Saw this in today's Globe Baseball Notes from Peter Abraham:
This is one of those little seeds that can grow into something pretty big over the next six-to-eight weeks if the Sox continue to play poorly.
If Bloom cans Cora, he's absolutely done in this town. Aside from Tito, I don't think any manager is as beloved by the fans, the media and the players as Alex Cora is. And with good reason, Cora is a terrific manager who has done more great things here than bad. Bloom doesn't inspire that type of confidence.
(BTW, I saw that this was brought up in the Cora thread, but it's back-to-school time in the Bay State and new threads are cool.)
Whatever way you feel about Peter Abraham, he's not a hot-take shit stirrer and he usually goes to print with items that are sourced. Which leads me to believe that he got this chestnut from one of three sources: the manager (or someone close to Cora), Bloom (or someone in the FO) or at the Ownership level. He's around the club day-in and day-out, I highly doubt that he made this up out of thin air.Red Sox: Alex Cora could be in hot water. Here’s how.
John Henry and Tom Werner have been impulsive with their baseball operations chiefs over the last decade. Ben Cherington lasted a little less than four years. Dombrowski got a little more than four years. Each put together a World Series champion.
Chaim Bloom is coming up on three years in October and has not won the World Series. Public perception has turned sharply against him in recent weeks after a convoluted and unsuccessful approach to the trade deadline.
If the owners decide to ax him after the season, Bloom could argue that unlike Cherington and Dombrowski, he never had a chance to hire his own manager.
The owners made it clear in 2020 they wanted Cora back after his suspension and Bloom went along. Bloom could ask for another chance with his own manager and maybe the owners would go along with that. It’s unlikely. But given the volatility at Fenway, anything is possible.
One way or another, it feels like a decision between Bloom or Cora is coming.
This is one of those little seeds that can grow into something pretty big over the next six-to-eight weeks if the Sox continue to play poorly.
If Bloom cans Cora, he's absolutely done in this town. Aside from Tito, I don't think any manager is as beloved by the fans, the media and the players as Alex Cora is. And with good reason, Cora is a terrific manager who has done more great things here than bad. Bloom doesn't inspire that type of confidence.
(BTW, I saw that this was brought up in the Cora thread, but it's back-to-school time in the Bay State and new threads are cool.)