00:00Will it get better?
00:01Like, I don't think they're going 20 and 70,
00:03so it'll probably get better.
00:05Will it get good enough?
00:06I have serious doubts.
00:08Why?
00:09They don't seem to me like,
00:12but there's a lot wrong.
00:14They don't have leadership.
00:16They don't have enough talent.
00:18Ranger Suarez might completely suck.
00:21Some of their bullpen pieces are getting exposed.
00:24You know, a lot has gone wrong for them.
00:27And look, the big one is the lineup.
00:28And there are a lot of guys on this team
00:30that what I would call, you know,
00:33seven, eight, nine, six, seven, eight, nine hitters,
00:35bottom half of the lineup.
00:37And the fact that they're hitting in the top half
00:39is kind of an indictment on the roster.
00:43You know, look, they've been consistent here
00:46in the early part of the year.
00:47They played three series and lost them all.
00:50They're 0-5 in games decided by one and two runs.
00:54So for a team that is supposed to be run prevention,
00:59well, if you're not going to score a lot,
01:01you better be able to win the one and two run games.
01:04And they haven't won any of them.
01:06They've blown them all.
01:08They might suck.
01:10Might they suck?
01:11Yes, they might.
01:12And again, define suck.
01:14You know, are they going to be 60 and 102?
01:16I don't think they're going to be that bad.
01:18I define suck as closer to last place in first place.
01:21Yes, they could suck.
01:22Yep.
01:23Could they suck, Murray?
01:23Yeah, they might suck.
01:26I mean, this is bad.
01:28And even when their offense produces like yesterday,
01:31well, then, you know, the pitching then goes boobs up.
01:34It's just, if it's not one thing, it's another thing.
01:36And I took that Craig Breslow comment yesterday,
01:39not performing up to their potential,
01:41it's going to get better, dot, dot, dot, or else.
01:44I think that's putting Alex Cora on notice.
01:47I really do.
01:48Because if we have a bunch of good players
01:50who are not performing up to their potential,
01:52well, who's, yes, there's personal responsibility.
01:54It's an inherently selfish sport is baseball.
01:56But the manager also needs to motivate some of these players.
02:00I would think he also wants to,
02:02he should have to play Marcelo Meyer every single day
02:04and not get stuck in a stupid platooning.
02:06If anyone's going to go first, it's going to be Cora.
02:08I took that commentary by Craig Breslow yesterday
02:11as we're putting the manager on notice.
02:12Do you feel that way, Mass?
02:14I mean, I didn't take it the way Murray did,
02:16but I don't think it's wrong to say,
02:18like, I don't think it's going to happen anytime soon.
02:20But I don't think it's wrong to say
02:22that if this thing goes on for a while,
02:24that Cora could be in trouble.
02:25I mentioned an email.
02:26I don't think that's wrong at all.
02:28I don't know if they're this bad,
02:29but I mentioned an email chain.
02:30So, like, I was just looking
02:31because it got off to such a bumpy start.
02:33In the first week,
02:35when's the earliest they have fired a manager?
02:36Not the Red Sox, but just in baseball.
02:38And the Reds, the Reds got rid of their manager
02:40after a 3-15 start, so 18 games.
02:44So, if it continues to be this bad
02:46and they get to that spot,
02:48yeah, I think Alex Cora's gone.
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