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I'm still thinking this is an exit strategy for TLR. Allow him to take a front office job with "less pressure". However, if he did have some sort of sudden health event, I do hope he recovers...and then retires.

It's not like they played a three game series against the Dodgers and got swept after a few bad bounces and bad luck. They got swept by the fucking DBacks because they played flat, lazy, terrible baseball. They want to be angry, be angry, but they need to be angry at themselves and each other. This team is cooked, and without wholesale changes (coaching staff), they're not going anywhere anytime soon.

At this point there's no reason not to fire TLR (or move him to some ambassador position where he can't fuck stuff up) and let Cairo or Super Joe finish the season. Hire a real manager for 2023 and beyond. Bring up some of the kids and let them play. Shelf Robert until he's healthy. Same with Eloy and Grandal. The season is over, and everyone knows it. Getting swept at home by the DBacks was the final nail in the coffin. This team has no life, no motivation. Players are just going through the motions. The team, and especially TLR, have lost the fans. And it's going to take some convincing to get us back.

I'm sure Romy got a stern talking to from Frank yesterday after that double.

I'm perfectly fine with adding Andrus, especially for his defense. His bat will be fine when compared to what the Sox were getting out of Leury, Sosa, and now Gonzalez in place of TA. Andrus would need to be the every day SS, which means Harrison and Sosa split time at 2B? Harrison gives you the edge with his defense, but neither are hitting much right now.

I think this is a best case scenario. Hopefully so, but if a guy like Andrus is added, an extra week rehabbing in Charlotte is less painful.

Probably because Cliff Politte wasn't available.

Every loss is magnified for us, mainly due to such a frustrating season. And for that reason it's hard to realize and accept that the Sox have been playing some of the best baseball in the AL since the all star break. Of course, there are other teams playing poorly that had been playing well. But that doesn't diminish what the Sox have done. It was awesome to see Moncada win both games with clutch hits. His reaction at first last night was the most emotion I think I've ever seen from him. Who'd a thunk Jose Ruiz and Vinny Vela would hold down the Astros and allow the Sox to come back and win?

Great finale of Better Call Saul last night. I think it wrapped things up quite well.

Huge win. I'm glad to have been wrong about the game after the horrid start. That game could have easily spiraled into an embarrassing loss as we've seen happen before. But Cueto just kept pitching and was superb as he has been all season. The late inning rally is something we haven't seen much of this season. Moncada's clutch 2-run single was huge, and it's great to see him come through. Maybe that will do something for his confidence.

This team needs to be booed mercilessly. Embarrassing effort.

Before the game, Cueto rallied the team and said, “Give me couple runs to work with!” Harrison and Leury obliged and gave him 2 runs to work against.

Regardless of whether they make the playoffs, this is not a team that can compete with the Yankees, Astros, Rays, etc.

Not a good start for a very important series.

Harrison and Leury have already cost the team 2 runs.

The sweep of the hapless Tigers was nice. They've played shitty teams in the past and struggled, so this was a good result. But we've also seen this team play well for a stretch and then lie down and play TLR's game and get slaughtered. A split with Houston is the absolute minimum this team needs in order to keep the momentum. And winning tonight would be even better. Set the table for tomorrow's huge pitching match-up.

Eloy is bad in LF, but that was atrocious. Little league bullshit.

Shut up, Steve.

And the Fire Tony chants start. Good. Loser.

Booo

85 fucking pitches. Unless Kopech said he’s tired, this is stupid.

Ridiculous.

Why wouldn’t they let Kopech keep going? Certainly looks like Lopez is coming in.

Ferfucksake

Kopech is fucking firing tonight, and the offense is asleep as usual. What a shame.