Yesterday, the Boston Red Sox and their fans received terrible news about their manager John Farrell, whom is leaving the team because he has been diagnosed with lymphoma. That night against the Seattle Mariners, the Red Sox didn’t look like a team that was in last place in the American League East; they looked like a team possessed, with the strength and skill of a champion baseball squad coursing through their veins. They made a statement with their play for their fallen leader. The statement was a 21-hit salute to Farrell, letting him know that they respect him and wish him well.