New podcast: Have the Red Sox and Trevor Story turned the corner for good?

On this week’s episode of the Fenway Rundown podcast, MassLive’s Chris Cotillo and Matt Vautour focus on the Crimson Sox’ finest week of the 2022 season. The writers speak about a memorable homestand, how Trevor Story has catalyzed Boston’s turnaround and whether or not or not these Crimson Sox are right here to remain. Cotillo and Vautour additionally debate who they belief in Alex Cora’s bullpen and preview Josh Winckowski’s potential MLB debut this weekend.

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Listed here are some highlights:

Cotillo on how the best way the Crimson Sox gained six video games on their homestand might catalyze an extended run (2:13):

“As I wrote in my column, it felt like within the early a part of the season, the offense wasn’t swinging the bat properly, the bullpen was blowing some video games. It was form of the identical script day in and day trip. the climate wasn’t nice. It simply appeared like quite a lot of sleepy days. Lots of days the place postgame, we had been like, ‘Ought to we simply write the identical story we’ve achieved 1,000,000 instances beforehand? This week, it has been fully completely different. Daily introduced out — I feel ‘iconic’ is just too robust of a phrase — however a signature win or a really memorable one.”

Vautour on pretty choose the beginning of Trevor Story’s Crimson Sox tenure (6:46):

“Once you take a look at a man, particularly while you’re switching leagues, it may be a fairly vital adjustment. The added issues that he confronted right here greater than different folks, it definitely turns into one thing, in his case, that you just surprise how a lot is in his head versus how a lot is in his swing. To have a look at anyone earlier than Memorial Day and take something out of a season, you see a number of guys. I feel it in all probability needed to be weighing on him a bit bit, too, that he’s being related to the Xander Bogaerts query. I feel that’s bought to stay with someone, too. In some methods, followers are taking a look at him and pondering, ‘the Crimson Sox are planning to maneuver on from Bogaerts and he’s the potential alternative.’ If he’s struggling, they’re going to be extra indignant about it than the man changing Hunter Renfroe. It’s a distinct set of pressures.”

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