CLEVELAND — They sat at Lola Bistro, capping the 14-hour interview at the white tablecloth restaurant on E. 4th Street, trying to talk Terry Francona out of managing the Cleveland Indians. But it was set up to end with Francona at the helm, the full-circle script fit with the perfect final scene, a manager savoring the long-awaited parade down Ontario …
ARLINGTON, Texas — As the party peaked, with Austin Hedges spraying champagne while spinning like a tornado, with manager Terry Francona buzzing the hair of unsuspecting replay coordinator Mike Barnett and with cigar smoke filling the room, team president Chris Antonetti approached José Ramírez off to the side of the visitors clubhouse at Globe Life Field. “That set the tone …
