On a wet and gloomy afternoon at Fenway Park yesterday, the Red Sox went out of their way to make a pair of sunny and cheerful points.
They went 1-for-2.
Based on quotes that sounded convincing, they squelched a potentially divisive situation that emerged after Dustin Pedroia lashed out at his team for how it bungled payback for the hard slide that Manny Machado put on the second baseman in Baltimore.
Until and unless there are signs of lingering unease over those comments, then let’s take them for their word that they’re all cool with one another.