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OK, no excuses. Man on second nobody out. Tie this baby up and move on to the 11th inning please. There's no reason to not get this guy in when the team has been embarrassed like it has tonight. NO HOME RUNS. Get the run in!!

Ozzie is (was) great but late in his tenure he was conceding those Sunday games with Sunday lineups and doing some dumb things.

This is sort of captain obvious. But teams don't blow six run leads in the ninth often. Sox beat writers might have to look up last time Sox had such a meltdown.

That had to be a humbling moment for Liam. Boom. Grand slam. However, that play at 3B was a killer by Moncada.

Sox still might win, but it's OK to be disappointed in what's going on in the latter innings. Wow. (That was an amazing play at 3B and over at 1B). This would be a huge win for Cleveland and ridiculous loss for the Sox. Sox need to win somehow. 1-2 in extra innings.

A hit by Engel or WP would be nice.

Stuff happens, but Sox sure struggle vs. the Central.

80 to 1 wins the Derby. Cleveland's odds not much worse than that down 8-2 in the ninth. That guy who started the inning deserves scorn as well as contagious bad defense. Sox will win anyway I think.

I'm the kind of guy who will jump up and confront protesters if they come to my Mass to protest by disrupting Mass. If I get shot I get shot I guess. I am the kind of guy who would try to tackle somebody trying to charge my priest or charge a comedian or actor or athlete if I saw a fan preparing to run on the court. I would try to protect you improv actors as best I could.

Don't agree. Also what's the deal with comics apparently becoming extinct once Boomers die out? What's wrong with comedy? People need to lighten up and laugh at Chappelle's stuff and not want to kill him or beat him up during his performances. Do non Boomers think it's OK Will Smith was allowed to stay at the Oscars and even receive an award AFTER he slugged Chris Rock, another comedian? I would hope all age groups would learn to enjoy good comedy. If you slug somebody you should be charged in a court of law. Case closed as far as I see it.

The team should not cut his pay. They need to chill on that. He should pay his own fine tho.

Now that they are one over .500, time to re-focus on those division games the rest of the season. Sox definitely have looked horrible vs. teams they play the most. ... As far as today, love it. Tony coulda got reamed and would have had the Sox lost: Sunday lineup, no TA, pitching decisions. But Sox won and he looks good and the team looks good still with some key players hurt. Jose Abreu was a factor in some of these road wins, baby. Liam was awesome on the road trip. Tim was excellent. Others too. Just.Win.Baby and give Tony some credit where it's due if u are a hater.

To be fair, the haters need to make a list of Tony mistakes vs. good moves and give him credit for this one in the good moves column. Ultimately all that matters is winning rings, though, and if the Hall of Famer wins a ring with the Sox that would be huge for his legacy.

Another great question. There has to be a rule somewhere right? Otherwise yeah, they woulda taken the suspension.

Incredible post. Sox beat writers need to get on this one. Tweet it to one of 'em. Good observation.

Good job rookie. Nice win. Don't need a controversial loss where everybody's blaming Tony. Jose baby. Sousa, many others. Sox win.

Luck is a pretty four-letter word. Sox need some luck here.

This is crucial for the season. a.) a rookie comes in and gets the final out in a huge win. Everybody's happy. b.) The rookie fails miserably, Sox lose and everybody blames Tony for the loss of winning streak by needlessly making this move.

I'm not crazy about Sox lefties. Hopefully this guy won't throw two to the backstop or give up a HR. Me likey Ruiz and Foster. This move may be one too many.

How bout a 4-3 or 1-3?

Will Ruiz get the job done?

Infuriating. I have mlb.com for 100 bucks or so and I can't watch. Peacock is trying to make me get premium to watch. Sad.

Getting back to .500 so quickly is huge. Sox were really looking like a team that might have a very very disappointing season. It's disappointing Vaughn got hurt and Sheets has been horrible. Moncada will be a huge key. Anyhow, if the Sox continue to reek against Central Division teams the year will be lousy. Those games are key and Sox have stunk versus the Central. I personally think the Sox have been more alert playing the Cubs and Bosox.

Watching the highlights just now I was amazed to see Pollock scoring that run. Then it hit me also he was the phantom runner. I thought the same thing. He's been such an awful acquisition I wondered for a sec what he did to get on base.

Sometimes there's reverse jinx involved in gamethread posts too. As much as we know it's dumb some of us fans may rip a player so the reverse jinx will hit and he'll get a key hit or key pitch on the mound. I need to stop that though.