It was difficult to say which implosion was harder to watch Sunday.
Was it Adam Scott’s final four holes (all bogeys) in the British Open or Jon Lester’s first two innings (9 runs, 6 hits, 3 homers, 3 walks, 1 wild pitch on 55 pitches) in a 15-7 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park?
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Poor Jon Lester.....a nice guy, etc.....but it doesn't take a pitching coach to notice that he is obsessed by base runners as opposed to the man in the batter's box. For example, yesterday, he would take his stretch and then just stare at the runner on second until the last moment when he'd turn his head toward the plate just as he was releasing the ball......it appears that he doesn't even have time to notice where his catcher's glove is. This, combined with Josh Beckett's complete absence of a windup, suggests that the Sox need a new pitching coach, among many other things.