Over the Monster

What are you gonna do | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Sox built a four-run lead heading into the seventh. The game, and maybe the season, then slipped away. First things first: Dog bless emergency starter Richard Fitts, filling in for the injured Tanner Houck, and his Yankees counterpart Clarke Schmidt for making it through five innings unscathed as I bathed my … [Read more...] about Yankees 5, Red Sox 4: Judgement Day?

You can do it! | Brad Penner-Imagn Images It’s Tanner Houck against Clarke Schmidt in the Boogie Down Bronx (on AppleTV+). The Red Sox look to bounce back to .500 for the umpteenth time this year in the Bronx, where Tanner Houck WON’T face Clarke Schmidt (he was replaced by Richard Fitts with an hour to go) and the dastardly Yankees (7:05 p.m, AppleTV+). I am of the … [Read more...] about Game 148: Red Sox at Yankees

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Dobbins, Meidroth, and Anthony lead the Woo Sox to their sixth straight win. It might have been worth promoting “The Big Four” a little bit earlier for the sole reason of seeing what this Worcester team could do in the Triple-A playoffs. The International League splits their season into two, with the … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Worcester Might Win Out

Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Will the Red Sox sign Alex Bregman this offseason? There is no question that the Sox’s lefty-heavy lineup has been a problem, as has the team’s shaky infield defense. With several left-handed hitting top prospects due to arrive some time next year, one national writer thinks the Red Sox need to … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Time To Start Thinking About Free Agency?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Let’s take a look at the phallically-named pitcher’s debut. Welcome back to another edition of The Anatomy of An Inning. My name is Jacob Roy, and I pretend to know pitching better than the pitchers themselves. If you’re new here or need a reminder of what this is all about, I take an inning from the previous week or … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of An Inning: Richard Fitts Can Help the Red Sox

Photo by Emma Corona/MLB Photos via Getty Images And uh be careful today if you’re superstitious Happy Friday to all those without triskaidekaphobia. A heartbreaking loss to the Yankees put the Red Sox at 74-73 and 4.5 games out of the Wild Card. There are three games left against New York. The Sox need to walk away with at least 1 win. Remembering 2004: Game 147: … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/13:

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This...sucked, no way around it. Every game means more for the Boston Red Sox, as the season and their playoff hopes dwindle needing to keep the spark of last night’s walk-off win alive against the first place New York Yankees. Would the flames be stoked in the Bronx or snuffed out? B1: Trouble Early A leadoff solo shot to Gleyber Torres … [Read more...] about Red Sox 1, Yankees 2 F/10: Extra Pain

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images If there were any bigger series this season... Red Sox. Yankees. A meaningful game in September. Need I say more? ⚾️: Yankee Stadium - Bronx, New York ⏰: 7:15 pm : FOX : WEEI Heading to the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/Lp6APBPg2m— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 12, 2024 UPDATE: UPDATED:9/12 at NYY:Duran LFDevers 3BGonzalez 2BO’Neill … [Read more...] about Game 147: Red Sox at Yankees

Bruce Kluckhohn-Imagn Images 11 strikeouts, two baserunners, seven innings. That’s a good night, right? As if Tyler O’Neill smacking a ball clear into orbit wasn’t satisfying enough in the midst of a playoff race, there’s more good news. Worcester looked every bit like a Major League team facing Syracuse. Vaughn Grissom had Mets number 18 prospect Mike Vasil figured … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Jason Alexander Masterclass