bobcollum
Rookie
Somebody has to take the fall, and it's not like their going to fire the whole team. Between Tito and Theo I'd say it's about 50/50. Theo's free agent signings haven't exactly panned out for the most part, but still, there is no excuse for Tito not getting this team into the postseason.
Imo the biggest thing that hurt the Sox this year were injuries. Buchholz in the rotation from June to September gives the Sox at least a handful more wins most likely. It seems like one of the hardest spots to fill with quality person is manager, and I really have no idea which direction they'll go in. It just seems to add more uncertainty to a situation that doesn't need it.
I don't think you can hang going 7-20 in September on injuries.
No not entirely, but you can't discount the impact it had over the course of the second half of the season. When Kyle Weiland, Andrew Miller, and Eric Bedard are starting for you in September you're going to have problems.