DHL Dan CCLV - No Urgency

With the Boston Red Sox hitting the skids in recent games, Shank wonders if manager Alex Cora's lost his sense of urgency:

Has manager Alex Cora lost a sense of urgency despite the struggles of his Red Sox, and other thoughts

Picked-up pieces while watching the Red Sox circle the drain . . .

⋅ Did the reeling Red Sox “ruin our summer” before we even got to June?

With the Celtics, Bruins, and Patriots out of season, the Red Sox are all we have left, and they’ve been a tough watch since the Celtics were bounced from the playoffs. Boston’s starting pitching has been abysmal and the sub-.500 Sox were in fourth place after breaking a five-game losing streak on Friday, just 6-15 in one-run games.

“I know, I know, I know,” manager Alex Cora said with a sigh when we spoke over the telephone during Thursday’s off day. “I’ve been here since 2018. I know how it works. We’ve been inconsistent for years . . . We haven’t been good the last four years. I understand it’s still early, but it’s not early. I get that.

“Honestly, you look at our season, close games and one-run games. In my career I’ve never been in a season like this. So close, but so far. I keep saying, ‘When are we going to get our ass kicked or kick somebody’s ass?’ Every game is a one-run game and then it gets to the bullpen and [expletive] happens.”

Sounds like he's identified one problem area...