Terry Francona stood in a dark hallway, with his back pressed against a cement wall. Inside the clubhouse, Jon Lester was in one corner, a few feet from where "emotional and shocked" Theo Epstein gave terse, perfunctory answers to reporters. John Lackey and Andrew Miller sat at their lockers, quietly packing their things.
Collectively, it was the worst night of their careers.
It was Sept. 28, 2011, at Camden Yards in Baltimore.