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    Looking back: Warning signs were evident all season
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    Kevin Youkilis, who got on base at the second-highest rate in the league this season, had only one hit and no walks. "We didn’t play well out in Anaheim, which killed us. That pretty much put us where we are today ... There’s no excuses, other than the fact that that team was better than us. They beat us in this series because they played better ball." Only left fielder Jason Bay, earned more than one walk. Full Article at Providence Journal
    We didn’t play well out in Anaheim, which killed us. That pretty much put us where we are today ... There’s no excuses, other than the fact that that team was better than us. They beat us in this series because they played better ball.
    Kevin Youkilis – Kevin Youkilis SOURCE: Providence Journal 1 month ago
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Looking back: Warning signs were evident all season
  1. We didn’t really hit on the road at all this year. We’ll take a look at seeing if there’s a way to improve that a little bit ... The disparity between our home and road performance was pretty extreme this year. There are certain players who don’t have enough power to go out on a regular basis in some of...
    Theo Epstein – Theo Epstein SOURCE: Providence Journal 1 month ago
  2. Some nuances, but nothing new, only things that were reflected earlier in the season as well
    Theo Epstein – Theo Epstein SOURCE: Providence Journal 1 month ago
  3. There were clearly some things that weren’t the same ... He was dominating, if you look at his numbers. [But] he wasn’t quite as dominating, if you compare it to some years past. If you look at his stuff, it was still closer stuff, but maybe it wasn’t quite the same at times.
    Theo Epstein – Theo Epstein SOURCE: Providence Journal 1 month ago
  4. We went out to Anaheim, didn’t swing the bats, came back here [Sunday], and I think we all felt we were kind of positioning ourselves for that kind of second wind, that we have a way of doing ... So we’re going home. And it’s frustrating because none of us are ready to go, but that’s what it is.
    Terry Francona – Terry Francona SOURCE: Providence Journal 1 month ago
  5. If you look back at this year’s club, I don’t think we were the defensive club that we wanted to be, so there is room for improvement with our overall team defense and our defensive efficiency
    Theo Epstein – Theo Epstein SOURCE: Providence Journal 1 month ago

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