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Both sides looked pretty bad last year when they fought over nonsense (from the fans' perspective) when there was a pandemic raging. I think they'll get it done and play 2022 as scheduled, but it will be ugly.

Nice to see Abreu look like the guy we saw last season. Robert has been looking awesome lately. It seems like he has made some adjustments and is having much better at-bats. I'm sure we'll still see ups and downs, but I think the ups will be more plentiful. Aside from the home run and arrogant bat drop, Grandal had a bad day. I wonder if he was having some hand issues, or was it just a bad day? The two (!) catcher interference incidents make me think his head was not in the game. Carlos didn't have his best stuff, but he labored and put the team in a position to win. I'm really liking what I've seen of him so far in 2021. I didn't understand why Marshall threw 6 pitches and then didn't some back out. That move almost backfired, as Bummer, Crochet, and Heuer struggled. Nice to see Hendriks with the 3 pitch save, though. Finally, I liked the Mercedes move. If he was getting into his own head, TLR made the right decision. I just wish that decision hadn't involved putting Leury in the game.

Grandal forgot how to catch today.

Easy inning for Marshall.

Robert is going to be a problem for other teams. He looks confident and comfortable up there. Then he’s a terror on the bases.

Robert is starting to look like the guy we know he can be.

I really like 2021 Carlos Rodon so far.

Probably the best lineup yet. I'd like to see this for a few games in a row. Lamb and Leury should be used sparingly. Mendick should see more playing time than them, for sure.

Yermin in the field...and not pitching.

I really enjoyed RBI 2020 on ios, but 2021 is trash. Crashes constantly, gameplay is meh at best, hitting is extremely difficult. I wish there was an ios version of The Show.

I just don't get the Madrigal hate. He is the type of player that, if he were on another team, we'd like to have. Gets on base, doesn't strike out, gets a lot of two-strike hits, and is just a pain in the ass to the opposing pitcher. His defense has improved, and he'll continue to get better. He's going to make mistakes, but as long as he's learning from the mistakes, he'll continue to improve. A guy who gets on base, even with slappy singles, is valuable, especially if he's followed up by the RBI guys. As the team gets better (hopefully), Madrigal's contributions will be more meaningful.

WTF Leury

TLR was reading SoxTalk.

Leury has to score there.

There have been some really hot takes on Crochet here. The guy is 21 and has barely pitched at the MLB level. If the Sox are working with him on control and velocity, there’s a reason. He needs to work on getting movement on his fastball and better use of his secondary pitches. Let’s not write his ass off yet.

Good change.

Nice pitch.

Jason with the Breaking Bad reference.

Nice job by Foster.

Boston special there.

This team is so aggravating.

Fuck this ump

Home plate umpire is terribad today.

Heuer is nasty.

Umpires doing their best to make more people want robo umps.