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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the Red Sox's coaching staff changes and interview Alex Speier about the implications of these firings.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Red Sox suddenly sweeping their coaching staff clean, projected contenders off to even worse starts than the Sox, MLB offense in Mexico City, a double ball-strike challenge, Kyle Harrison as the new Quinn Priester , and Kevin McGonigle out-phenoming Konnor Griffin , then Stat Blast (38:37) about Brandon Phillips and major league afterlives, teams hitting for the homer cycle in a single inning, and individual net five-homer games. Then (53:38) they talk to The Boston Globe ’s Alex Speier about how and why the Red Sox fired Alex Cora and Co. and whether there’s more house-cleaning to come. Audio intro : Liz Panella, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio interstitial : The Spaghettis, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Ian H., “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to FG post on Sox firings Link to MLBTR on Sox firings Link to MLBTR on Sox hirings Link to original Cronin wiki Link to van photo Link to Four Seasons Total Landscaping Link to Whitlock quote Link to Story quote Link to player reactions round-up Link to firing timing Stat Blast Link to Sportradar firing fact Link to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Guest: Alex Speier

Topics covered

• Red Sox coaching changes
• MLB performance analysis
• baseball statistics
• interview with Alex Speier
• coaching staff dynamics
• offensive trends in baseball

Keywords

• Red Sox
• Alex Cora
• coaching staff
• MLB
• Mexico City
• baseball statistics
• Kyle Harrison
• Kevin McGonigle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Boston Globe, Red Sox, MLB

Places: Mexico City

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