Culture Club: The Red Sox, Post-Papi

Life for the Red Sox without David Ortiz requires group therapy. Nearly every spring training morning, coach Brian Butterfield assembles the players to impress upon them the little virtues of team play by reviewing the previous game with a humorous touch. These sessions are designed to establish the culture of having the right culture, which is why they are known in Red Sox camp as "Culture Culture." ...

Spring training may be too long and sometimes tedious, but it is the incubator of a team's culture. ...

The Red Sox are holding their first camp without Ortiz since 2002.