« A rest for Pedroia
Main
Sox Streakers: Special 'We can't beat Oakland' edition »
June 7, 2007
David Ortiz said after last night's loss that the Red Sox seemed to have lost their intensity after a tough game with the Yankees at home on Sunday night and then a cross-country flight.
He made those comments after last night's 3-2 loss, which was Boston's third in a row on this trip.
Manager Terry Francona was told of the remarks. He didn't agree with them, he said this morning, nor did he put much stock in them.
"I think we've had energy," said Francona. "We've just hit into too many double plays (eight over the last two games, seven on ground balls). It's hard to look energetic when you're making right turns (and heading back to the dugout after an out has been made). You could sprint back to the dugout, but that doesn't help.
"I don't think there has been a lack of intensity. There's some frustration. I think if David had time to think it through . . . he was maybe trying to say the right thing and not having it come out the way he wanted. I don't put a lot of credence into what people say five minutes after a game, maybe trying to give you guys (the media) a quote on the way to the shower," he said.
-- Steven Krasner
Posted by Steven Krasner 
at 1:52 PM | Permalink
