'Idiots' clam up as Terry clamps down

As manager of the team that ended the Curse of the Bambino, Terry Francona already had accomplished a feat of a lifetime. Now it seems he has pulled off another one: For the moment, at least, he has managed to get his Red Sox to pipe down. No less a talker than Kevin Millar actually zipped his lips yesterday when basically he was asked why the Red Sox were sniping at Alex Rodriguez early in spring training. "There's our first A-Rod (question)," Millar said sarcastically. Then he looked out over the crowd of reporters at his locker and said pointedly: "What else?" Continue