Over the Monster

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The dead cat has bounced its last bounce Happy Thursday. The Red Sox have lost. They are no longer in the Wild Card chase. Eliminated. You could say they finally picked a lane. No game today. Three more against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park this weekend. Talk about what you want and be good to one another. … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/26: It is Over

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images And now the offseason begins. The Red Sox season is over (in a competitive sense, at least; there’s nothing wrong with just enjoying a few baseball games over the weekend). For the third year in a row and the fifth time over the past six seasons, the Sox will not be playing postseason baseball. But this year’s collapse feels a little … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: “We blew it.”

Yeah that about covers it. | Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images The Sox are, officially, out of the playoff chase. The 2024 Red Sox were eliminated from postseason contention Wednesday night when they lost to the Blue Jays 6-1 and the Tigers and Royals both won, ending another middling season for Boston even as the arrow plainly points up, albeit slightly, for 2025 and … [Read more...] about Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 1: Eliminated, And It Feels No Good

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Let’s walk around town and get some inspiration. In an effort to discover a real-life infinite money glitch, Nike announced that the “City Connect” jerseys released over the past few seasons are on a rotating schedule with the oldest editions being replaced by new versions beginning in 2025. The Red Sox yellow jerseys … [Read more...] about What Should The Next Red Sox City Connect Jersey Look Like?

Let’s do it. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Boston Pizza? More like Boston sweeps ya The Red Sox look to finish off the Blue Jays, ensure a .500 season and extend their postseason chances for another day behind Richard Fitts tonight in Toronto (7:07 p.m., NESN). I maintain that the Sox being technically still relevant is fun as heck so I’m happy to present the lineup … [Read more...] about Game 159: Red Sox at Blue Jays

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images .04%? Nah we’re at .08% now! Happy Wednesday. With another win - four in a row - the Red Sox sit at 80-78. The 78-84 three-peat people were cheering for? Done. A 79 win “improvement” is also off the table. They are one win from securing a .500 season, which, granted, heading into the All Star Break at 10 games over .500 is a bit of a … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/25: Double Up the Odds

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. The Red Sox are technically still alive, which, if you ask me, is one of the best ways to be alive. If they’re going to stay technically alive any longer, though, it would help if Jarren Duran pulls out of his tough September slump. And while it’s easy (and logical?) to point to fatigue as the … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Technically Still In the Playoff Hunt!

Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images What the hell is a Chase Shuggart? Through 158 games, the Red Sox are still mathematically alive. That means at least one scenario exists where the Red Sox earn the third wild card spot. There are likely multiple scenarios, given the complicated tiebreakers and different permutations of how the season could end. Either way, if we want to see … [Read more...] about Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 5: The Victory of Misfit Toys

Let’s go, spoken-name twin! | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Can the Sox get past Addison Barger and Bowen Francis? The world wonders. The season is not over, it’s just a little airborne. It’s still good! @bestsimpsons Reply to @robertkrise90 it’s just a little airborne! #simpsons #fypage #xyzbca #funny #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound - Yellow:) Ah well, … [Read more...] about Game 158: Red Sox at Blue Jays