© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude! The Boston Red Sox has its new manager. The team hired Alex Cora. His contract will be 3 years, running through the 2020 season. The contract also includes a club option for the 2021 season. Currently, Cora is the Houston Astros Bench Coach and will not start his new job until the 2017 World Series is over. The Red Sox may not have contact with him until that happens. According to MLB.com, Cora said in a press release, "I am extremely honored and humbled to be named manager of the Boston Red Sox and I want to thank Dave, John Henry, Tom Werner, and Sam Kennedy for giving me such a tremendous opportunity. Returning to the Red Sox and the city of Boston is a dream come true for me and my family and I look forward to working towards the ultimate goal of winning another championship for this city and its great fans."            The Red Sox could have hired somebody else who had at least managed at the Major L

By Jordan Long © Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude! The Boston Red Sox are looking for a new manager. The job opened October 11 th  after another disappointing American League Division Series loss. And so manager John Farrell got the boot. The team has been interviewing candidates for the opening. This past weekend, Houston Astros Bench Coach Alex Cora talked to the Red Sox and appears to be the front-runner. Monday, Brad Ausmus also met with the Red Sox. And, according to  yahoosports.com , Arizona Diamondbacks Bench Coach Ron Gardenhire is next in the hot seat. Alex Cora has never been a manager in Major League Baseball. This season was his first as a coach of any kind, and his first time as a Bench Coach. The only experience he has in Major League Baseball is as a player.  He appeared in 1,273 games throughout his 14 years in Major League Baseball as in infielder. The problem with Cora is he has no experience as a Major League Baseball manager. He is knowledg

© 2107 Jordan Long Sports-Scoop.com | Sports with Attitude! The Boston Red Sox were knocked out of the Division Series by the Houston Astros in 4 games.    Once the series was over, word was that manager John Farrell wasn’t going to be back for the 2018 season.    The Red Sox made it official and are now looking for a new manager. Farrell was hired as Manager of the Boston Red Sox prior to the 2013 season.    During his tenure he turned Boston into a winner.    His overall record was an impressive 432-378, 54 games above .500.    His winning percentage was .533.    Boston won the American League East Division three times with him including the last two seasons.    They missed the playoffs only twice under Farrell.                 The problem was the success in the regular season didn’t translate to postseason success.    The Red Sox won the World Series in 2013.    After that, the Red Sox didn’t come close to winning a playoff series again.    In 2016 they were swept