Oftentimes opposing teams don’t really create much ire. They’re just the next team on the schedule. That’s not how Nathan Eovaldi sees it with the Astros. (Khari Thompson; Boston Globe)
The city of Boston has had some great coaches over the years, but nobody is currently pushing the buttons as well as Alex Cora. (Alex Reimer; WEEI/Audacy)
Mixing and matching pitchers, regardless of what they did in the regular season, will continue to be the play for Cora. (Christopher Smith; MassLive)
That could lead to some interesting uses of guys like Chris Sale.