In The Wake Of An Epic Collapse We Get Troubling Insights Into The Mind Of Adrian Gonzalez

Adrian Gonzalez’ comments from earlier in the week lead me to ask whether the Red Sox made a mistake in bringing him to Boston Boston Globe columnist Peter Abraham posted an interesting article on Boston.com yesterday morning on the subject of accountability. In the wake of the ballclub’s September debacle, he neatly juxtaposed the reactions elicited from LF Carl Crawford and 1B Adrian Gonzalez. It was illuminating. Crawford was a stand-up guy. He took responsibility for his struggles throughout the season and the part he played in the team’s monumental collapse. He’s been assigned a large share of the blame for everything that ailed the team this year – too much of the blame, in my opinion – but he has proven throughout his first year in Boston that he is no stranger to accountability. And then there is Adrian Gonzalez. Like Crawford, A-Gon just completed his first season in The Hub. Unlike Crawford, he had an outstanding season on the field. R...