Oh, Red Sox Nation…I’m feeling a strong end-of-season malaise. I’m just not able to get into the playoff spirit yet, after the season we’ve had. (And the series sweeps haven’t exactly made the playoffs unmissable yet, but I’m sure that will change.)
We don’t need reminding, do we, that the Red Sox went 3-7 in their last 10 games. They finished in last place (again!) and in the end, didn’t even fight the Yankees very hard for that ignominious distinction. The Sox defense and inexcusable errors had me up in arms all season long, and I noted with raised eyebrows that the Athletic [subscription required] called their defense “atrocious.