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Bruce Cassidy, Alex Cora, Brad Stevens
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Ryan Hannable
August 21, 2019 - 4:05 pm

Bill Belichick, Brad Stevens, Alex Cora, Bruce Cassidy on OMF explain how they approach media

Every professional coach has a different way of approaching the media, which is on display in Boston with all four coaches not all having the same style -- some more different than others. As part of the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon, Bill Belichick, Brad Stevens, Alex Cora and Bruce Cassidy...
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Brad Stevens, Alex Cora, Bruce Cassidy
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Ryan Hannable
August 21, 2019 - 3:33 pm

Boston sports coaches on OMF explain what makes Bill Belichick, Patriots so successful

As part of the WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio Telethon Wednesday, all four Boston coaches -- Bill Belichick, Alex Cora, Bruce Cassidy and Brad Stevens -- joined Ordway, Merloni & Fauria for a one of a kind segment. Belichick joined the conversation late, so before the Patriots coach came on, the...
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Rob Bradford
August 16, 2019 - 4:56 pm

Red Sox going into postseason-mode with starters (for now)

It was a sign of the times. BOS Bullpen Left 41-Chris Sale The Red Sox lineup card usually doesn't list starters within the group of relievers on the lineup card distributed throughout the press box, but there Sale's name was. As it turned out the listing was a slip-up and all signs pointed to a...
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Jim Hackett
August 15, 2019 - 9:59 am

Are you buying the Red Sox can make a run at this? I'm not

So the Red Sox went into Cleveland and took two out of three from the playoff-bound Indians. Are you buying in? Let me make myself perfectly clear, I most certainly am not. As the pudgy 70’s pop singer Meatloaf once crooned, "Two out of three ain't bad" but losing 12 out of 17 is and that’s exactly...
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Rob Bradford
August 14, 2019 - 7:24 am

Why Red Sox had to call last-minute audible in naming Wednesday's starter

Before Tuesday night's game in Cleveland, Alex Cora smartly wouldn't fully commit to his plan for Wednesday's starter. But he did make clear what his intentions were: starting Nathan Eovaldi. "We’ll see what happens today but if we don’t have to use Nate, he’s going to start tomorrow," Cora told...
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Amin Touri
August 08, 2019 - 10:18 pm

Vintage Chris Sale silences Angels in dominant performance

It’s been an up-and-down year for Chris Sale, and while recent outings have ranged from disappointing to embarrassing, Thursday saw the ace back to his very best. Sale was dominant in a 3-0 Red Sox win over the Angels, going eight shutout innings and giving up just two hits and striking out 13...
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Sam Cohn
August 08, 2019 - 11:01 am

Darwinzon Hernandez continues to leave a powerful impression

Five different pitchers took the mound during Wednesday night’s extra-inning affair that has yet to declare a winner between the Red Sox and Royals. One of them who continued to leave a most powerful impression was Darwinzon Hernandez. Hernandez pitched just one full inning striking out the first...
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Alex Reimer
August 03, 2019 - 10:47 am

Alex Cora's strange backtracking over team meeting indicates Red Sox are completely lost

Alex Cora now says he was joking about holding a team meeting prior to the Red Sox ’ loss to the Yankees Friday night. If that is the case, his standup routine needs some work. It didn’t sound like he was joking at all. Cora first introduced the idea of a team meeting on OMF Thursday , when he...
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Amin Touri
August 01, 2019 - 3:42 pm

Alex Cora on OMF says he's not concerned about how players will react to quiet deadline

Alex Cora made his weekly appearance on Ordway, Merloni & Fauria on Thursday and gave his input on the Red Sox ' quiet trade deadline after the team decided not to make a deal on Wednesday . Glenn Ordway asked Cora if he was concerned about the uneasy feeling inside Fenway Park on Wednesday...
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Rob Bradford
July 30, 2019 - 4:59 pm

How Alex Cora is approaching MLB trade deadline

Alex Cora has gone through all kinds of trade deadlines. As a player, he lived through 2008 when the Red Sox polled the clubhouse regarding the viability of Manny Ramirez sticking around, ultimately leading to the slugger being shipped to the Dodgers. Two years ago he was the bench coach on a...
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