BOSTON (CBS) -- For the third time in the last four years, the Red Sox are heading for a last place finish.
We really don't need to put into words just how bad the Red Sox have been this season, because most of it has already been said, over and over and over and over again. We could go on for hours and hours on how bad the starting pitching has been (with their 4.72 ERA), how bad the mental miscues have been (forgetting how many outs in an inning SIX times) and how bad Hanley Ramirez has been at just about everything except for hitting home runs.
But instead, we'll let our friends at Getty Images tell the story in photos (with a few wiseacre comments mixed in).
Here are 25 photos that pretty much sum up the 2015 Boston Red Sox. We'll start with the positives, and then we hope you enjoy some laughs along the way:
A New Hope
Xander Bogaerts celebrates after driving in the go-ahead run in a Boston win over the Athletics. At this point in the season, there was still some hope for the team and this could have been a good jumping off point for the team. We were wrong though.... terribly, terribly wrong. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty ImagesMookie Betts has struggled a bit at the plate, but he continues to impress in center field. Here, Mookie makes a nice grab against the Yankees in July. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Jackie Bradley Jr. continues to be a defensive wizard for Boston, showing off some stellar leather and a great arm. He's even turned it on at the plate. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
A Rotation Of Horrors
The Red Sox traded for Rick Porcello in the offseason, hoping he could turn into an ace. That hasn't happened though, with Porcello's ERA one of the worst among Major League starters. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Clay Buchholz went 5-1 with a 2.03 ERA starting June 1, but once again landed on the disabled list. He has yet to throw a baseball since leaving his July 10 start against the Yankees. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Wade Miley has had his share of ups and downs in the rotation beginning the season with an 8.62 ERA in April. Here, competes in a cow milking contest in Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)Rookie southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez went 2-0 with a 0.44 ERA in the first three starts of career, but has since struggled to be consistent. He has a 4.76 ERA over the last two months, allowing an average of one homer per game. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Frustration At Its Best
John Farrell has had plenty to be upset about this season. He was ejected three times, and was the first manager to get the boot for arguing video replay. We wish the Boston skipper the best as he is undergoes treatment for Stage 1 Lymphoma. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)A second half surge has David Ortiz is chasing 500 career home runs, but it was a frustrating first half saw Papi hit .231 before the All Star break. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)A pop-up falls between Dustin Pedroia and Daniel Nava during a game against the Yankees in May. Pedroia has been on the shelf since July with a bad hamstring, and Nava was released after hitting .152 in 29 games. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Pablo Sandoval and Sandy Leon collide trying to catch a pop fly against the Blue Jays in June. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Pablo Sandoval makes a nice catch in Chicago during his first season with the Red Sox The rest of his Boston career would go on to be a real flop. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)Mookie Betts makes a catch against the White Sox as he goes over the bullpen wall in late July, but he dropped it when he hit the ground and it was ruled a homer. It was one of the stranger plays of the season, and pretty much sums up the 2015 Boston Red SOx. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)To make matters worse, Betts suffered a concussion on the play and ended up missing a week. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Koji Uehara was a bright spot, with 25 saves at the age of 40, but his season ended early with a fracture in his wrist. At least he got the team to sign his cast though. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)
The Hanley Ramirez Section
No one has been for frustrating to watch this season than Hanley Ramirez. This horrible looking swing actually resulted in a homer against the Houston Astros though. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)Ramirez is hitting .252 on the season, the lowest since he hit .243 during an injury-shortened 2011 season with the Marlins. (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images)Ramirez missed a week at the end of June after injuring his wrists when he was struck by a line drive while running the bases.(Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)The Red Sox as a team had a knack for running into outs on the base paths this season, so it's hard to pin it on just Ramirez. But here, you can see he was out by a mile. (Photo by Rich Gagnon/Getty Images)And then there's his defense... (Photo by Winslow Townson/Getty Images)... We know it's his first time, ever, in left field... (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)... But it's been really, really bad. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)Ramirez was hurt running into a wall in left in early May, missing the next three games. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
The Great Escape
The Red Sox made a big change in management in late August, naming Dave Dombrowski president of baseball operations. GM Ben Cherington didn't want to stick around, and made his escape. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
The Highlight
At least Pedro Martinez night was a lot of fun! (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
