Friday, October 06, 2006
Don't hide behind the injuries, Theo.
This dumb move was only your first of many in 2006...
"Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, to an extent that I've never seen before and probably was close to unprecedented in modern baseball."
-- Red Sox GM Theo Epstein on the team's second-half decline
-- Red Sox GM Theo Epstein on the team's second-half decline
Red Sox Nation Speaks:
The loss of significant scouting, development, and senior advisor guys such as David Chadd and Bill Lajoie, who couldn't stand the bickering between Theo and Larry and fled to the Tigers and Dodgers respectively, had a huge effect on the fortunes of the 2006 Red Sox. Most of this can be blamed on the childish behavior of Theo and Lucchino, and the lack of action of owners John W. Henry and Tom Werner, and the blubbery mouth of Lucchino henchman/Dentist Charles Steinberg. Yes, the Sox were hit by a huge amount of injuries, but the team was fatally flawed going into the season with old and shaky starting pitching and a suspect bullpen. The swoon started in June, not after the trading deadline, Gorilla boy.
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