(Sports Network) - With both teams out of playoff contention, the focus has turned to the managers as the Toronto Blue Jays travel to Boston to take on the Red Sox to begin a three-game series. Another controversy involving Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has re-ignited rumours that have Blue Jays manager John Farrell heading back to Boston where he served as the teams pitching coach for five seasons. Farrell -- who is under contract with the Blue Jays through 2013 -- has tried to downplay the speculation, saying his focus is squarely on his current team, but with the Red Sox headed to their first losing season since 1997, the rumours continue to persist. On the field, the Blue Jays will send struggling Henderson Alvarez to the hill to open the series in Boston. The righty has lost his last five decisions and is 7-12 on the year with a 5.04 ERA. Alvarez beat the Red Sox back on July 22, but surrendered seven runs in that one. For his career he is 2-1 with a 4.66 ERA in five starts against them. The Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Catcher J.P. Arencibia and 3B Brett Lawrie are both off the disabled list and will be in uniform tonight. The Blue Jays also recalled RHP David Carpenter, RHP Joel Carreno and C/INF Yan Gomes. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are returning home following a disastrous 1-9 road trip, after which Valentine found himself embroiled in yet another controversy after getting involved in a heated discussion with a Boston area radio host. WEEI radio hosts Glenn Ordway and Michael Holley were questioning Valentine about a report that said the manager arrived later than normal for a game in Oakland last week, asking him if hes "checked out" on the season. "What an embarrassing thing to say. If I were there right now, Id punch you right in the mouth. Ha, ha," said Valentine. Valentine said he was kidding, but its just the latest incident in whats been a miserable first season with the Red Sox. "When you talk about someones family and you talk about someones integrity, you draw the line of what should be done in the workplace," Valentine said. The road trip certainly did nothing to quell the rumors that Valentines job could be in trouble. "This was not a good road trip, obviously," Valentine said. "One of the worst Ive ever experienced." Getting the call for the Red Sox in Fridays opener will be lefty Felix Doubront, who is 10-7 with a 5.03 ERA. Doubront absorbed the loss in Oakland on Saturday, as he allowed five runs and six hits in three innings. He is now 0-3 over his last six starts and has allowed four runs or more in five of those outings. Doubront was shelled for seven runs (5 earned) in a loss to the Blue Jays the last time he faced them, but is 2-1 with a 4.37 ERA in eight games (3 starts). Toronto is 7-5 versus the Red Sox. cheap nfl jerseys . The regular season has not even begun and the Ottawa Senators are already answering questions about whether or not theyve got the offence to compete. cheap jerseys from china . Argentine-born Italy striker Pablo Osvaldo scored with an angled shot three minutes in, while Rodrigo Palacio hit the crossbar with Genoas best opportunity in the 71st. http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinapla... . Upon league review following Torontos January 26th game at Rochester, the NLL decided Whites hit on Knighthawks forward Casey Powell warranted a match penalty despite there being no penalty assessed on the play. [url=http://www.cheapnfljerseyschinaplay.com/]wholesale nfl jerseys . -- Calgarys Rosalind Groenewoud dedicated her win on the womens superpipe at the Winter X Games to fellow Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke on Saturday. wholesale jerseys . At the start of this season, few knew where that spark would come from, and it looked worse after the Wildcats dropped their opening game against Temple.CLEVELAND -- The Chicago White Sox have placed second baseman Gordon Beckham on the 15-day disabled list with a broken bone in his left wrist and recalled right-hander Deunte Heath from Triple-A Charlotte. Beckham, who is batting .316 in seven games, will have surgery Tuesday at the Cleveland Clinic and is expected to misss approximately six weeks.dddddddddddd He was injured during his second-inning at-bat on Tuesday against Washington and an MRI revealed the fracture. Jeff Keppinger has started the past two games at second base. Heath made two relief appearances at Charlotte, allowing no runs with six strikeouts in two games. cheap jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '