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Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. Well, this isn’t going to help put an end to the “Tampa Bay North” jokes. Craig Breslow just made the most significant front office hire of his tenure in charge of the Red Sox, poaching executive Taylor Smith from the Tampa Bay Rays. Smith graduated from college in … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Breslow Shakes Up Front Office

Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images Who do you like? Happy Monday. The Cleveland Guardians gave up the ghost and will continue to add to their World Series drought. Their last championship was in 1948 - 76 years. They’re just a decade shy of the legendary Boston Red Sox streak/curse/situation. It was so long ago they defeated the Boston Braves. If you were in college when 2004 … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/21: Shohei to the Series

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images At least for the ALCS TGIF. We made it to the weekend. Last night the Yankees felt some ghosts getting into their game. But it wasn’t Mystique and Aura it was Big Papi and Dave Roberts. Ready to win the game after 9 innings the Yankees blew the save and then lost in extra innings. Now, instead of ending the series this would have only … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/18-10/20: Maybe Time is a Circle

Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images Tito returns to baseball, screens, and hearts in New England. I think the first thing that ever truly bothered me about Red Sox ownership was in 2011 in the aftermath of Terry Francona’s dimissal. An article was published, pointing to anonymous sources who suggested that he had developed a chemical dependence in the wake of his divorce, … [Read more...] about Terry Francona To Appear in 2004 Red Sox Doc (and also, in Cincinnati)

You know what time it is. | Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Not a rhetorical question! This is neither a rhetorical question nor a shitpost. We want to know how old you are! To wit, recent comments have us asking, in the OTM Slack: How old are you? So I figured I’d just ask. And if you have any stories specific to your era you’d … [Read more...] about How Old Are You?

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images The outfielder/DH dealt with a bad labrum for much of 2024. If you’re feeling a little sluggish this morning and your boss isn’t happy about it, tell her you have a legitimate excuse: yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Dave Roberts’ steal in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS and you were out celebrating, as all good New Englanders should have … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Masataka Yoshida Undergoes Shoulder Surgery

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Can the catcher catch? The Positives Offensively, Wong made strides. He improved his slash line from .235/.288/.385 to .280/.333/.425. If you’re a nerd and want to see how that stacks up with the rest of the league, his wRC+ increased from 78 to 110. If you’re not a nerd and don’t know what I’m talking … [Read more...] about 2024 Red Sox in Review: Connor Wong

Tough to say, really. | Brad Penner-Imagn Images Weighing the pros and cons. Yes. … [Read more...] about Deep Dive: Should The Red Sox Spend $600 Million On Juan Soto?

Brad Penner-Imagn Images That ball was crushed Happy Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers shut down Grimace and the Mets last night. Kiké Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani added to their respective legacies. LA is now up 2-1 and needs two wins to punch their ticket to the World Series. They play again tonight at 8:08 PM ET on FS1. In American League action the Yankees and … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 10/17: Shohei Can You See