How they can turn on you in just a few months. The blame game has been underway for the last few months as the Boston Red Sox have been sliding like sneakers on a sheet of ice all season. They managed to get untracked after a disastrous April, but have been – to be kind – inconsistent. The blame game was in semi-hibernation but with the dwindling chances of a playoff spot, the game has surfaced.
The most significant part of the blame game is the finger-pointing at just who is or should be designated patient zero in what has passed as a follow-up to a championship season.