{"id":4789,"date":"2026-07-11T23:33:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4789"},"modified":"2026-07-11T23:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T23:33:42","slug":"with-eighth-win-in-a-row-a-shutout-of-the-mets-the-red-sox-are-just-a-half-game-out-of-a-wild-card-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4789","title":{"rendered":"With eighth win in a row, a shutout of the Mets, the Red Sox are just a half-game out of a wild-card spot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW YORK \u2014 Five months before a 4-0 win over the Mets on Saturday, more than two months before he was fired as manager, Alex Cora told the Red Sox all about this very moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He did so by taking a clich\u00e9 and making it personal. You know how the baseball season is a marathon? Over the offseason, he ran one \u2014 in New York City, of all places.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most daunting portions of the course, Cora told players and staff on the first day of spring training, was the Queensboro Bridge. The incline is brutal. There are no fans. For runners crossing into Manhattan, high above the East River, the only noise is the sound of their own steps and the silent screaming of pained joints. It\u2019s a long way from the start and agonizingly far from the finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe got there and this lady, she was like, \u2018This is where it starts,\u2019 \u201d Cora recalled in front of the assembled organization. \u201cI wanted to say, \u2018[Expletive you], it started a while ago.\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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