Over the Monster

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images There’s no excuse not to win this series! The Red Sox have lost five in a row, ten of their last 13, and 18 of their last 27 games. If they had merely gone 14-13 in that 27 game stretch, they would be just a half game being KC, and one game behind Minnesota, only needing to pass one of them for a playoff spot. … [Read more...] about Game 141: White Sox at Red Sox, Martin vs. Pivetta

It’s time to light the lights It’s time to beat the White Sox - starting with tonight! The Red Sox are70-70. 3-7 in their last 10. Losers of 5 straight. The White Sox are 32-109. 1-9 in their last 10. Winners of 1 straight. Forget playoffs. This should be a Boston sweep. (Sorry for the jinx) Sadly the Red Sox have the misfortune of drawing Garrett Crochet for the Saturday … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/6-9/9: It’s Time to Play the Music

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Our pun king may return soon. Worcester W, 13-10 The Red Sox haven’t said much about what Trevor Story needs to do to complete his rehab assignment, though they did say he would play back-to-back games at the very last before they’d even consider it. Well, not only can they cross that one off the list, … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Story Time?

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Just how bad is Boston right now? There are good teams, mediocre teams, bad teams, and the 2024 Chicago White Sox. What do you need to know? They are now managed by former Red Sox outfielder Grady Sizemore. Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images They didn’t trade their best/most valuable player, … [Read more...] about Series Preview: White Sox at Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Quotes don’t matter. Good stories do. Does baseball matter? Like, at all? As someone who edits a website that documents every Red Sox game (along with nearly every game played by the Red Sox’s minor league affiliates) I probably shouldn’t say this, but the actual things that happen on a baseball field don’t matter. … [Read more...] about Rafael Devers Didn’t Speak, But He Said Everything

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images The NFL has Hail Marys. We have superstitions. I’m not the only one who has declared that the Red Sox postseason hopes are dead. That it’s the end of a really improbable dream. In fact, the end may have already passed us by, at least a week and a half ago. But the Sox, and we, are still hanging on. Barely. Do you know what we need? You … [Read more...] about Time to Call In The Lucky Charms

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Just not the one we all wanted Happy Thursday. Despite giving the team some help at the deadline for the first time since 2021 the Red Sox entered their now annual collapse phase and thanks to a sweep at the hands of the Mets are now 70-70. There are 22 games left in the season. Boston needs 9 wins to improve from … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 9/5: Picking a Lane

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Could Worcester call the arm up in the waning days of the season? The 2024 Red Sox have never been more over than they are right now. So the question becomes, what are the front office’s next steps? No, not in the offseason... at the end of Worcester’s season. Wednesday may have added some clarity in that regard. A certain pitcher … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 9/4/24: The Quinn Priester Game

Oof. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Sox surrender granny, walk in three eighth inning runs, and get swept out of Queens, just as they deserve The Red Sox went to my old stomping grounds in Queens for the last time this year only to immediately get smacked in the face with a first-inning grand slam and swept out of the borough, 8-3, back to .500 and maybe out of the … [Read more...] about Mets 8, Red Sox 3: Winker, Failure, Dolor, Sigh