Greed’s been good for the Red Sox, though it’s forcing more tough questions

Rafael Devers and the Red Sox are raising expectations as they remain competitive in the race for a playoff berth.COMMENTARY

Side effects of success can include swelling in the chest, and to that end, the Red Sox and their supporters have established the slogan that will don the T-shirts, rally towels, and hashtags should they be needed down the stretch.

“We’ll see what happens in a month or month and a half. We just need to keep playing better baseball,” manager Alex Cora told reporters in late June. “I know we’ve been talking about the Wild Card and all that stuff.

“Let’s get greedy.”

It’s not the first time he said it; I found a reference from May’s Tampa series, and I’m sure there are…