Dave’s coaching career didn’t start with a parade. It started with the Boston Red Sox in 2011, where he was the bench coach under Terry Francona. That season? Legendarily awful. The team collapsed faster than a Jenga tower in an earthquake, culminating in the infamous “chicken and beer” scandal in the clubhouse.
But here’s the funny part: Dave was basically a rookie coach learning to put out dumpster fires while everyone was distracted by fried poultry. He wasn’t the captain of that sinking ship, but he definitely got a front-row seat to a disaster movie. It taught him one thing: never, ever let the bullpen bring a keg to the dugout.
