MLB notes: Will manager change work? History shows Red Sox face long odds
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MLB notes: Will manager change work? History shows Red Sox face long odds
With the team badly underperforming, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow took dramatic action last weekend in hopes of saving the season, firing Alex Cora and six of his coaches barely a month into the season. Speaking to reporters afterward, Breslow made it clear he made the call now to give the club as much runway as possible to correct course and get back into playoff contention. Will his gamble pay off? Maybe, but many clubs have tr…
Alex Cora Firing Shows There’s No Drama Like Red Sox Drama
It’s been over a week since the Boston Red Sox made the shocking decision to fire manager Alex Cora and five members of his coaching staff, and the resulting picture hasn’t become any clearer. For the most part, Chad Tracy’s Red Sox have looked a lot like they did on Cora’s squad, winning the first two games of his tenure before scoring a combined one run in consecutive losses against the Blue Jays. Then they scored just seven total as they drop…
Willson Contreras didn’t need to attack Alex Cora to devastate him. One phrase was enough: ‘The team got loose, as if the tension had disappeared.’ The statement, collected by journalist Tim Healey, came days after the dismissal of the Red Sox manager and lit up a conversation that Boston didn’t want to have. The 3-4 record since Cora came out of the dugout complicates everything — but doesn’t cancel what Contreras just confessed. Contreras’s ph…
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