In what has turned out to be a wild season for the Red Sox, one of the big issues is that they’ve never really seemed able to carve out an identity. Alex Speier explores why that’s the case. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)
Rob Bradford gets a little bit more to the point: Why is there always something off with this team? (Rob Bradford; WEEI)
Chris Sale has not really been off since his much-anticipated return to the mound. And on Thursday, he joined a club previously only occupied by Sandy Koufax.