1 minute ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Won the series vs. the division leaders despite some sloppy moments.

Came out of an ALC road trip 6-1.

And 10-7 record in a stretch of 17 straight with no off days, which is impressive both because and in spite of them leaving a couple on the table.

WILLing and venABLE

And even more so without without Robert and Vargas

14 minutes ago, Timmy U said:

I mean, Wikelman looked awesome yesterday and if Berroa comes back strong, you're looking at a pretty good 'pen. Would be nice to not spend spring training watching everyone else's castoffs like Penn Murfee try to make the team.

Beats trying to buy a pen at $15M a crack for aging bozos. Is it too much to ask for a few bucks to be spent elsewhere?

20 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

It's a lock now baby !! 

What you mean?

Oh yeah. 

 

4 minutes ago, Stinky Stanky said:

Beats trying to buy a pen at $15M a crack for aging bozos. Is it too much to ask for a few bucks to be spent elsewhere?

It may be to much for the man in charge JR. 

9th time this year the Sox trailed going into the 7th inning or later and won the game. 

11 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

What you mean?

Hold on . I screwed up. It's coming. ⬇️ Next post .

Edited September 7, 2025Sep 7 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

Crunch time now usually when the BP gives it up. 

If Sox win today they won't lose 100.

It's a lock now !!! 

Fixed it. Forgot to quote myself 🤣

3 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

It's a lock now !!! 

Fixed it. Forgot to quote myself 🤣

They can still lose 100 my guy

6 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said:

It may be to much for the man in charge JR. 

You’re referring to the same genius who hands out $15M contracts to bozos. He has a talent for getting it wrong. 

27 minutes ago, JoshPR said:

They can still lose 100 my guy

I know they can. I set the bar.  I said that when it was tied 4-4 with the Tigers coming up in the bottom of the 7th.   So the Tigers had 9 outs to go while the Sox had 6  to win the game. 

Sox won hence my "it's a lock"  bar was met. 🤪 My weird Science.

The long version. Wouldnt let me embed the long version that had a bunch of clips from the movie. The 6 minute version is the last song on the Dead Man's Party CD.

Edited September 7, 2025Sep 7 by CaliSoxFanViaSWside

2 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I know they can. I set the bar.  I said that when it was tied 4-4 with the Tigers coming up in the bottom of the 7th.   So the Tigers had 9 outs to go while the Sox had 6  to win the game. 

Sox won hence my "it's a lock"  bar was met. 🤪

Ahhh ok I was confused lol

Getz and Venable have improved the Sox and at least arguably, have made it enjoyable to watch them.  I have loved the offense since the Allstar break. Replacing Mead with Vargas, Baldwin with almost anyone, and Tauchman with Braden  and the line-up could look even better.  Keep hitting bombs !

25 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

I know they can. I set the bar.  I said that when it was tied 4-4 with the Tigers coming up in the bottom of the 7th.   So the Tigers had 9 outs to go while the Sox had 6  to win the game. 

Sox won hence my "it's a lock"  bar was met. 🤪 My weird Science.

The long version. Wouldnt let me embed the long version that had a bunch of clips from the movie. The 6 minute version is the last song on the Dead Man's Party CD.

If the Sox don't get swept for the rest of the year (6 series), they only have to win 2 of 6 series to avoid 100 losses. That's still a tall order with the Padres and Yankees looming in the last week. I only expected one win out of Detroit, but if they keep playing at this level, I don't think it's out of the question. 

1 hour ago, nrockway said:

EZ win. not losing 100.

And we had 20 baserunners! 13 LOB leaves a little to be desired. 

Welcome to the Not Losing 100 ‼️club . Where we celebrate sucking less than just about everyone thought. 

1 minute ago, WestEddy said:

If the Sox don't get swept for the rest of the year (6 series), they only have to win 2 of 6 series to avoid 100 losses. That's still a tall order with the Padres and Yankees looming in the last week. I only expected one win out of Detroit, but if they keep playing at this level, I don't think it's out of the question. 

They gotta go 8-10 to avoid 100 losses

Will Robertson got UP ✈️pic.twitter.com/eM0Ngg6ITS

— Sox On 35th (@SoxOn35th) September 7, 2025

1 hour ago, DoUEvenShift said:

And even more so without without Robert and Vargas

Question now is do they sign Robert. They don't spend much so they could afford it. 

Let’s not lose the #1 pick……fans need something for 2 seasons of misery. 

1 minute ago, Soxfest said:

Let’s not lose the #1 pick……fans need something for 2 seasons of misery. 

The Sox odds are the same in 30th, 29th, or 28th.

45 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

The Sox odds are the same in 30th, 29th, or 28th.

Is that correct?  The Nats and Rockies can't pick ahead of the Sox for #1 (overall).  And I believe it's a graduated scale down after the top two losers.  I believe, the Sox should have the highest % chance at the #1 pick.

13 minutes ago, champagne030 said:

Is that correct?  The Nats and Rockies can't pick ahead of the Sox for #1 (overall).  And I believe it's a graduated scale down after the top two losers.  I believe, the Sox should have the highest % chance at the #1 pick.

The Nats picked #1, and the Rockies picked #4 in 2025, so since they're both larger market teams, they can't pick 6th or higher in 2 consecutive years. Now, both cannot pick before #10. I'm gonna guess the Rockies pick 10, and the Nats 11. 

We've all had this convo a few times, and I don't remember the outcome. I want to remember that the Rockies and Nats are still in the overall lottery. If one of them is picked #1, and another #3, they are then moved down to 10 and 11 based on their records, and everybody else moves up one or two. 

As far as records go, I think it's possible, but an uphill climb for the Sox to win 63, @CaliSoxFanViaSWside's guarantees notwithstanding. If they win 63, the Sox would win all tie-breakers based on last year's record. The Twins, Braves and Pirates are already at or beyond that number. 

3 hours ago, Timmy U said:

I mean, Wikelman looked awesome yesterday and if Berroa comes back strong, you're looking at a pretty good 'pen. Would be nice to not spend spring training watching everyone else's castoffs like Penn Murfee try to make the team.

I’ll be surprised if they don’t bring in a closer.  Williams or Helsley

36 minutes ago, champagne030 said:

Is that correct?  The Nats and Rockies can't pick ahead of the Sox for #1 (overall).  And I believe it's a graduated scale down after the top two losers.  I believe, the Sox should have the highest % chance at the #1 pick.

The #30, #29, and #28 teams all have the same odds at picking #1.  The odds don't change for the Sox unless they hit #27.  The Sox would need to fall two slots which is currently 8.5 games, in the last 18 games.  

11 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

The Nats picked #1, and the Rockies picked #4 in 2025, so since they're both larger market teams, they can't pick 6th or higher in 2 consecutive years. Now, both cannot pick before #10. I'm gonna guess the Rockies pick 10, and the Nats 11. 

We've all had this convo a few times, and I don't remember the outcome. I want to remember that the Rockies and Nats are still in the overall lottery. If one of them is picked #1, and another #3, they are then moved down to 10 and 11 based on their records, and everybody else moves up one or two. 

As far as records go, I think it's possible, but an uphill climb for the Sox to win 63, @CaliSoxFanViaSWside's guarantees notwithstanding. If they win 63, the Sox would win all tie-breakers based on last year's record. The Twins, Braves and Pirates are already at or beyond that number. 

Yeah, I'm now sure we cannot pick behind the Nats or Rockies in the 1st round.  We will pick behind Colorado in subsequent rounds.  Cleveland won the lottery with a 2% chance at the top pick in 2024, so if we're into conspiracy theories and Manfred hates Jerry (vice versa), we're fucked.