It sounds hyperbolic but it really isn’t: The Red Sox are playing like the worst team in baseball right now. (John Tomase; WEEI)
Alex Cora, for his part, isn’t going to use the World Series hangover excuse. (Christopher Smith; Masslive)
Being in Arizona means it’s a return for J.D. Martinez to the place where he really became comfortable sharing his vast hitting wisdom. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe) ($)
The slugger looks back fondly on his short time in the desert and would have happily gone back in free agency.