Chris Sale is going to start game one of the ALCS. No surprise there. David Price will start game two. There is a little more surprise there, at least if you listen to drive-time radio in Boston. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
Remember when the Red Sox used to get bullied by the Yankees? Yeah. Me neither. (Steve Buckley; The Athletic) ($$)
The Sox wouldn’t mind if celebrating in New York became a habit. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)
To get past the Yankees this time, they had to make big decisions and get big plays from their “big dogs.