Red Sox manager Terry Francona appeared on the Dale & Holley show yesterday and talked about losing bench coach and longtime friend Brad Mills to the Astros. Francona expressed his pleasure with Mills getting his first managerial position.

"Millsy embodies a lot of what's right in baseball," Francona said. "So, for him to get this opportunity, it's pretty neat."

Francona was asked about the World Series, which starts tonight in New York. He said the key would be the Phillies finding relievers who can keep the Yankees' talented hitters under control.

"You can't match up against New York's lineup," Francona said. "You better have a good bullpen. And we had as good a bullpen as anybody, but you can't match up. They have switch-hitters, they have lefties that are productive against lefties. You've got to get somebody out there that's productive and keep them out...

The Celtics opened their season with an impressive win, but the off-court news involving Glen Davis and Rajon Rondo took away from the game. We've got a recap of the C's and all the other top stories of the day, including a couple of big names transferring from Boston College, the Kansas City Chiefs trying to keep Larry Johnson quiet, Andre Agassi admitting drug use during his playing days, and the Yankees and Phillies preparing for tonight's Game 1 of the World Series. All that plus videos, trivia and more at Wednesday's Morning Mashup.