"Do the Red Sox have a secret weapon heading into the playoffs? Every baseball team spends a lot of time trying to read pitchers to figure out if they're tipping anything. But the Sox, apparently, have a reputation around the game for being better at it than everyone else. Whether or not that's true, just knowing that opposing pitchers are thinking about it is a win for Sox hitters."
"If the Sox bats do take it to the Yankees arms, lets hope that Aaron Boone doesn't trot out either pitch-tipping or sign-stealing as whiny excuses. As it is, he's already getting a little snippy with Alex Cora, taking issue with the way Cora is portraying the Sox as underdogs and accusing him of playing "the little engine that could" card. And, let's get real here: the idea that "nobody thought [the Red Sox] would make it to October" as Cora claims is ridiculous."
"For the last several years, the Yankees have usually had a bullpen advantage over the Sox, and over whichever team they faced, frankly. But that's not the case this year, thanks to the dominance of Aroldis Chapman, who revived his career by, among other things, throwing into eight different catchers mitts. And while we won't see it this series with all three games taking place in New York, Chapman's entrance video has helped turn Fenway into a party this year."
Red Sox hitters are widely regarded as adept at reading pitchers to detect tipping, and that reputation places additional mental pressure on opposing pitchers. Aaron Boone has pushed back at Alex Cora's portrayal of Boston as underdogs, accusing Cora of playing a 'little engine that could' card and disputing claims that 'nobody thought [the Red Sox] would make it to October.' A panel of experts nevertheless views Boston as underdogs for this series, and some call for professional scouting perspectives. Aroldis Chapman revived his career and altered the bullpen balance while his entrance video energized Fenway; Roman Anthony ranks among the hardest-hit ball hitters on Boston.
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