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Chris Sale is going to start game one of the ALCS. No surprise there. David Price will start game two. There is a little more surprise there, at least if you listen to drive-time radio in Boston. (Peter Abraham; Boston Globe)
Remember when the Red Sox used to get bullied by the Yankees? Yeah. Me neither. (Steve Buckley; The Athletic) ($$)
The Sox wouldn’t mind if celebrating in New York became a habit. (Alex Speier; Boston Globe)
To get past the Yankees this time, they had to make big decisions and get big plays from their “big dogs.” (Jen McCaffrey; The Athletic) ($$)
It wasn’t all that easy getting there, however. That ninth inning was a doozy. (Grant Brisbee; SB Nation)
Thanks to Alex Cora, the Red Sox had the management advantage in the ALDS. (Jack McCluskey; The Ringer)
Even though they advanced, the Red Sox had clear weaknesses, namely in the bullpen. Surprisingly, Craig Kimbrel was at the center of it. (Nick Cafardo; Boston Globe)