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Rays Manager Kevin Cash and Terry Francona Share a Bond—and a Few Insults

ARLINGTON, Texas — After Game 2 of the American League Division Series, a wild affair in which the Rays overcame two Giancarlo Stanton home runs to beat the Yankees, Cleveland’s most ardent Tampa Bay fan fired up his iPhone.

Stanton reminds me a lot of you back in the day, Terry Francona texted Kevin Cash, the famously light-hitting Rays manager.

Cash has led his team to the World Series, which is tied at one game apiece, and Francona, the Indians manager, is eager to discuss his friend’s successes. He is also eager to discuss his failures.