Theo Epstein Admits Some Members of Red Sox Didn't Meet Team's 'High Standards' in Regards to Conditioning

Plenty of things went wrong for the Red Sox in September, and there were also plenty of distractions to go along with that as well.

One of those distractions came when reports started surfacing that there were whispers around baseball about the physical conditioning of the Red Sox.

In his end-of-the-year news conference on Thursday, Theo Epstein was asked about that. His response was rather blunt and honest.

"We have high standards in that area and other areas, and I can't sit here and say those standards have been met across the board," Epstein said. "I'm not gonna lump everyone in together, but I'll say there are certain instances where we can and have to get better. It will be addressed."