Emotions of the season’s disappointing conclusion roiling in his gut and an apparent lack of rest clouding his face, Theo Epstein cut loose and displayed even more candor than usual during his postmortem presser. He talked about how the offense “broke somewhere along the lines.” He talked about a lack of urgency among players and staff. He claimed the organization’s meritocracy would be based more on production than talent.
Perhaps more notable than all those things, though, was what followed the part about the broken offense.
“And so of course there’s gonna to be a thorough examination,” Epstein said, “And of course we’re gonna spend all our energy trying to fix it and fixing it.