Michael Feldman has some thoughts on what's behind Bob Lobel's on-air behavior. (He also has the comic strip that got all this started.)

Having run into Bob making his way out of Fenway on several occasions, I have some opinions of my own (which I'll keep to myself to avoid getting sued.)

All this doesn't make him a bad guy. But the price of celebrity is public scrutiny, especially when things aren't going so well. Good luck to Lobel. I hope things work out.