Good morning! Yesterday was a legitimately nice spring day in New England and the Boston Red Sox won a real baseball game. Life isn’t one hopeless gauntlet of pain after all!

Understanding the Context

As baseball fans, we’re ... As we all know, C.B. Bucknor is one of the worst umpires in Major League Baseball, if not the worst of them all. And his game yesterday (Saturday) between the Boston Red Sox and the Cincinnati Reds ...

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Yahoo Sports: Red Sox’ Alex Cora reacts to Willson Contreras’ emotional postgame comments A visibly angry Willson Contreras sent out a warning to the Brewers after getting hit with a pitch Monday. Red Sox manager Alex Cora reacted Tuesday to the first baseman's comments. Boston Herald on MSN: Red Sox manager weighs in on Willson Contreras’ strong message to Brewers After getting hit by a Milwaukee Brewers pitcher for the 24th time in his career Monday night, Willson Contreras made his feelings clear. “They always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you,” the Red Sox ... Red Sox manager weighs in on Willson Contreras’ strong message to Brewers SB Nation on MSN: How are you overreacting to the Red Sox Opening Day win?

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