BOSTON — Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora got here to the protection of Triston Casas sooner or later after the Boston slugger made a remark about the historic pink seat at Fenway Park.
After blasting a 429-foot dwelling run towards the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday, Casas mentioned the pink seat, which is used to mark the longest dwelling run ever hit at Fenway Park, looks like a “fantasy.” Many on social media weren’t thrilled with Casas’ feedback in reference to the 502-foot dwelling run hit by Ted Williams in 1946.
Cora provided his personal tackle the pink seat Sunday morning and defended the Crimson Sox first baseman within the course of.
“It was in all probability a really windy day when he (Williams) hit it,” Cora mentioned with a smirk, earlier than the Crimson Sox hosted the Angels of their sequence finale. “I don’t know the circumstances that day. But it surely’s an extended methods. That’s an extended methods.”
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Cora added: “Triston was telling me that they had been crushing him on social media. He was giving (Williams) a praise, to be sincere with you. But it surely’s an extended methods.”
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Crimson Sox legend David Ortiz expressed skepticism in regards to the pink seat, too. Again in 2016, Ortiz, whereas sharing all due respect for Williams, referred to as it unhuman.
When Cora was reminded of Ortiz’s feedback, he replied jokingly: “See, and no person obtained on David.”
Casas belted a house run for a second consecutive sport Sunday. Nonetheless, that too got here up effectively wanting the pink seat with a distance of 394 toes.
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Protected to say Casas’ opinion of the well-documented pink seat received’t be altering anytime quickly.
