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Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The truck is off Happy Tuesday. The Equipment Truck has left. Pitchers and catchers are packing their bags. Remember the time Trot Nixon drove to Florida and hurt his back in the marathon car rides? Good times. Will there be another bullpen arm? A right-handed bat? Who can say. It looks like the Red Sox are finished. Roman Anthony, Kristian … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 2/4: A Submariner Away

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images A comprehensive list of every Red Sox melee in recent history. “All of a sudden we were punching each other. No reason. These things just happen sometimes.” - Lou Piniella, 1976 The Boston Red Sox have not had a good old-fashioned bench-clearing brawl in a long time. They’re due. In fact, they’re overdue. Throughout the … [Read more...] about The top ten brawls in Red Sox history

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The latest news, notes, and rumors about the Red Sox. Earlier in the offseason, we noted that there seemed to be a bit of rift in the front office, with Alex Bregman being one of the biggest flashpoints. If reports were to be believed, Alex Cora and Sam Kennedy were pushing hard to add the Astros infielder, while Craig … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: A front office divided?

Yeah, that’s the one. | Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images There’s an art to talking while saying nothing, but Sam Kennedy is not an artist. Sam Kennedy is the worst of the Red Sox organization. The “he grew up with Theo Epstein!” stories having long gone stale, there’s no “there” there with Kennedy, outside of being the kind of guy Chris … [Read more...] about Red Sox Recipes A-Z: Kennedy’s Word Salad

Photo by Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Baseball is BACK! Happy Truck Day! The most official unofficial start of the 2025 season is upon us! Mike Carlucci The Red Sox equipment truck This year personally marks my 10th anniversary of vising Truck Day as a short detour on my commute into work. At just before 8 AM there wasn’t much … [Read more...] about Red Sox Truck Day 2025 Has Arrived

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Not to be confused with the “best” or “greatest” player. With the latter half of the off-season continuing to drag at a snail’s pace, I want to start a conversation with the fine folks of the OTM community—a conversation that, perhaps, is long overdue. Who, exactly, is the coolest player who ever played for the Boston … [Read more...] about Who’s the coolest player in Red Sox history?

Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images Warm weather...Truck Day Happy Monday. There may be snow on the ground but it’s going to be in the mid 40s today. The sun is shining. Birds (somewhere) are singing. It’s a beautiful day at Jet Blue and Fenway Park. There are 52 days until Red Sox Opening Day. Baseball resumes next month. Let’s go! … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 2/3: Signs of Spring

He’s saying “it’s me, mine was worse!” | Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images A quick analysis. On Saturday night, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick, effectively. As the world’s biggest hater of the Mookie Betts trade, my suspicion is that this one is worse, but I’m gonna talk it through. My … [Read more...] about Which Is Worse: The Luka Doncic Trade Or The Mookie Betts Trade?