Bobby Valentine, hired to replace Terry Francona this offseason, is looking to put the team's 2011 collapse in the rear-view mirror. "There might have been some things that went on," Valentine said. "We've all made mistakes in life, but the greatest thing we're allowed to do is learn from our mistakes. The greatest right we all have is the right to change your mind. Talking to the players, I don't think there's one guy that thinks things went proper last year. I don't think it's my job to bring to everyone's attention what happened last year. They get it. They know some of the things were wrong, and we're gonna go about playing baseball." Valentine added that he's excited to get to know Dustin Pedroia, he'll probably use a committee at shortstop and that he spent New Years with ace Josh Beckett.