They did it. Win after win, after win, the Boston Red Sox were the best team in Major League Baseball … More
Tag: Alex Cora
Steve Pearce Stole Rich Hill’s Thunder
There is an enormous difference between a 3-1 lead and a 2-2 tie, even though the journey to get there … More
Terry Francona’s Managerial Tree Is on Full Display, and Still Growing
Alex Cora’s Boston Red Sox and Dave Roberts’s Los Angeles Dodgers are currently playing each other in the World Series. … More
One Loss Felt Like Two
It took 18 innings innings before Max Muncy homered to lift the Dodgers over the Red Sox in Game 3 … More
Red Sox vs. Dodgers Is a World Series 102 Years in the Making
After a shaky start in Game 1, the Boston Red Sox took care of business against the Houston Astros in … More
Red Sox Take Care of Business in the Bronx
After a season of anticipation, and fourteen years of hard and bitter peace in baseball’s most storied rivalry, the Boston … More
The Marathon Is Over, and So Begins the Sprint
After 162 games (or 163 games for the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, and Los Angeles Dodgers), the 2018 … More
As Good as It Gets for Boston, As Bad as It Gets for Baltimore
In the spring of 2017, I started writing a blog post that I (thankfully) never ended up publishing about how … More
The Red Sox’ Future Can Be Seen in Detroit
I hate to be a buzzkill this week, after the Boston Red Sox clinched their third straight American League East … More
Washington’s National Disappointment
This spring was a chaotic time in my life, and I did not get to write–in this space or on … More