BOSTON _ On Fenway Park's first base concourse is a wall bearing more than 100 pictures. There's one for each of Boston's victories in 2018. The number is up to 116 now that the Red Sox have piled up eight postseason wins.
It was inspired by a similar feature that first-year manager Alex Cora commissioned for his office. Team officials decided to replicate the "win wall" in a public space for the playoffs.
Fans have flocked to it.
Hours before the Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers played Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night, some took turns taking pictures in front of the wall. One featured Eduardo Nunez rounding first base with his fist in the air after hitting a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh inning of Boston's 8-4 victory over the Dodgers on Tuesday night.
Cora approached team photographer Billie Weiss before the season. He wanted to commemorate every win from his rookie year on a wall in his office and Weiss acquiesced.
Eventually the defining moments of Cora's first year as manager totaled a franchise-record 108 wins. There were more photos than there was wall space. The Red Sox had to make use of another wall in Cora's office.
Asked before the World Series began, if he had enough room left to display every win the Red Sox would need to win the team's fourth championship since 2004, Cora said, "Yeah, we do. We do have room for four.
"It's cool, man," Cora continued. "That wall, you start looking around, it's like, 'Wow, that game and that game and that game.' It's powerful, to say the least."
