I was talking to Red Sox infielder Alex Cora before yesterday’s game about first base coach Luis Alicea, who I believe has major league manager written all over him (story in today’s ET Publishing newspapers).
Before Cora gave me some info on his confidant, he wanted me to know Alicea wasn’t alone.
“I want to be a major league manager some day, too,” said Cora, 31, a native of the Domican Republic Puerto Rico. “In fact, my brother Joey is going to be a manager before me. And I’m hoping he makes me his bench coach so I don’t have to take those long bus rides (in the minors).”
Cora says he’s not joking. He says over the last two seasons he has thought a lot about his mortality as a player and what he could bring to the game as a coach and/or manager.
“I realize it’s a lot of work and effort, but I love that part of it,” he said. “I pay attention to detail. I’m always thinking about situations. I really want to be a manager some day.”
