Red Sox/MLB 2026 Regular Season IV, 30-43
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LOL. Being on the road doesn't seem to hurt either.
They just gotta figure out how to win at Fenway.....
- Jan 29, 2003
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Not going to say I'm not a little annoyed that we chose this season to buy a 20-game package, but win or lose, I enjoy being at Fenway.
With that being said --- my wife and I are 1-6 so far in games we've attended.
They've been in all of them, aside from one, so at least we were watching a competitive game most of the time.
Next up....the Jays on my birthday later this month.
EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
They should create a Devers who can hit in April. Think of the possibilities.
EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
So you're telling me he can still swing a baseball bat faster than a grandmother? I was worried!
Also, I don't have the report in front of me but McKone just read on headlines that apparently even Theo Epstein is very disappointed with the direction Breslow has taken. If Theo ain't even in his corner than the clock is a ticking. That seems like something ownership/FSG leaks out there laying the groundwork for firing Breslow. They know it's good to have Theo's name attached.
Also, I don't have the report in front of me but McKone just read on headlines that apparently even Theo Epstein is very disappointed with the direction Breslow has taken. If Theo ain't even in his corner than the clock is a ticking. That seems like something ownership/FSG leaks out there laying the groundwork for firing Breslow. They know it's good to have Theo's name attached.
McGarnagle
Yes.
- Aug 5, 2017
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They're waiting for the deadline then they're going to fire Breslow and try to pin all the blame on him in planted Globe articles as we speed into the inevitable lockout that John Henry is at least partially personally responsible for.
EverettMike
FIRE DON SWEENEY INTO THE SUN
Yup, that's it. Short of a miraculous in-season turnaround he's basically already fired.
Morris Wanchuk
.......
Then you get a shitty September to bring him back to .850 OPS like usual.
Whether it's him or player x, another .850+ OPS guy would have made a huge difference for this team given how good pitching has been. That has always been the problem since they traded him and they clearly don't know how to address it.
McGarnagle
Yes.
- Aug 5, 2017
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If they just kept Harrison and Tibbs that would've been a homerun of a trade, but Breslow's biggest problem is that he can't stop doubling down and turning slight wins into big losses. He's the guy at Mohegan Sun who would turn $500 into $750 in blackjack with slow methodical wins then instead of cashing out and leaving the table he'd put that $750 plus an additional $250 from his wallet on a single hand and lose it all
BostonBob
4 Ever The Greatest
Evertybody here needs to relax - David Oriz says that John Henry is concerened about the team and he's figuring out a solution to the teams current struggles. 
from espn.com:
Hall of Famer David Ortiz said Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is concerned about the direction of his last-place team.
Speaking at his celebrity golf tournament -- the "David Ortiz Soiree of Hearts"-- the former Red Sox great said he's talked to Henry recently about the club's struggles.
"He's worried. We had a conversation. I can see. I've known John a long time, him and the whole team -- him and (chairman) Tom Werner, the whole group, they're working on figuring things out to get this ride better," Ortiz said Monday morning in an interview with The Associated Press.
Boston is 25-33, trailing the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays by 12 games.
"He knows the direction of this team and he's worried about the team's situation more than what people think he is," he said.
The 76-year-old Henry, along with his partners, bought the club in 2002. He's had limited interviews the past few years and hasn't been part of a team news conference since the club traded star Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.
Ortiz said it's hard for fans to understand that Henry still cares about the team's direction because of his public demeanor.
"The thing is, that you see John, and John is someone that he manages his emotions really well," he said. "He's very professional at everything he does. Sometimes, for people, it's hard for them to understand that part of (him), but he's worried."
from espn.com:
Hall of Famer David Ortiz said Boston Red Sox owner John Henry is concerned about the direction of his last-place team.
Speaking at his celebrity golf tournament -- the "David Ortiz Soiree of Hearts"-- the former Red Sox great said he's talked to Henry recently about the club's struggles.
"He's worried. We had a conversation. I can see. I've known John a long time, him and the whole team -- him and (chairman) Tom Werner, the whole group, they're working on figuring things out to get this ride better," Ortiz said Monday morning in an interview with The Associated Press.
Boston is 25-33, trailing the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays by 12 games.
"He knows the direction of this team and he's worried about the team's situation more than what people think he is," he said.
The 76-year-old Henry, along with his partners, bought the club in 2002. He's had limited interviews the past few years and hasn't been part of a team news conference since the club traded star Mookie Betts to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020.
Ortiz said it's hard for fans to understand that Henry still cares about the team's direction because of his public demeanor.
"The thing is, that you see John, and John is someone that he manages his emotions really well," he said. "He's very professional at everything he does. Sometimes, for people, it's hard for them to understand that part of (him), but he's worried."
BostonBob
4 Ever The Greatest
BostonBob
4 Ever The Greatest
More on the above incident.
from sportsillustrated.com:
Two people associated with the team from Oklahoma told USA Today that the incident occurred after the Nebraska players became “loud and boisterous” when the 12-year-old pitcher took the mound in the final inning. Those two people said parents of the Oklahoma players thought Ryals instructed his son to hurl the ball at the opposing dugout. One parent allegedly sent a letter of apology to the Nebraska team’s coach, Brandon Magni, that read: “Our athletes and our parents were 100 percent blindsided when Michael instructed his son to do what he did. We left the park immediately after the game and we are no longer associated with the coach and we never will be again.”
The Nebraska team ended up winning the game, 8-6.
Ryals, for his part, responded to the buzz over the viral incident in a recent interview with USA Today. Ryals said the Nebraska players were verbally abusing his son before the incident took place.
“Just kids being ruthless kids,” Ryals said. “I don't think any kid should be in trouble for what they said, but he (Ryals’s son) reached his breaking point. He told me he was going to throw the ball in between innings and I said, ‘There's consequences for it. You should really think that through, but there is consequences for it.’”
Ryals’s personal account of events made it sound like his son made the decision to throw at the opposing team, not him. When probed further about who was responsible for the act, Ryals said, “If they want to put the blame on me, I’ve let it ride on my shoulders. I’m his dad. I’m a grown man. I’m not going to answer that question because I don't want people thinking he's any worse than he is.”
The 38-year-old coach also noted that he could have told his son not to commit the offense in the moment.
“Man, I don't want to be seen as the bad guy,” Ryals said. “… I don't want to be hated. I don't want my kid to be hated.”
from sportsillustrated.com:
Two people associated with the team from Oklahoma told USA Today that the incident occurred after the Nebraska players became “loud and boisterous” when the 12-year-old pitcher took the mound in the final inning. Those two people said parents of the Oklahoma players thought Ryals instructed his son to hurl the ball at the opposing dugout. One parent allegedly sent a letter of apology to the Nebraska team’s coach, Brandon Magni, that read: “Our athletes and our parents were 100 percent blindsided when Michael instructed his son to do what he did. We left the park immediately after the game and we are no longer associated with the coach and we never will be again.”
The Nebraska team ended up winning the game, 8-6.
Ryals, for his part, responded to the buzz over the viral incident in a recent interview with USA Today. Ryals said the Nebraska players were verbally abusing his son before the incident took place.
“Just kids being ruthless kids,” Ryals said. “I don't think any kid should be in trouble for what they said, but he (Ryals’s son) reached his breaking point. He told me he was going to throw the ball in between innings and I said, ‘There's consequences for it. You should really think that through, but there is consequences for it.’”
Ryals’s personal account of events made it sound like his son made the decision to throw at the opposing team, not him. When probed further about who was responsible for the act, Ryals said, “If they want to put the blame on me, I’ve let it ride on my shoulders. I’m his dad. I’m a grown man. I’m not going to answer that question because I don't want people thinking he's any worse than he is.”
The 38-year-old coach also noted that he could have told his son not to commit the offense in the moment.
“Man, I don't want to be seen as the bad guy,” Ryals said. “… I don't want to be hated. I don't want my kid to be hated.”
Rocco, my friend......in other news. Kyle Harrison looking VERY sharp. 10Ks through 4 scoreless innings so far.
Please stop
I don’t wanna do it but I WILL put you on ignore.....in other news. Kyle Harrison looking VERY sharp. 10Ks through 4 scoreless innings so far.
He’s cooking Devers and his old team
Edit: just K’d him a 3rd time after I hit send
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