Boston Herald · Feb 15, 2018
Buckley: Finally, Mookie Betts steps into Red Sox leadership void
FORT MYERS — Only a fool would have you believe all was well with the Red Sox last year, and that 93 wins and a first-place finish in the American League East is proof this was one fine, well-oiled hardball machine.
Yeah, only a fool would have you believe that.
Mookie Betts is no fool.
Perhaps submitting a bid to become the clubhouse leader this team desperately needs, the Sox’ star right fielder laid out some inconvenient truths this morning.
Speaking of “tension in the locker room as far as if things are down,” Betts put it out there that, “We have to find a way to smile and go out and refocus on the game now versus kind of what’s been going on.”
Versus kind of what’s been going on.
