He didn't say their names, but he pretty much called out Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Josh Beckett. He said they were not doing the little things that win games like working the pitcher and getting him tired. In the eighth inning. It was: Ellsbury out. Crawford out. Pedroia works for the single. Gonzalez out. Nine total pitches in the inning. Pedroia had the majority. He said "We're the Boston Red Sox. These first 100 games were [bleep]. If anyone's happy with where we're at, they need to reevaluate that. I don't like losing. You don't like losing. It's frustrating."
Somebody had to say it. With Captain Tek no longer around, someone needed to step up and be a leader. Looks like its Dustin Pedroia. Hopefully it motivates them. Hopefully.
Somebody had to kick their asses in the right direction. Whether they will listen or not remains to be seen.
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