While things are quiet with the Orioles, it’s not so elsewhere in the American League East. In Boston, the Red Sox have a new manager, but the post mortems on the fired manager aren’t over.

In his exit interview with Bob Costas on NBC Sports Network, Bobby Valentine reiterated his complaint that his coaching staff not only didn’t have his back, but that the coaches were also undermining him. Not surprisingly, one of the coaches has shot back.

Tim Bogar, Valentine’s bench coach, doesn’t agree with Valentine’s version of events.

"I'm not upset about him or anything he says, but what bothers me is the perception of me and the other coaches is completely wrong," Bogar told ESPNBoston.com. "That bothers me because of what the coaches went through this year and what we dealt with. I did exactly what Ben [Cherington, Red Sox general manager] asked me to do. I'm not saying I did everything perfect, because I didn't and I know that."

Bogar said the coaches would have helped Valentine — if only he’d told them what he needed.

"The coaching staff was prepared to do everything that we were supposed to do to help Bobby succeed," Bogar said, "but not once did he portray what he wanted us to do to help him, and eventually he shut some of us out completely."

So what Bogar is saying is that Valentine wasn’t exactly the Great Communicator.

"The last couple of times I've read stuff about that there was no communication or the communication was bad,” Bogar said, “the only bad communication was between Bobby and everyone.”