Zimmer had the reins of what was arguably the best Red Sox team of all time, the 1978 team. In a way he was incredibly unlucky that season turned out the way it did. But he had a hand in it by burying Lee that year, among other things.
You can drive yourself batty with woulda shoulda couldas. They're pointless.
The way I look at is, since Henry bought the team the moves have mostly been great, and the mistakes have all been surmountable.
It's all good, Nick. The team's 15-2 and you've still got your whipping boy.
What will you do if Holt has a couple of good games and is hitting .280 though?