Former Red Sox ace reveals himself as owner of 'Sh—ing your pants and changing your shirt' Alex Cora firing quote
After Alex Cora's firing, one viral tweet from an anonymous player called the move "Sh—ing your pants and changing your shirt." Here's who said it.
Former Red Sox ace reveals himself as owner of 'Sh—ing your pants and changing your shirt' Alex Cora firing quote originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . After Alex Cora was fired by the Boston Red Sox Saturday, quotes flooded out from current and former players in the days that followed.
Some were public, others were anonymous. One of the most famous examples was tweeted by WEEI's Rob Bradford, where an anonymous player described the situation as "Sh—ing your pants and changing your shirt. " This post has 1.
3 million views at the time of writing, with fans and journalists alike clamoring to know which player was behind the anonymous quote. In a Friday edition of Bradford's podcast, Baseball Isn't Boring , he said that former Red Sox MVP Dustin Pedroia was the most popular guess, but that it was actually the guest on the episode in question. Woke up to a text from a former Red Sox player who summed up Saturday's moves: 'It's like shitting your pants and changing your shirt.
' — Rob Bradford (@bradfo) April 26, 2026 Here's who delivered the quote heard 'round the baseball world. MORE : Why did Boston make massive coaching changes? Who said, 'Sh—ing your pants and changing your shirt' quote about Alex Cora firing?