Francona wins award. Then he loses his shirt.

Terry Francona had quite a Monday.

First he was honored by Baseball America when they named him named manager of the year.

Later that day, Bob Watson announced that Francona had an official MLB rule named after him.

“There’s going to be, for lack of a better term, a Francona Rule. You can only wear your uniform top or jacket. You can’t wear your nightshirt, or whatever it is. You can wear it before games, or after games, but not during games. You have to have your uniform top at all times.”

-- Bob Watson, Major League Baseball Fashion Critic to the Stars

Francona didn’t deserve the personal attack. He wears the sweatshirt for health reasons (he has circulatory problems and the shirt keeps him warm).

Tito is no Bill Belichick—he didn’t intend to send a middle finger to the league by wearing his sweatshirt. But now he might have to.

I just hope his middle finger has a tiny little jersey on it.

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