I'm sorry, but Lester's pitching is on Lester..... not Bobby, not Salty.... its on him. He is not a 13 year old in little league, or even a rookie minor leaguer. He is a grown man with the tools, experience, and paycheck to be an ace. A real pro, a man with pride, an ace does not fold it in because of some words that come out of a managers mouth or because his catcher is young.
Maybe conditions or the catcher are not ideal.....tough. Almost any mlb pitcher can pitch great when all conditions are optimal. But like most things in life, conditions are rarely optimal. Great or even consistently good pitchers work and battle through bad conditions. Mr. Lester needs to get out done. If Salty does not know enough then do your own homework on the hitters and take fricking charge! You don't like your manager...... join the crowd, most of us making $50,000 or less a year don't like our bosses but get fired if we let that interfere with our performance. Don't bitch about umps, the media, your manager, your catcher....... be a pitcher!