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Boston Red Sox: 3 takeaways from the ALDS

By Jeffrey Stevens

ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 08: Enrique Hernandez #5 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting a game tying solo home run during the fifth inning of game two of the 2021 American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on October 8, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 08: Enrique Hernandez #5 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after hitting a game tying solo home run during the fifth inning of game two of the 2021 American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on October 8, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /
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Red Sox Alex Cora
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 2: Manager Alex Cora of the Boston Red Sox pauses before a game against the Washington Nationals on October 2, 2021 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) /

Alex Cora is perfect for the Red Sox

As a lover of MLB baseball, I’ll admit it. When it was announced that Alex Cora would be suspended for a year for his involvement in what happened in Houston, I was all for the Red Sox replacing him immediately. I didn’t even care who would have filled the spot. I did not want Boston to be associated with a cheater.

The city of Boston is known as a city of great character. It is a place where legends belong. The last thing many Sox fans wanted was a manager who might tarnish that reputation. The team needed a skipper they could be proud to stand behind, someone they were willing to follow into battle. Cora ended up being the perfect man for the job.

Following the Game 4 win, Cora was on the field with emotions on full display. I can’t remember the last time I saw an MLB manager with tears on his cheeks after winning the ALDS. That’s something you save for winning the World Series, maybe the Championship series at the earliest. Cora didn’t care. His heart belongs to the Red Sox and the Boston faithful.

Cora had complete faith and trust in his team when no one else knew if they were even going to be a .500 ball club. After the disaster that was 2020, he was screaming, “don’t count us out,” as the 2021 season got underway.

After watching what he has built this season and then seeing how he responded to his team’s postseason performance, this is where he belongs. I know that this season is far from over, but I hope he is the man in Boston for years to come.

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