Boston Red Sox: Fried Chicken, Beer, Video Games Had Nothing to Do with Collapse

A little chicken, beer and video games never hurt anybody. Boston Red Sox fans and media need to lighten up and go to a good happy hour.

I know things didn’t end the way you would’ve liked this year, but the failure of the team wasn’t because of what sounds like a quality clubhouse tailgate.

Seriously, who cares if starting pitchers are drinking beer and eating chicken on their days off? It’s not like they were chugging Sam Adams before they took the field.

What was that team that had players taking shots of Jack Daniels before Game 6 of the ALCS and all four games in the World Series in 2004?

Oh yeah, the Boston Red Sox.

They were looked at like heroes when they did it in 2004. Today, we are worried about fried chicken, beer and video games on a day off. We might as well be talking about practice.

You can’t have it both ways Boston.

Taking shots of Jack before a game would logically have a larger impact on performance than a beer and some fried chicken on a day off. Perhaps the problem was that they were drinking too much beer and not taking enough shots of Jack Daniels as the season fell apart.

By releasing the information about the clubhouse activities, the team is missing out on potential streams of revenue.

How much would a fan pay to get the chance to join his/her favorite starting pitcher in the clubhouse for some chicken and beer on an off day. It would be the fan experience of a lifetime.

The collapse may go down in history as the worst thing to ever happen in Boston sports. The Red Sox not only lost the AL Wild Card that they had signed, sealed and almost delivered; they also lost their manager, their GM and now the pitchers have likely lost their fried chicken, beer and video games on off days.

If I’m a free agent I know which clubhouse I don’t want to be a part of. No fried chicken. No Beer. No video games. No thank you.

Stay classy Boston.

Jamal Wilburg is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report.

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