Bombshell news hit Major League Baseball over the weekend as the Red Sox pulled the rip cord and fired Alex Cora, along with a handful of other members of the coaching staff. It's a dramatic move and one aimed at driving home just how serious the organization is about just how unacceptable a dreadful April has been. Boston was able to begin the post-Cora era with a 5-3 win over the Orioles on Sunday despite all the turmoil taking place behind closed doors and also in public.
Top Red Sox brass understands that this is a very, very bold move. One of their reasons for doing it is because there are still 134 games left on their schedule. Heck, the season is just getting started even if it's felt like a long slog for fans who expected their team to compete for the top of the division, not to stay out of the bottom.
