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David Butler II-Imagn Images A special group deserves a killer moniker. When a Red Sox team has felt special, they’ve earned themselves—or self-chosen—an endearing moniker. Johnny Damon’s “Idiots” of 2004 really feels like the catalyst of this, not to forget the Cowboy up rallying cry from Kevin Millar in 2003. The Beards is an all-time favorite of mine, and watching … [Read more...] about The 2025 Boston Red Sox need a nickname

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images We’re back! Welcome back, Red Sox Nation! We have Red Sox baseball almost every day between now and September 28, at the earliest. The first series out of the break might be a difficult one. We head to Chicago to take on the first-place Chicago Cubs. Let’s not forget that the Red Sox are riding a 10-game winning streak, though. Chicago sends … [Read more...] about Game 101: Red Sox @ Cubs

Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images Don’t get greedy...but...baker’s dozen? The Boston Red Sox visit the Chicago Cubs in a good position: A 53-45 (.541 winning percentage) record, good for third place in the AL East, trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by just three games. They sit in the second American League Wild Card spot. The team ended the unofficial “first half” on a … [Read more...] about Series Preview: Boston Red Sox at Chicago Cubs kicks off post All-Star break baseball

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images As our attention turns towards the stretch run, it’s a good time to remember that MLB’s current postseason format is a fiasco. Quick rule: Under no circumstance should there be any best-of-three or best-of-five series anywhere in MLB’s postseason format. They both stink to the high heavens! The best-of-five series is a skimpier version … [Read more...] about This small tweak would dramatically improve MLB’s postseason format

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images One more day until Red Sox baseball returns! The Red Sox not only return to action tomorrow afternoon (note the early start time of 2:20pm, it’s a Friday Cubs thing), but they kick off the stretch run with three major measuring stick series against the National League’s best in the Cubs, Phillies, and Dodgers. If they hold their own … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread, 7/17: Waiting is the hardest part

News and notes from around Red Sox Nation. It’s been 26 years since Fenway Park last hosted an All-Star Game, one which produced three iconic moments: the home run derby featuring a Lansdowne street mosh pit, the announcement of the all-century team featuring a Ted Williams first pitch, and a Pedro Martinez masterclass featuring strikeouts of some of the most feared hitters in … [Read more...] about Red Sox News & Links: When will Fenway host the All-Star Game again?

Photo by Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images No math, just gut. I’ve stuck with my Opening Day guess of 87 wins in the April, May, and June wrap-ups and, as of today, the Red Sox have a .541 winning percentage. And you you what that is over 162 games? 87.6 wins. Not showing off, not falling behind. Right in that meaty part of the prediction curve. In my June wrap-up I … [Read more...] about How many wins will the 2025 Red Sox finish with?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Welcome to one of the worst days of the year. I didn’t mind the post-All-Star Game day-off as much in the past, when many teams resumed play on the Thursday of All-Star week. I could handle one night without baseball just fine. But now that every team is off until Friday, it feels like it’s going to be forever until … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread, 7/16: God, this sucks

The Red Sox didn’t only draft pitchers this year. Who is he and where did he come from? He’s the delightfully named Henry Godbout, and while he sounds like he comes from the pages of a Martin Amis novel, he actually comes to us from Brooklyn, New York via the University of Virginia. The Sox drafted him on Sunday with the 75th overall pick. Despite the fact that he grew up in … [Read more...] about Meet The New Guy: Henry Godbout