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Alex Cora Back in the Managerial Chair for the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox have officially rehired Alex Cora. Jon Heyman of MLB Network reported the news on his Twitter page. Breaking: Alex Cora is back as Red Sox manager — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 6, 2020 Throughout the process, Red Sox ownership […] READ MORE
MLB Cheating Scandal: Plenty of Blame to Go Around As the weeks go by, more and more details are coming to light about the MLB cheating scandal. Commissioner Manfred has been under intense public scrutiny for his handling of the Houston Astros scandal and has taken as big a responsibility as anyone involved. Finally, the […] READ MORE
MLB Cheating Scandal and Future Punishment Major League Baseball was rocked with the latest black eye to hit the game. The 2017 cheating scandal that hit the Houston Astros organization has all of the sports world talking. On January 13th of 2020, Commissioner Rob Manfred handed down the most severe penalty any MLB franchise has […] READ MORE
The Houston Astros Cheating Scandal In the aftermath of the Houston Astros cheating scandal, Major League Baseball handed down one of the stiffest penalties they have ever given to a franchise. In total the Astros were fined five million dollars, the forfeiture of their first- and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts, and […] READ MORE
Boston Red Sox Fire Alex Cora The Boston Red Sox and Manager Alex Cora have mutually agreed to part ways after his involvement in sign-stealing with both the 2017 and 2018 World Series Champions. Following the year-long suspension and firing of A.J. Hinch after his involvement with the 2017 Houston Astros, Commissioner Rob Manfred is yet to […] READ MORE
MLB History The year is 2017. The MLB saw The New York Yankees lose a hard-fought 7 game American League Championship Series to the Houston Astros. The Yankees fell just one game shy of reaching their first World Series of the decade. The Astros then moved on to best the National League Champion Los Angeles […] READ MORE
The Boston Red Sox should fire Alex Cora following the latest reports regarding his involvement in Houston's sign-stealing scandal. READ MORE
After Major League Baseball suspended Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch for the 2020 season, Astros owner Jim Crane announced their dismissal from the team. But now that Luhnow and Hinch have received their punishment for the electronic sign-stealing scandal, the focus now turns to Alex Cora. Cora, who currently manages […] READ MORE
The Chicago Cubs have found their manger for the 2020 season. According to Jon Heyman, they are officially hiring former catcher David Ross. Ross played for 15 seasons won two World Series championships, including as a member of the Cubs 2016 World Series championship team. Cubs are hiring David Ross for manager — Jon Heyman […] READ MORE
Alex Cora Rips into Mike Estabrook Welcome to Week 19 of Ejection Inspection! The premise and ground rules are detailed here. The condensed version: each ejection from the previous week (Thursday through Wednesday) is listed in a table. The author – a former player/coach/umpire – analyzes each ejection and assigns it an entertainment rating of […] READ MORE
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