A year after a blockbuster baseball trade that brought Adrian Gonzales and Carl Crawford from Boston to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two players refuse to talk about their time with the Red Sox.
Before the Dodgers' 2-0 victory over the Red Sox in Los Angeles Friday, Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy reported that neither Crawford nor Gonzalez were granting interviews to any Boston media.
As Crawford disappeared into an area designated "No Media," he was reported as saying, "(expletive) talk to the (expletive) Boston media."
Later, Gonzalez was approached in the Dodgers dugout and was asked whether he would answer questions.
"No," Gonzalez said, flatly.
Crawford earlier this season was quoted as saying that his experience with the Red Sox was "toxic" and told the Los Angeles Times, "I knew with the struggles I was having, it would never get better for me. It puts you in a kind of a depression stage. You just don't see a way out."
Gonzales also was critical of his former organization during spring training, according to a USA TODAY Sports report.
"Chemistry is something you need among the ballplayers, but also with the owners, the coaches, and the front office," Gonzalez told USA TODAY Sports. "In Boston, we had great chemistry among the players - we were together - but that was only among the players. It wasn't there with the rest. That's why the team didn't win. It needs to be an organization-wide thing.''
Nick Punto, who was also part of the deal that went to the Dodgers from Boston in the 2012 trade, said he thought both Crawford and Gonzalez were pleased with the turn of events from the trade.
"They're definitely happy,'' said Punto. "Not to say that they wouldn't be happy in Boston - who wouldn't be happy in Boston? It's an unbelievable place to play . . . I loved it there. I loved the accountability factor. You go to the grocery store and you're getting hitting advice. You go to the barber shop and you're getting hitting advice. That part's awesome."
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