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Baseball. The Red Sox. And the vicious cycle of loving to hate them—and hating to love them.
For Sox fans with long memories, Tito’s return is a reminder that not much has changed — John Henry’s tricks are the same as ever.
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Tito’s Return to Boston: A Reminder of How Little Has Changed
Fourteen years after the 2011 collapse, Terry Francona returns to Fenway—but the John Henry playbook remains the same.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
For Sox fans with long memories, Tito’s return is a reminder that not much has changed — John Henry’s tricks are the same as ever.
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Thanks Bres, You Fahkin’ Stiff
Algorithms Can’t Make You a Better Person
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June 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
June 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Hottest Team in Baseball:
Climate denial, 1911 Red Sox, and the slow boil of routine:
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Climate denial, 1911 Red Sox, and the slow boil of routine:
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The Hottest Team in Baseball
Climate denial, a 1911 Red Sox doubleheader, and the slow boil of routine
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June 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Hottest Team in Baseball:
Climate denial, 1911 Red Sox, and the slow boil of routine:
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Climate denial, 1911 Red Sox, and the slow boil of routine:
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Baseball, fascism, AM radio, and David Bowie. I stopped fighting the chaos and decided to follow it instead.
Spinning Compass
Baseball, fascism, AM radio, and David Bowie
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June 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Baseball, fascism, AM radio, and David Bowie. I stopped fighting the chaos and decided to follow it instead.
Walk-em-all Buehler
June 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Walk-em-all Buehler
How a 5am doggy bathroom break led to Aaron Judge vs. the ’97 Rockies
Sleepy SABR, Vol. 1
Aaron Judge, the '97 Rockies, and a 5am Bathroom Break
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June 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How a 5am doggy bathroom break led to Aaron Judge vs. the ’97 Rockies
Having some fun in Python + ChatGPT today and unveiled that Aaron Judge makes the 1997 Rockies look like a Little League team
OPS — still higher
wRC+ — an absolute joke
Judge is matching pre-humidor Coors-era inflated numbers in 2025, with league OPS (scaled for wRC+) sitting at 76.0
Insane.
OPS — still higher
wRC+ — an absolute joke
Judge is matching pre-humidor Coors-era inflated numbers in 2025, with league OPS (scaled for wRC+) sitting at 76.0
Insane.
June 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Having some fun in Python + ChatGPT today and unveiled that Aaron Judge makes the 1997 Rockies look like a Little League team
OPS — still higher
wRC+ — an absolute joke
Judge is matching pre-humidor Coors-era inflated numbers in 2025, with league OPS (scaled for wRC+) sitting at 76.0
Insane.
OPS — still higher
wRC+ — an absolute joke
Judge is matching pre-humidor Coors-era inflated numbers in 2025, with league OPS (scaled for wRC+) sitting at 76.0
Insane.
Funny how, when these situations unfold — like the Devers one we’re in right now — it’s always the player or manager who ends up looking like the only crazy one.
Don’t forget the smear campaign against Tito.
This is the John Henry playbook, executed to a tee.
Don’t forget the smear campaign against Tito.
This is the John Henry playbook, executed to a tee.
June 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Funny how, when these situations unfold — like the Devers one we’re in right now — it’s always the player or manager who ends up looking like the only crazy one.
Don’t forget the smear campaign against Tito.
This is the John Henry playbook, executed to a tee.
Don’t forget the smear campaign against Tito.
This is the John Henry playbook, executed to a tee.
What happens when a baseball team sends you into an existential crisis?
Find out here:
Find out here:
The Red Sox, Rafael Devers, and Life's Latest Existential Crisis
The Party's Over
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June 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
What happens when a baseball team sends you into an existential crisis?
Find out here:
Find out here:
I’m not going to say I told you so.
June 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I’m not going to say I told you so.
Roman Anthony saying “no Raffy, no problem.”
June 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Roman Anthony saying “no Raffy, no problem.”
Can’t wait to see Rafael Devers gleefully play first base for the Giants.
June 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Can’t wait to see Rafael Devers gleefully play first base for the Giants.
Could hear Fenway exhale from miles away after that Greg Weissert appearance.
June 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Could hear Fenway exhale from miles away after that Greg Weissert appearance.
Hunter Dobbins has been a real pleasant surprise this season. It’s awesome to see a rookie step up on a night like this and eat important innings.
Oh, and hating the Yankees is the most important thing.
Oh, and hating the Yankees is the most important thing.
June 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hunter Dobbins has been a real pleasant surprise this season. It’s awesome to see a rookie step up on a night like this and eat important innings.
Oh, and hating the Yankees is the most important thing.
Oh, and hating the Yankees is the most important thing.
Marcelo Mayer against a lefty to win it? 👀
June 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Marcelo Mayer against a lefty to win it? 👀
There’s nothing like that moment at Fenway Park on a summer Friday evening—Red Sox vs. Yankees, right before first pitch. The ballpark is buzzing, like you’re sitting in a beehive of amped-up Sox fans, ready to go. That anticipation is second to none.
June 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
There’s nothing like that moment at Fenway Park on a summer Friday evening—Red Sox vs. Yankees, right before first pitch. The ballpark is buzzing, like you’re sitting in a beehive of amped-up Sox fans, ready to go. That anticipation is second to none.
We’ve spent the last months yelling to the high heavens Roman Anthony is ready for the big leagues, we all seem to have forgotten:
Marcelo Mayer is ready too.
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Marcelo Mayer is ready too.
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Hello, Marcelo
Hello, Marcelo — We See You.
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June 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
We’ve spent the last months yelling to the high heavens Roman Anthony is ready for the big leagues, we all seem to have forgotten:
Marcelo Mayer is ready too.
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Marcelo Mayer is ready too.
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Alex Cora owes the city of Boston free Dunkin for making us all stay up for last nights calamity.
June 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Alex Cora owes the city of Boston free Dunkin for making us all stay up for last nights calamity.