Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images Uggggggghhhh. What’s this team’s deal? You know what this team’s deal is. They are the team you hate. They are the team you will always hate. In the future — long after the MLB owners have replaced the entire season with an AI simulation, thus finally achieving their dream of operating a baseball league without having to pay a … [Read more...] about Know Thy Enemy: The New York Yankees
OTM Open Thread 3/27: It is Wednesday
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Baseball returns tomorrow (barely) Happy Wednesday. Well, after months of speculation and countless MLB insiders projecting Jordan Montgomery to the Red Sox the last big name pitcher on the market has signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. For potentially a one-year deal. Free-agent left-hander Jordan Montgomery in … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 3/27: It is Wednesday
The Most Arid Opening in Recent Red Sox Memory
Photo by Ulf Mauder/picture alliance via Getty Images The Red Sox might have more in common with the Aralkum desert than you think. On the opposite side of the continent where Major League baseball opened its season last week between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, there lies the terribly depressing Aralkum Desert. Despite its ghostly appearance, it … [Read more...] about The Most Arid Opening in Recent Red Sox Memory
Meet The New Guy: Chase Anderson
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Red Sox add a veteran, albeit a shaky one, to their ranks on a Major League deal. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Chase Anderson, who turned 36 in November, and I was really tempted to use “Meet the Old Guy” in this heading, but I’ll save it for when Rich Hill eventually makes his way back here. All jokes aside, … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Chase Anderson
OTM Open Thread 3/26: It is Tuesday
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Spring doesn’t matter...but Happy Tuesday. Yesterday a little bird told Lou Merloni the Red Sox had a “standing offer” to Jordan Montgomery. Of course, by the end of the day... Remember that little “birdie” that told me about the standing offer? Well, another birdie didn’t make me feel very good. Conclusion? I’m … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 3/26: It is Tuesday
Red Sox News & Links: Triston Casas, Team Remain Far Apart
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Plus, a Vaughn Grissom timetable. Sounds like we can officially put the Triston Casas extension talks on ice for a while. Both Casas and Red Sox officials spoke to the media about the ongoing negotiations and it appears that the Sox aren’t particularly close to Casas’s number. The slugger maintains that he loves … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: Triston Casas, Team Remain Far Apart
Red Sox Roster Crunch: Rafaela and Rodriguez In, Cron Out
Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images If you listen closely, you can hear the cheers from one Bobby Dalbec. Happy week of Opening Day, folks! Or is it Opening Day week? Maybe Opening Week? What’s the proper nomenclature here? Regardless: with the first game of the 2024 season just a few days away, the Red Sox are in the midst of finalizing their initial … [Read more...] about Red Sox Roster Crunch: Rafaela and Rodriguez In, Cron Out
The Red Sox Forgot How To Win. Maybe That’s Good
I used Casas to get people mad by implying he forgot to win, and not any real reason. | Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Baby steps could be huge for a young team. The Joiner brothers, of whom I’m the eldest of three, are not the least angry people in the world. We express our anger in different ways. I’m the most confrontational on a … [Read more...] about The Red Sox Forgot How To Win. Maybe That’s Good
OTM Open Thread 3/25: It is Monday
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images This. Week. Happy Monday. Opening Day is this week. Thursday at 10 PM ET the Red Sox and Seattle Mariners start their seasons on the West Coast. Get your coffee ready. Jordan Montgomery still has not signed. The Red Sox have announced a full rotation: Brayan Bello, Nick Pivetta, Kutter Crawford, Tanner Houck, and … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 3/25: It is Monday