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Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images The Red Sox week in review dives into Ceddanne Rafaela, recent roster moves, and Roman Anthony’s jump up the prospect hierarchy. Much like a cockroach or a Twinkie following a nuclear blast, the 2024 Red Sox just don’t seem to go away. This past week started off poorly as poorly as possible. Three ugly losses at the hands of the New … [Read more...] about Monday Morning Brushback: One For The Future

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Can they find enough wins? Happy Monday. The Red Sox took two games from the Chicago White Sox over the weekend. And nearly had the sweep until the bullpen unraveled. Again. Remember Andrew Bailey Magic? That brings Boston to 72-71, 10 games back in the division, 5.0 games back in the Wild Card. FanGraphs playoffs odds down to 6.4%. … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/9: Here We Are Again

Photo by Kelly O’Connor/Red Sox Prospects. And Bryan Gonzalez and Michael Sansone put the exclamation point on successful seasons. While the Red Sox bullpen was busy choking up yet another win after an exceptional first Major League start by many-time 2024 Minor Lines subject Richard Fitts, every team on the farm was following in the footsteps of the Patriots by … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 9/8/24: Greenville and Salem Close Out With Wins

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Can the home side go for the sweep? After a more convincing win last night over the Southsiders (thank you Don for some absolutely nostalgic commentary), the (Red) Sox look to keep momentum up and take the full gamut against Chicago. Chris Flexen is on the bump for the White Sox, while Richard Fitts seems likely to … [Read more...] about Game 143: Red Sox vs White Sox

Photo by Michael Ivins/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Saturday’s broadcast proved to be a window into not only what was, but also, what should have been. In a sequence of events that turned out to be an eye opening checkpoint on where the current Red Sox broadcast situation stands, NESN lost control of the right to televise Saturday’s game against the White Sox when Fox … [Read more...] about Red Sox Fans Spend Saturday Showering Don Orsillo With Praise And Approval

Welcome back, Trevor. | Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images A rare Collection of Dudes leads to a satisfying evening and 7-5 Red Sox victory. The Red Sox, hanging by a thread, squared off against the Garrett Crochet and the historically bad White Sox on Satuday night behind Cooper Criswell in a game that was ultimately most notable for being a FOX game and, ergo, having Don … [Read more...] about Red Sox 7, White Sox 5: Orsillo and O’Neill and Story, Oh My!

He’s back! | Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Trevor Story returns! The Red Sox look to stay above .500 and not embarrass themselves by losing to one of the worst teams in baseball history (again) behind Cooper Criswell against, unfortunately for us, Garrett Crochet, at 7:15 p.m., on FOX. Yes, the Saturday Night Baseball game is between two teams a combined 77 games … [Read more...] about Game 142: Red Sox vs. White Sox

He’s back! | Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Trevor Story returns! The Red Sox look to stay above .500 and not embarrass themselves by losing to one of the worst teams in baseball history (again) behind Cooper Criswell against, unfortunately for us, Garrett Crochet, at 7:15 p.m., on FOX. Yes, the Saturday Night Baseball game is between two teams a combined 77 games … [Read more...] about Game 142: Red Sox vs. White Sox

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images For the third time this season, Ceddanne Rafaela homered on a Friday in a tied game in the 8th inning or later to give the Red Sox a win. Here and there, throughout every baseball season, the sport gives you a series small gifts. They vary from fanbase to fanbase, and range in form from fun oddities that define random summer nights, … [Read more...] about Red Sox 3, White Sox 1: Ceddanne Rafaela Does It Again