Yankee fans greet David Price with loud cheers and 'M-V-P' chants

NEW YORK - This just seems mean:

Red Sox starter David Price extended a long history of postseason struggles in Game 2 of the ALDS on Saturday, when he couldn't escape the second inning in the Yankees' series-evening 6-2 win. So when the embattled lefty's name was called during player introductions before Game 3 of the series at Yankee Stadium on Monday, the Bronx crowd greeted Price with a warm ovation and chants of "M-V-P."

With Rick Porcello scheduled to start Game 4 on Tuesday and Chris Sale likely to pitch Game 5 back in Boston if it's necessary, Price's best shot at redeeming himself in this series will be coming out of the bullpen.

Price, a very good pitcher with a decade's worth of big-league experience, went 16-7 with a strong 3.58 ERA in the 2018 regular season. On a Boston-area sports-talk radio show this author happened to catch while driving back to New York on Sunday, hosts argued that the Red Sox should eat the remainder of Price's seven-year, $217 million contract and send him packing this offseason.

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