Lars Anderson: Struggles 'part of development'

[Ed. note: Lars Anderson was recently interviewed at Fire Brand by Evan. Click here to see said interview. Today, we bring you another interview of Lars that touches on other subjects.] You could spike Lars Anderson when he tags the bag at first base. You could drill him in the ribs with a fastball. You could take all of his bats and grind them into sawdust. But nothing - including all of the above - would aggravate this Portland Sea Dog as much as the mention of all the hype he received before the first pitch was thrown in anger this season. Hype like the fact Baseball America named the 21-year-old, left-handed hitter Boston's top prospect and that the Red Sox named him their 2008 Minor League Offensive Player of the Year - after he hit a combined .317 with 18 home runs and 80 RBI between Class-A Lancaster and Double-A Portland. "I really dislike all of that stuff," Anderson said with a face that could have melted ice. "It's made me more of ...