Bobby Valentine's Bike: Red Sox Manager Crashes in Central Park While Reading Text from Dustin Pedroia

Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sustained minor injuries after crashing his bike in New York City's Central Park on Wednesday while supposedly reading a text message from Red Sox player Dustin Pedroia. What a way to celebrate the end to a rather drab Red Sox baseball season.

The New York Times reports that Valentine got into a minor bike accident after not paying attention to the slippery roads while on a joyride before the Sox's final 2012 MLB regular season game in New York Wednesday night. Here is an excerpt from the Times report:

"On the wet, slippery path, Valentine was reading a text on his phone from Dustin Pedroia, the Red Sox second baseman, and riding his bicycle. When he looked up, he had to swerve to avoid the umbrellas of two French tourists walking in front of him. The bike skidded, and he lost his balance and went careening head over pedals down the side of the hill by the road.

'I shouldn't have been reading a text while I was riding,' he said. 'That's the wrong thing to do. But at least I was wearing my helmet.

Valentine sustained minor injuries to his knees and hips."

So it looks like Valentine is stable enough to attend the Sox's final 2012 regular season ballgame against longtime rivals the New York Yankees (a team which stands at no 1 in the AL East series). It just so happens that following Wednesday night's game Valentine will hold the embarrassing title of being the first manager of a losing Red Sox team in 15 years. Rumors have it that there's a good chance that the 62-year-old may be relieved of his professional baseball managing duties soon after. What a way to end a dismal season, in New York City of all places.