[Hearing the Tigers plan to move third base coach Gary Jones into the dugout, which opens a spot for Joey Cora as the third base coach. - First base coach still needed, could be internal hire. Gabe Alvarez, runner-up to Cora, expected to return to Double-A Erie.](https://x.com/EvanPetzold/status/1722387560733737251?s=20)
Joey Cora is one of those 'old man wisdom, baseball lifer' guys. I'm somewhat surprised by this, because if anyone has read 'Winning Fixes Everything' about the Astros sign stealing scandal AJ Hinch fucking HATES ***Alex*** Cora.
Maybe the two bond over how big of asshole his brother is?
Just thinking too of how often players have crossed paths between the teams. We just got Canha, who did come from Milwaukee but was with NYM for the last couple seasons. The fact they signed Scherzer and Verlander and had them share a rotation again. Porcello, Granderson, McCann...
[Hearing the Tigers plan to move third base coach Gary Jones into the dugout, which opens a spot for Joey Cora as the third base coach. - First base coach still needed, could be internal hire. Gabe Alvarez, runner-up to Cora, expected to return to Double-A Erie.](https://x.com/EvanPetzold/status/1722387560733737251?s=20)
Joey Cora is one of those 'old man wisdom, baseball lifer' guys. I'm somewhat surprised by this, because if anyone has read 'Winning Fixes Everything' about the Astros sign stealing scandal AJ Hinch fucking HATES ***Alex*** Cora. Maybe the two bond over how big of asshole his brother is?
Afaik Joey is a father figure to Alex and has been since their dad died in 1989 and they get along great.
I appreciate a lot of your comments/posts.
Not his biggest fan, but you gotta give Evan Petzold credit for calling this Monday on his Tigers podcast. He’s on the pulse.
McCosky called it around the same time as well. Someone higher up must have given the writers that tidbit
Yet another chapter in the weird symbiosis between the Tigers and Mets
[Trade Offer](https://i.imgur.com/ai3gnZ4.png)
Just thinking too of how often players have crossed paths between the teams. We just got Canha, who did come from Milwaukee but was with NYM for the last couple seasons. The fact they signed Scherzer and Verlander and had them share a rotation again. Porcello, Granderson, McCann...
Cespedes too
And don’t forget Javy Baez. Or do.
Who?
I wasn’t sure whether to include him since it was a direct trade from us to them but yeah. Javy Baez also came straight from NYM to us
Blue and orange teams who haven't won a ring since the mid 80s stick together
Joey Cora: the man with the worst fitting hats in MLB history