Alex Cora can’t be expected to fix the fundamental baseball problems he’s endemic to
The article questions the expectation that Alex Cora can solve deep-rooted issues in baseball, suggesting his managerial style does not significantly differ from others in the league. Despite being fired by the Red Sox, speculation quickly arose about Cora joining teams like the Phillies or Mets. The piece uses a metaphor of a rigged roulette wheel to illustrate the futility of rehiring managers who have been part of the same failing system.
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equal time Phil Mushnick Alex Cora can’t be expected to fix the fundamental baseball problems he’s endemic to By Phil Mushnick Published April 30, 2026, 7:16 p.m. ET Red Sox manager Alex Cora (13) walks out to the mound to make a pitching change. Jason Szenes for the New York Post If the numbers on a wheel were all the same — say, 7 — how many times would you spin that wheel before you realized that all your spins ended with the same result? And why would you keep spending a lot of your dough betting on other numbers, say 3, 8 or 9? The Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora and his five-man staff Saturday, and immediately the cry was hollered that the Phillies, who had just fired manager Rob Thomson, and the Mets, bombing under Carlos Mendoza, would make “the perfect fit” for Cora.
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