Over the Monster

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Where have I seen a Rafael Devers home run before/ If Rafael Devers had to hit his first San Francisco Giants homer against the Red Sox, so be it. At least the Sox won the game. Wait a second... they lost?! This is bullshit. Fire everyone immediately! … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 6/22: Deja vu

Photo by Bailey O’Neill/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images The right-hander is getting a great start in Triple-A. Worcester: W, 7-1 (BOX SCORE) Tyler Uberstine is an example of a guy who might be given a chance at a Major League level before the end of the year. He’s about to be surrendered to the Rule 5 draft, loves the top of the … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 6/20: Is Tyler Uberstine a call-up candidate?

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images His adjustment to The Show has been really easy to watch so far! There has been a lot of negative talk surrounding third base and the Boston Red Sox this week, and understandably so. What an insane week it’s been. I really want to preface this article by saying that I don’t want to come off sounding like a positive mouthpiece for the Red Sox … [Read more...] about Marcelo Mayer looks calm, cool and collected in the Majors

D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images It got exciting for a moment there, then came crashing back to earth. New game, new meds. Once again, if I say anything out of line, let’s blame it on the pills. Just don’t let ownership find out or they might do me like they did Terry Francona. Well, I had this recap done and dusted—and then the ninth inning came along and made me rewrite … [Read more...] about Red Sox 2, Giants 3: Another late-inning rally falls short

Photo by Nik Pennington/MLB Photos via Getty Images Game 2 of the matchup against Rafael Devers and his new team. Still feels weird, right? But here we are. The Sox continue in their new era, with Jarren Duran leading off as DH today and Roman Anthony starting in left. Let’s see what Brayan Bello has in store for us and whether Raffy’s bat will come to life (for the … [Read more...] about Game 78: Red Sox at Giants

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images Another familiar sight? A Sox dub. The Sox beat Rafael Devers and the Giants yesterday (man, that’s weird to type) to go to 3 games above .500, which given the state of play over the last 3 years might as well be 30. Devers went 0-5. No judgment, I still love the guy, but let’s hoping the mindfuck of facing off against the Sox continues to … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 6/21: That guy looked familiar

It was Chapman vs. Devers. It was also a testament to the beauty of baseball. I had a Saturday feature article written and ready about the timeline of all the Red Sox drama this season, but I’d finished it before the end of last night’s game, our first against the San Francisco Giants and our first facing Rafael Devers in another uniform. And then the bottom of the 9th came. … [Read more...] about Game recognizes game

Eakin Howard-Imagn Images Read the game, through my mind It’s Rafael Devers’ first game against the Red Sox. It’s 10:15 PM and I’m already a little delirious. I hope you enjoy following my descent into madness during tonight’s game. Top First 10:15 pm: Can’t find my Fire Stick remote, off to a hot start. 10:19 pm: Roman Anthony with a green monster double, anywhere … [Read more...] about Red Sox 7, Giants 5: Return of the DH

Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images Nothing to see here, folks West Coast baseball! Nothing out of the ordinary about this game at all. Just your run-of-the-mill, East Coast vs West Coast interleague baseball game. Oh, there was also one of the most shocking trades in baseball history less than seven days ago, and the centerpiece of that trade is playing against his former team … [Read more...] about Game 77: Red Sox @ Giants, Business As Usual