for 10 games, (Sep 7-17, 1978) the Red Sox went 1-9 and scored just 22 runs. this DISASTER caused them to go from 3 games up on the Yankems to 2.5 games down. we all know what happened after that.
i'd give Bloom credit for signing Wacha and then blame him for not resigning him this past winter. but honestly, i think the only reason Bloom signed him to begin with is because he was relatively cheap.