If I hear one more story from an unnamed source I think I’m going to pop. We’ve dove headfirst into the surreal this past week, hearing about how the Red Sox clubhouse issues have completely destroyed an organization that just had yet another 90-win season in spite of winning 7 games in September. Among other [...]
Archive for the ‘2011 Playoff Collapse’ Category
On team chemistry and other absurdities
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, Clay Buchholz, Curt Schilling, John Kruk, John Lackey, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Matt Garza, Random Musings, Red Sox 2011-2012 offseason, Terry Francona, tagged 1986 New York Mets, Ball Four, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Crybabies, Curt Schilling, Daryl Strawberry, Jim Boutin, John Kruk, Kevin Youkilis, New York Yankees, Red Sox clubhouse, Red Sox collapse, Team chemistry on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Processing the Red Sox post-collapse week
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, 2012 Red Sox offseason, Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox, Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Kevin Youkilis, Uncategorized, tagged Boston Red Sox, John Lackey, Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, New Red Sox GM, Red Sox chemistry, Red Sox clubhouse, Red Sox collapse, Red Sox firing, Red Sox pitchers, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein to Cubs on October 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After a completely absurd day in Red Sox Nation, I feel like I’m sitting here with far more questions than I have answers. This might be a little all over the place, but I’ll try my best. The more I read these stories, the more things just don’t add up. The Red Sox collapsed. When [...]
Why it might be time to say goodbye to Terry Francona
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, Boston Red Sox, Terry Francona, Uncategorized, tagged Boston Red Sox, Francona fired, Red Sox manager, Terry Francona, Tito Francona fired on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As hard a pill as it may be to swallow, it appears as if the time has come for the Boston Red Sox organization and manager Terry Francona to part ways. And before you get started, no, this isn’t because the Red Sox need a body to throw on the fire the wake of this [...]
Where the Red Sox go from here.
Posted in 2011 Playoff Collapse, Boston Red Sox, tagged 2011 MLB playoffs, Boston Red Sox, Curt Young, Edgar Renteria, John Lackey, Josh Beckett, Julio Lugo, Kevin Youkilis, Red Sox collapse, Red Sox miss playoffs, Terry Francona, Theo Epstein on September 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
As we’re bombarded with images of Evan Longoria’s line drive home, Crawford’s dropped catch and the never ending train of Red Sox base running bloopers from last night – there are a myriad of things we can ponder, guess and second-guess about the Red Sox incomprehensible 2011 collapse. But at the end of the day, [...]
