Carl Crawford, who is preparing for his first full season with the Dodgers, looks back on his time with the Red Sox with regret.

Crawford inked a seven-year, $142 million deal with Boston before the 2011 season.

"It just wasn't the right place for me at the end of my day. I didn't do my homework. Maybe they didn't, either," he said.

"At the end of the day, it just wasn't the place for me."

Crawford takes responsibility for his poor on-field performance during his Red Sox career, which ended abruptly, first with the Tommy John surgery that is still slowing him this spring, then with the trade to the Dodgers in August.

He blames the media in Boston for making him miserable.

"That smile turned upside down quick," Crawford said. "I think they want to see that in Boston. They love it when you're miserable.

"Burying people in the media, they think that makes a person play better. That media was the worst thing I've ever experienced in my life."