At first, Alec Hansen wasn’t picking up his phone. Who the heck was calling him from Tennessee?
But Don Cooper has a way of getting people on the horn.
“I got three missed calls from a Tennessee number, and I’m like, ‘who’s calling me from Tennessee?’” Hansen said while making calls to ticket holders Thursday ahead of this weekend’s SoxFest festivities. “And he was finally like, ‘answer the phone, this is your coach starting Feb. 14.’ He’s got a lot of excitement. I think that’s just kind of how he is. I’m looking forward to working with him.