almagest

Cincinnati looking overmatched in this series

NOBLETIGER

Bregman continues to kill the Yankees

I am a giant jinx

Crochet with one mistake and it might cost him because the Red Sox can't do anything. Different Sox, similar outcome.

We know this didn't work in 2021 when the Sox hit 500 singles and couldn't score any runs in their losses to the Astros

Without trading every good prospect they had like the Padres did

I'm making fun of Gavin Sheets here quit trying to harsh my buzz.

Bad outfield defense and warning track power. The Gavin Sheets experience!

Cubs blew a good chance there.

Ol' speed burner Sheets turning a fly out into a single

Neither one of those teams belongs in the postseason. What a terrible game outside of Skubal.

Boyd getting hit hard in the second. 1-0 San Diego

Guardians getting Skubal'd

Cleveland just scored a run on a swinging bunt, a walk, and an infield chopper over Skubal's head. What an absolutely infuriating team to play against.

Gave him a C. Some positives, some negatives: Good Won 19 games more than last season Miguel Vargas somehow put up a 100 wRC+ after looking like he had no clue at the plate last year Teel and Montgomery look like above average regulars Quero and Meidroth were up and down, and I have concerns about either of them being regulars, but they have potential Robert bounced back from a rough first half and was looking good before his injury Slater and Tauchman were solid signings Found a solid starter (Smith) and really good reliever (Vasil) in the rule 5 draft. This doesn't happen often Venable made some puzzling mistakes, but the team played hard for him until the end. Overall seems like a good hire They hired guys from good outside organizations (Rangers, Brewers and Orioles) to help with player development Grant Taylor got BABIP'd to death for a couple weeks but otherwise looked like a solid closer The Crochet trade looks like it will provide a lot of value Braden Montgomery had a really nice first season in the minors Already talked about Teel and Meidroth Wikelman Gonzalez was nasty and looks like he can be a really good reliever Drafting and development seems to be better than before, with potential value coming from all rounds of the draft Bonemer, Fauske, McDougal, Oppor, Lodise, Wolkow, Antonacci, Adams, Pallette all later round picks in the top 15 of the Sox top 30 on MLB, and all have a chance to contribute at the MLB level The LatAm revamp is underway, and the Sox are currently in the drivers seat for top Dominican prospect Braston Basker, which NEVER would have happened before Bad They still lost 102 games because they were abysmal in the first half of the season, couldn't win one run games and had long losing streaks. Need to fix those problems to take the next step Regression from Smith and Schultz. Hopefully its growing pains and not signs of permanent regression. Need at least one of those guys to be a good starter to keep the arrow pointing up on the major league team The Cease trade looked terrible this year - Thorpe is hurt, Zavala showed some life but was overall not very good, Iriarte has fallen off the prospect list, and Wilson is a mediocre reliever. Need Thorpe to show something next year to get some value from this trade I'd rather young guys put up <80 wRC+ instead of guys like Rojas, Amaya, etc. Robert had a rough first half and got hurt yet again Minor league system ranking fell 10+ spots after graduating Montgomery, Teel and Quero. Need to keep a solid pipeline going constantly for this team to have any future success - we'll see how the system rebounds in 2026 Taylor should be given every opportunity to start. I'm nervous they brought him up to the bullpen. Hopefully he takes the Crochet route (without the TJ surgery) They're not gonna spend money on free agents until Jerry is gone, so the job is much harder than it needs to be

I caught a '97 Cubs game randomly on Youtube while couch locked from some good gummies. Caray was awful at the end of his career but it was still a fun broadcast. Also got to see Sandberg and regular-sized Sosa before he got on the good stuff.

I didn't know Fletcher had that in him

Colson and Taylor bail out the pitching staff. Whew.

Please no Garcia

Well, Leasure WAS pitching well.

Time to hand it off to this rock solid bullpen 😬

I thought the same thing after that airmailed throw from the catcher.

Colson not having a fun night against this pitcher

That "nice house" hasn't existed since like 2008. It was a run down dump with a lavish pool in the backyard for over a decade, and then they completely replaced the structure of the house without taking care of the massive sinkhole underneath the foundation. We're in the sinkhole now, trying to fill the ground in so they can build again.