Since you're so determined to keep hauling that skeleton out of the closet...
I don't know exactly what happened at the end of 2011, but it was a horrific collapse and it was followed by the departures of possibly the best GM and best manager the team has ever had. So I don't find it surprising that there were some ugly rumors.
(And yes, I know it's easy to just look at the numbers and say the pitching fell apart in September.)