NEW YORK — Perhaps the most surprising thing about the 90-minute staff meeting Red Sox president Dave Dombrowski called on Monday is that it lasted more than 90 seconds. How much, really, is there to discuss about a team that won 108 games and the World Series, then opened the following season an American League–worst 6–13?
Hitting coach Tim Hyers sums it up well: “We need to pitch better, we need to hit better, we need to play better defense. We need to pay attention to more details. We need to compete better.”
Still, when the team flight to New York was delayed due to weather, Dombrowski decided to take the pulse of his coaches.