I knew exactly where we would end up this season. You'd have to be totally devoid of any baseball chops to believe they were a playoff team. We need, first, a new manager, if only to change the culture. Alex Cora has been abysmal. He literally never got the guys to play together ever. Kenley said he never even met some of the players and didn't know their names. That's all about Cora being a complete disaster. No matter who they sign in the off season, bringing back Mr 3 year extension money bags back will seal their fate again and again. Just remember Tito and chicken gate? After we hire a new manager we can build for the future and sign 2 starters and 3 bullpen pieces and we're off to the races.
I do not understand how Alex Cora did not ever get the guys to play together. Heading into the all-star break, the Red Sox were 10 games above .500 and just 5 games behind the best record in the American League. There is no question that they overperformed in the first half but that is mainly because Cora did get this group of young players to buy in. The wheels fell off in the second half but it was a flawed roster that was not built for 162. The front office did not add the necessary pieces to give this team a chance in September. And that is the third straight season where that has happened. How that lands on Cora's shoulders I do not know.
Ask Kenley! If Cora was even a marginal manager, the second half of the season should have seen an improvement in the performance and cohesion of the roster. It was the reverse. Anyone can work an iPad and manage purely by analytics. That only gets you so far. The rest comes down to developing a winning strategy. Plate discipline, defense, bullpen usage, line-up management, emotional preparation, enthusiasm, fairness in equal treatment, all lacking in this guy. They could only get the GM bc everyone they preferred refused to come to Boston. I hope you're ready for 3 more seasons of blaming the FO, GM, and the players for not getting to the playoffs. He needed to be fired or never rehired.
I knew exactly where we would end up this season. You'd have to be totally devoid of any baseball chops to believe they were a playoff team. We need, first, a new manager, if only to change the culture. Alex Cora has been abysmal. He literally never got the guys to play together ever. Kenley said he never even met some of the players and didn't know their names. That's all about Cora being a complete disaster. No matter who they sign in the off season, bringing back Mr 3 year extension money bags back will seal their fate again and again. Just remember Tito and chicken gate? After we hire a new manager we can build for the future and sign 2 starters and 3 bullpen pieces and we're off to the races.
I do not understand how Alex Cora did not ever get the guys to play together. Heading into the all-star break, the Red Sox were 10 games above .500 and just 5 games behind the best record in the American League. There is no question that they overperformed in the first half but that is mainly because Cora did get this group of young players to buy in. The wheels fell off in the second half but it was a flawed roster that was not built for 162. The front office did not add the necessary pieces to give this team a chance in September. And that is the third straight season where that has happened. How that lands on Cora's shoulders I do not know.
Appreciate the comment as always!
Ask Kenley! If Cora was even a marginal manager, the second half of the season should have seen an improvement in the performance and cohesion of the roster. It was the reverse. Anyone can work an iPad and manage purely by analytics. That only gets you so far. The rest comes down to developing a winning strategy. Plate discipline, defense, bullpen usage, line-up management, emotional preparation, enthusiasm, fairness in equal treatment, all lacking in this guy. They could only get the GM bc everyone they preferred refused to come to Boston. I hope you're ready for 3 more seasons of blaming the FO, GM, and the players for not getting to the playoffs. He needed to be fired or never rehired.
If ownership is not #1 on the list, I don't think I can make any other argument.