Over the Monster

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Series win, one game back. We move. Just when I think I’m out, they pull me back in. On Sunday morning, I saw Rafael Devers had the day off, and for the first time in seemingly forever, opted not to go to the game despite having the free time. Three pitches into the game, I felt I made the right decision when James Paxton went down and the … [Read more...] about Red Sox 9, Rangers 4: Righting the Ship

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images In Cora We Trust Series win can happen tonight. Be nice to just get it out of the way. The heroic Rob Refsnyder is back in the lineup. It’s the final game without Jarren Duran. Triston Casas is getting some new teammate in Worcester: Roman (son of Anthony) Anthony and Kyle Teel are both in the lineup with him tonight. The Red Sox … [Read more...] about Game 118: Rangers at Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Happy Tuesday. It took 10 innings but the Red Sox came back against the Texas Rangers after the bullpen spoiled a Brayan Bello start. Thanks to a Kansas City Royals loss to the Minnesota Twins, Boston is now 2.0 games back in the Wild Card race. The New York Yankees lost 12-2 against the Chicago White Sox. This was … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/13: Two Games Out

Back to the bench, pal. | Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images A two-game suspension for being a world-class dipshit probably isn’t enough to change anything. On Monday, it was reported, and then later retracted, that Mayor Michelle Wu requested to meet with the Red Sox after Jarren Duran was caught using a homophobic slur on camera and subsequently suspended for two … [Read more...] about Jarren Duran Got Off Easy

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Sunday’s incident underscored why baseball needs to be a place where everyone is welcome. On Sunday, before the Red Sox fell behind 10-0, got swept by the Astros, and lost James Paxton to the IL with a calf injury, Jarren Duran was celebrated as the Heart & Hustle Award winner. Our Heart & Hustle Award … [Read more...] about Jarren Duran Hurt The Vulnerable, And He Doesn’t Even Realize It

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A Yankees prospect who started the year in Portland, Gasper has rose up the organization with his play. Now what? Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Mickey Gasper. He’s a 28-year-old catcher, and if you don’t have some Carlton Fisk vibes by the time this paragraph finishes, at least know Gasper is as New … [Read more...] about Meet the New Guy: Mickey Gasper

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images I don’t know…try not to lose Welp, here we go again. Can the Red Sox salvage the home stand? A sweep of the Texas Rangers is still a split. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET on WEEI and NESN. … [Read more...] about Game 117: Rangers at Red Sox

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Sox pull out a thriller against the Rangers. Yay! We told you. After a rough half of a season, Brayan Bello is finally steadying the ship. As Jacob Roy wrote in his latest Anatomy of Inning piece, when Bello has both his slider and changeup working, hitters have no choice but to guess. Tonight, he threw those two … [Read more...] about Red Sox 5, Rangers 4: Win and Stay Alive

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Hello darkness my old friend Happy Monday. The Olympics are done. The Houston Astros are gone. The Red Sox sit at 61-55, 7.5 games back in the AL East, 3.0 games back in the Wild Card, 31.6% chance to make the playoffs per FanGraphs. They have 10 more games before their next off day and James Paxton, well, down. Lucas Giolito, … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 8/12: Oof There It Is