Red Sox Collapse

The Red Sox are in the midst of an epic collapse the likes of which have not been seen in years. In the middle of July they were 5-6 games up on the Yankees in the AL East and 10 games up on the Rays. Even at the beginning of September they were still 10 games up on the Rays with only a month to go. Since then, they have lost 20 of 24 and cannot seem to buy a win. They were hailed as the best team in baseball at midseason but have been riddled with injuries and just poor play. The part that upsets me isnt that they are losing, over the course of 162 games every team is gonna hit a rough patch whether it be in June or September, what bothers me is that the team seems to be coming apart. David Ortiz is calling for Alfredo Aceves, a reliever, to get a starting role. In effect, Ortiz is calling out the manager and say that he is not capable of putting the right people in there to get the job done. In addition, Ortiz is saying that whoever had previously done that job, long time veteran Tim Wakefield, is no longer equipped and should sit down. I remember an interview years ago with former Red Sock Curt Schilling, they asked him about a player whom the Red Sox were thinking about trading for and how Curt felt about the possible addition. Schilling explained that if he were to advocate for another player to come into that locker than that would in turn mean that he felt that another player, a teammate of his, needed to leave the locker room because that is just how a big league roster works. It makes perfect sense but it seems today's Red Sox do not have the same tact that Curt once did. The collapse of this franchise and this season has nothing to do with the standings, the playoffs, or the Rays, and to me thats the sad part.