How do the Boston Red Sox fix their problems? Based upon what I've heard & read, along with my own experience as a player & coach, I come away with the following ideas.
1) RELAX. Too many players are pressing at the bat. If I was pitching against the Sox, I would throw a fastball for show & give every hitter a steady diet of off-speed stuff. Each hitter is going up there tense & trying to hit the ball onto the Mass. Pike. As a result, most outs are easy ground balls or strikeouts. RELAX.
2) PLAY THROUGH IT. With the 2nd month of the season approaching & the grind setting in players will start to lose some of their April adrenaline. Fatigue will set-in & that's a good thing. Instead of thinking, players will just start reacting. Normal abilities will come out & guys should achieve their historical averages. PLAY THROUGH IT.
3) BELIEVE. Management, coaches & players have to believe that this version of the Red Sox is as good, if not better, than other playoff additions. Just believing in each other, supporting each other during this down time, can lead to a spark that catches fire - like what happened on the west coast. They need to get that spark back. BELIEVE.
This sounds simple, but it's really not rocket science. I'm looking forward to a much better product on the field in May.
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