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4 days ago
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Francona and Cash's friendly feud continues with scoreboard prank
CINCINNATI (AP) — The friendly feud between Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, which dates to at least 2015, continued during batting practice on Friday when the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park showed a looped video of Cash, playing for the Boston Red Sox, striking out against Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in 2010. Francona said finding a clip of Cash striking out wasn't difficult. 'You could have got that clip off most pitchers,' Francona said. 'I'm still trying to figure out why I played him against A.J. Burnett. That was more on me than him.' Light-hearted jabs and creative pranks have gone on for years between the two managers who have a combined 2,876 wins going into Saturday's matchup, with 2,004 of those victories belonging to Francona. The Reds are facing the Rays for the first time since Francona was hired as manager in October. 'I've taken my share of jabs, too,' Cash said, after seeing the video clip. 'But mine are private.' Their close relationship began when Cash, a catcher, played for Francona in Boston in 2007 and 2008. He was later on Francona's staff in Cleveland in 2013 and 2014. 'The relationship grew (with) how he helped me along the way, in the early stages of the interview processes with different clubs,' Cash said. Francona said Friday that he always believed Tampa Bay was the right place for Cash who owns an 872-750 record in 11 seasons with the Rays, adding that he had the qualities to be a successful skipper. 'He hit like a manager,' Francona said. It's not the first time Francona has used a scoreboard to prank Cash. During the Rays' visit to Progressive Field in 2017, a scoreboard message asked, "How bad is Kevin Cash at the plate?' then showed Cash's career statistics including his .183 batting average. All in good fun, they say. 'Certainly to this day, he's probably the first person I'm going to call outside of someone inside the (Tampa Bay) organization for guidance and advice," Cash said. ___ AP MLB: Jeff Wallner, The Associated Press
Associated Press
4 days ago
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- Associated Press
Francona and Cash's friendly feud continues with scoreboard prank
CINCINNATI (AP) — The friendly feud between Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, which dates to at least 2015, continued during batting practice on Friday when the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park showed a looped video of Cash, playing for the Boston Red Sox, striking out against Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in 2010. Francona said finding a clip of Cash striking out wasn't difficult. 'You could have got that clip off most pitchers,' Francona said. 'I'm still trying to figure out why I played him against A.J. Burnett. That was more on me than him.' Light-hearted jabs and creative pranks have gone on for years between the two managers who have a combined 2,876 wins going into Saturday's matchup, with 2,004 of those victories belonging to Francona. The Reds are facing the Rays for the first time since Francona was hired as manager in October. 'I've taken my share of jabs, too,' Cash said, after seeing the video clip. 'But mine are private.' Their close relationship began when Cash, a catcher, played for Francona in Boston in 2007 and 2008. He was later on Francona's staff in Cleveland in 2013 and 2014. 'The relationship grew (with) how he helped me along the way, in the early stages of the interview processes with different clubs,' Cash said. Francona said Friday that he always believed Tampa Bay was the right place for Cash who owns an 872-750 record in 11 seasons with the Rays, adding that he had the qualities to be a successful skipper. 'He hit like a manager,' Francona said. It's not the first time Francona has used a scoreboard to prank Cash. During the Rays' visit to Progressive Field in 2017, a scoreboard message asked, 'How bad is Kevin Cash at the plate?' then showed Cash's career statistics including his .183 batting average. All in good fun, they say. 'Certainly to this day, he's probably the first person I'm going to call outside of someone inside the (Tampa Bay) organization for guidance and advice,' Cash said. ___ AP MLB:
Washington Post
4 days ago
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- Washington Post
Francona and Cash's friendly feud continues with scoreboard prank
CINCINNATI — The friendly feud between Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, which dates to at least 2015, continued during batting practice on Friday when the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park showed a looped video of Cash , playing for the Boston Red Sox, striking out against Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in 2010. Francona said finding a clip of Cash striking out wasn't difficult. 'You could have got that clip off most pitchers,' Francona said. 'I'm still trying to figure out why I played him against A.J. Burnett. That was more on me than him.' Light-hearted jabs and creative pranks have gone on for years between the two managers who have a combined 2,876 wins going into Saturday's matchup, with 2,004 of those victories belonging to Francona. The Reds are facing the Rays for the first time since Francona was hired as manager in October . 'I've taken my share of jabs, too,' Cash said, after seeing the video clip. 'But mine are private.' Their close relationship began when Cash, a catcher, played for Francona in Boston in 2007 and 2008. He was later on Francona's staff in Cleveland in 2013 and 2014. 'The relationship grew (with) how he helped me along the way, in the early stages of the interview processes with different clubs,' Cash said. Francona said Friday that he always believed Tampa Bay was the right place for Cash who owns an 872-750 record in 11 seasons with the Rays, adding that he had the qualities to be a successful skipper. 'He hit like a manager,' Francona said. It's not the first time Francona has used a scoreboard to prank Cash. During the Rays' visit to Progressive Field in 2017, a scoreboard message asked, 'How bad is Kevin Cash at the plate?' then showed Cash's career statistics including his .183 batting average. All in good fun, they say. 'Certainly to this day, he's probably the first person I'm going to call outside of someone inside the (Tampa Bay) organization for guidance and advice,' Cash said. ___ AP MLB:
Al Arabiya
4 days ago
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Francona and Cash's Friendly Feud Continues With Scoreboard Prank
CINCINNATI (AP) – The friendly feud between Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, which dates to at least 2015, continued during batting practice on Friday when the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park showed a looped video of Cash playing for the Boston Red Sox striking out against Yankees right-hander A.J. Burnett in 2010. Francona said finding a clip of Cash striking out wasn't difficult. 'You could have got that clip off most pitchers,' Francona said. 'I'm still trying to figure out why I played him against A.J. Burnett. That was more on me than him.' Light-hearted jabs and creative pranks have gone on for years between the two managers who have a combined 2,876 wins going into Saturday's matchup, with 2004 of those victories belonging to Francona. The Reds are facing the Rays for the first time since Francona was hired as manager in October. 'I've taken my share of jabs, too,' Cash said after seeing the video clip. 'But mine are private.' Their close relationship began when Cash, a catcher, played for Francona in Boston in 2007 and 2008. He was later on Francona's staff in Cleveland in 2013 and 2014. 'The relationship grew (with) how he helped me along the way in the early stages of the interview processes with different clubs,' Cash said. Francona said Friday that he always believed Tampa Bay was the right place for Cash, who owns an 872-750 record in 11 seasons with the Rays, adding that he had the qualities to be a successful skipper. 'He hit like a manager,' Francona said. It's not the first time Francona has used a scoreboard to prank Cash. During the Rays' visit to Progressive Field in 2017, a scoreboard message asked, 'How bad is Kevin Cash at the plate?' then showed Cash's career statistics, including his .183 batting average. 'All in good fun,' they say. 'Certainly to this day he's probably the first person I'm going to call outside of someone inside the (Tampa Bay) organization for guidance and advice,' Cash said.
New York Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Reds' Terry Francona uses scoreboard video to escalate prank battle with Rays' Kevin Cash
CINCINNATI — As the Tampa Bay Rays came out for batting practice before their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, manager Kevin Cash looked up at the Great American Ball Park scoreboard and saw a video clip from his playing days of him striking out. Tito arranged for the scoreboard at GABP to show a loop of Kevin Cash striking out 😂 — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) July 25, 2025 It was the latest in an ongoing prank war between the close friends. Cash, 47, played for Francona when the Reds manager helmed the Boston Red Sox and then served as Francona's bullpen coach in Cleveland before becoming the Rays' manager. In 2015, Cash's first year as a manager, Francona had someone write 'Zep says hi' on Cash's car in the Tropicana Field parking lot, referring to former Cleveland reliever Marc Rzepzynskik. Two years later, when the Rays came to Progressive Field in Cleveland, Francona had a graphic put up on the scoreboard with the title 'How bad is Kevin Cash at the plate?' It then listed Cash's career slash line of .183/.248//278 along with the note: 'In the history of Major League Baseball, among all non-pitchers with at least 650 plate appearances, Kevin Cash is (sic) the 5th worst OPS+ of all time.' Advertisement Cash may not have landed as many hits with his pranks as Francona, but his best hit harder. In Cleveland, Francona's preferred mode of transit was a motor scooter. Before a game at Progressive Field in 2018, Cash had Francona's scooter put in the infield before Rays batting practice, where Tampa Bay's C.J. Cron hit it. Rays manager Kevin Cash has gotten Tito back for his scoreboard prank on Friday by stealing his scooter and putting it in the infield grass for BP. I asked him how he got his hands on it in the first place and he said 'I have a lot of friends here.' — Ashley Bastock (@AshleyBastock42) September 2, 2018 In what is the first meeting between the two since Francona took over the Reds, Francona was asked about his relationship with Cash. 'For public consumption, I don't think I'd ever say anything nice about him,' Francona said. 'But for this room, I love the guy. I think he's one of the best. But if you're going to air this — I don't think much of him.' The two became close when Cash, a catcher, played for the Red Sox in 2007 and 2008. Even then, Francona said he could tell Cash would be a good manager. 'I think he's built for this,' Francona said. 'I thought when he was a player, he should've been a manager. He hit like a manager.' Cash hit .183 in parts of eight years in the big leagues with a total of 12 home runs. In 2014, Cash also interviewed for not just the Rays' job, but also interviewed with the Texas Rangers. Francona said he thought Tampa was the perfect spot for Cash. And now, in his 11th season with the Rays, Cash is considered one of the game's best managers. 'He went to the right place,' Francona said. 'I remember when they first hired him, they gave him a five-year deal. You don't see that very often. And I think he's been smart enough to know where he's happy and stay where he's happy.' Advertisement Entering Friday's game against the Reds, Cash owned a career record of 872-749, all with the Rays. 'I give (the Rays) a lot of credit, but I give him a lot of credit,' Francona said. 'Sometimes guys chase the last dollar. I'm not sure that makes you the happiest.'
