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Somewhere, is Tito smiling at 1-5 start?

ESPN's Terry Francona went on ESPN New York's "The Michael Kay Show" on Thursday and provided his usual insightful commentary regarding the 2012 MLB forecast.

Of course, the conversation quickly turned to the Red Sox.

Kay wasted no time in asking the question many around Boston have been wondering: "As you sit back on Thursday April 12, and the Red Sox are 1-5, is there a part of you that's absolutely elated?"

Francona laughed at first, but then said: "I wouldn't say elated. I know what you mean though. You know, everybody has human emotions ... there are so many people there that I've gone through so many things with, that I care so much about. You know, somebody asked me yesterday and I said 'I hope [Dustin] Pedroia hits 1000 and I hope [Jon] Lester wins every game.' ... At the same time, I recognize the way things ended there didn't make me very happy. And actually really hurt me. And I'm aware of that also. So, you try to balance it a little bit. But being vindictive is not a good way to go through life. And I hope I'm not that way."

After a follow-up question about his decision not to attend the 100th anniversary celebration at Fenway Park next week, Francona backpedaled a bit on comments he made Wednesday regarding the invitation issued by the Red Sox.

"That came out the other day and I wish I had handled it a little differently," he said. "I think I'm smarter than that. ... But I'm not comfortable going back there. But I wish I would have kept some of the reasons to myself and I'm a little disappointed in myself for that."

To hear the full interview with Francona, CLICK HERE.

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