Alex Cora has had the golden touch during the postseason, even with decisions that seemed curious before the outcome was revealed.
The Red Sox manager’s call to pinch-hit Eduardo Nunez for hot-hitting Rafael Devers in Game 1 of the World Series might have warranted a first guess, but any would-be second-guessers were muted after Nunez blasted a three-run home run en route to an 8-4 Red Sox win.
Not that Cora would have been bothered by second-guessers anyway. Not only does he understand where they’re coming from, but he once worked among them, having spent four years (2013-16) as an analyst on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight.