source close to Valentine said, and the two sides will meet to discuss the team’s managerial vacancy before the end of the week. Could Valentine be the next leader of the Boston Red Sox?

The news of Valentine’s entry into the managerial derby comes just hours after the Chicago Cubs hired one-time candidate Dale Sveum, who was the only person to get a second interview with the Red Sox’s brass. Valentine has managed in the majors for 15 seasons with the Texas Rangers (1985 to 1992) and New York Mets (1996 to 2002). Though he never won a division title, he did reach one World Series, with the Mets in 2000.

This is a perfect fit to me. A clown to lead the circus. It couldn’t be more fitting. It really sounds like the Red Sox are looking at Valentine due to lack of better options. Well, that certainly doesn’t bode well for the Sox in 2012. This is a team that needs a strong candidate to take over the clubhouse. In my eyes, Bobby V isn’t the guy to straighten out all the BS within the organization.