Make of this what you will:
“This is difficult to fix, to be honest with you,” a calm and controlled Theo Epstein said yesterday at Wrigley Field, where the spiraling Red Sox lost, 7-6, to the Chicago Cubs. “So many people are performing below our expectations and below our projections that this isn’t easy to fix. If this is the best that this pitching staff can pitch, then I really miscalculated and it’s time for changes.
“This is my fault. The guys have to play better or we’ve got to make some changes. I think we’ve allowed something like (77) runs in our last 10 losses. We’re out of games. It’s time for changes. Soon.’’ (Link)
As long as there aren’t moves like those that yielded (yeesh) Jeff Suppan and Scott Sauerbeck…