After Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, Greg Hill of reported on the Greg Hill Show that he was hearing that there may be a rift between Red Sox manager Alex Cora and Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom, with Cora potentially taking issue with Bloom's micromanaging.
Appearing on Merloni and Fauria in his last scheduled weekly appearance this year, Cora addressed the topic.
"It’s really good, to be honest with you," the manager said regarding his relationship with Bloom. "We started working at the beginning of ’19 and obviously I got suspended and I came back a year ago after the World Series. Our relationship is a good one. It’s one of those like every other relationship, just like with Dave, there are certain things where we agree 100 percent. There are others that we don’t agree but at the end of the day we work together and we try to make the best out of it. I respect Chaim, the way he’s doing things. Nobody thought we were going to be in this position. I know he was criticized over the course of the offseason and this season and then at the end, we see the final product. We had a really good baseball team playing in October. We were six wins away from winning the whole thing. I learned a lot from him. I know he has told me before he has learned a lot. It’s a good working relationship. I’m looking forward to working with him for a few years."
Cora was also asked about how the dynamic works between himself and Bloom when it comes to executing in-game strategy.
"We talk about games, before and after," he said. "Actually, yesterday we had a good, productive meeting talking about the whole season. One thing for sure is we use information, we use everything that is provided to us. But from 7-10 p.m. there is not a script. We react to what we have. We recognize stuff that we studied before games. The game will always dictate what you do on the baseball field. I think that scoreboard … I learned this a while ago, and it was from Sandy Alomar Sr. … He said the scoreboard is not for the fans. The scoreboard is for the manager and for the players. That will dictate the way you play, the way you manage, the way you go about those three hours. And we do that. We adjust on the fly when we have to, or we just let them play and get the W’s when we feel like we’re in a good position."
