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Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images A Friday rainout leads to two today. Two games today. No time to chat. Buckle up. … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 4/26: Double the fun

Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images What everyone’s signs mean, or something. Did you know that in a room with 25 people, there’s an over 50% chance that 2 of those people have the same birthday? So that means the odds you share a birthday with a Red Sox player are actually pretty high. Take a look at the 2025 roster’s birthdays and astrological signs (I threw in Marcelo Mayer … [Read more...] about What do the stars say about the Red Sox stars?

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images It’s been a theme, but he’ll be rejoining the team shortly. Life was a box of could be better Friday. The Patriots hit what might be a home run in the second round of the NFL draft, but the Celtics lost, albeit without Jayson Tatum and they still hold a 2-1 series lead. The Red Sox got rained out in Cleveland, but a … [Read more...] about Minor Lines 4/25: Lucas Giolito shaky again in rehab

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images And maybe get Triston Casas and Rafael Devers on a roll. The Red Sox are back on the road, this time to Cleveland, home of the Drew Carey Show. You can’t watch Drew and the gang get into trouble on Apple TV+ but you can watch the Red Sox game on Friday exclusively on that streaming service. Boston enters the weekend in second … [Read more...] about Series Preview: Red Sox at Cleveland Guardians, time to rock

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images And lefty Hayden Mullins dominates at Greenville again Worcester Red Sox 14, Syracuse Mets 1 (BOX) milb.com Syracuse (NYM) started top pitching prospect Brandon Sproat on Thursday, and the Woo Sox bats did not treat him kindly. Five of the nine members of the starting lineup tallied two … [Read more...] about Minor Lines: Roman Anthony bomb leads Woo Sox slugfest

Eric Canha-Imagn Images How creative can you get with the Red Sox roster? This past Thursday at Fenway Park, we saw one heck of a creative Red Sox fan. Anna is taking Crochet days to a whole new level. Any day Garrett Crochet is on the mound, she’s crocheting a sweater. Only on Crochet days. That’s some amazing dedication, and it got me thinking: Are there any other … [Read more...] about Crocheting for Crochet is just the beginning

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Your place for Red Sox discussion Good morning! It’s April 25, 2025 and, at this precise moment in time, there are currently 11 teams in the American League that have won between 12 and 15 games. The early part of the season is conducive to some bunching like this, of course. But in the National League, there are only four teams … [Read more...] about OTM Open Thread 4/25: Mediocre League Baseball

Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images Ask not for whom the ball tolls? Triston Casas has 14 hits for the Red Sox in 2025. (When I started making notes for this piece, he only had 12 hits and 1 home run. He has since added 2 homers. You’re welcome.) Rafael Devers has 21 walks. What on earth? Through 21 games in 2024 (all before he hit the IL), Casas had 19 hits, including 6 … [Read more...] about Triston Casas is probably just a slow starter