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The Moments that Made the 2026 Red Sox: One lucky night in August was the fork in the road
I didn’t know it when I was sitting in the bleachers at Fenway during that Saturday night in August, but the Red Sox’s wild 3-2 walk-off victory against the Giants on August 22 might’ve been the fork in the road for the 2026 season. Maybe it’s arbitrary to say that one game out of 162 […]
What lessons can the Red Sox take from this year’s World Series teams?
Hello and happy Tuesday, everybody. Hope you’re hanging in there with no Sox ball to talk about. We do have World Series ball to talk about, though. Our divisional foes, the Tampa Bay Rays (while donning those lovely Devil Rays unis; I hope they go back to that look full time) clinched the American League […]
Will soon-to-be-posted Japanese star Taruaki Sato be on the Red Sox’ radar?
Good morning! There’s still baseball being played. There might be a lock on the gates at Fenway Park, but it is NOT yet the offseason, and not yet time for the return of our Pulitzer Prize-winning* Smash or Pass series. But that doesn’t mean we can’t start dreaming about some big offseason signings. The whole […]
As the World Series approaches, corporate greed is making it impossible to watch baseball
I didn’t watch a single game of MLB’s Wild Card Series. I listened to it on the radio. Is that weird? I think so. I’m not part of the analog movement; I’m not out to prioritize tactile experiences over digital ones. You could even argue that I was lucky to be spared the images of […]
Red Sox News & Links: NLCS MVP Jake Bauers viewed as potential free agent fit for Red Sox
There are, possibly, only six more MLB games left on the calendar for 2026. Ten at most. Baseball has been a part of our daily lives going back to March. But in a few short weeks it will be gone. Winter will come. And with a looming lockout, there’s no telling how long that winter […]
Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, Caleb Durbin finalists for Gold Glove
Gold Glove nominations were announced this week, with three Red Sox players landing on the list. You already know exactly who they are, even if you hadn’t heard the news: Ceddanne Rafaela, Wilyer Abreu, and Caleb Durbin. Having 33% of your defense made up of young, defensively elite players is a great thing, even if […]
Where do the Dodgers go from here?
For the third consecutive October Friday night, there was no Major League Baseball to be watched on television. While that is not entirely the fault of MLB — last Friday was empty because of the LDS series not going the distance, and last night was due to a rainout — the league could do a […]
Can we stop with 2004 Red Sox comparisons every time a team goes down 0-3?
We’ll see what happens in the World Series, but another opportunity for a historic comeback has come and gone. The 2004 Boston Red Sox remain the only team ever to overcome an 0-3 series deficit in a best-of-seven series in the history of baseball. That’s hopefully a trend that goes on forever, leaving the legendary […]
David Hamilton powers Brewers to World Series
Is everything in baseball actually about the Red Sox, even when it’s not about the Red Sox? Somehow I feel like the answer is yes. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers last night to complete a four-game sweep of the NLCS and reach their first World Series since 1982. The first out of […]
Handing out awards to the 2026 Red Sox
Team MVP In the spirit of picking a hitter to win MVP, I guess it’s Willson Contreras. His OPS was the third-highest among qualifiers and was fairly consistent throughout the season. Sonny Gray, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu all deserve shouts too, but Contreras played for most of the season and stayed steady throughout. — […]
Adverse weather will continue to impact the ALCS between the Rays and Guardians
The good news is MLB was proactive and moved up the start of Game 3 of the ALCS to 1:00pm this afternoon, where Griffin Jax will toe the rubber for the Rays against Gavin Williams and the Guardians. The bad news is the system moving into Cleveland tonight will also have a backend to it […]
The greatest Game 7 in Red Sox history hasn’t happened yet
We’re going to try something a little bit different today. With Boston out of the playoffs and anniversaries of awesome Red Sox postseason moments popping up on a daily basis during this stretch of the calendar, it got me thinking about some of the greatest games in franchise history. Specifically, I started a little exercise […]
Payton Tolle was immaculate for the 2026 Red Sox
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments that defined a memorable season. Today, we look back at nine perfect pitches. The baseball season is long. It’s long for the players, who spend March through September on planes, in hotels, […]
Is Dave Roberts going to bench Shohei Ohtani in the NLCS?
The Dodgers tend to rile up a lot of emotions in almost every baseball fan. But that might apply to Red Sox fans more than most. That’s primarily due to two people, both of whom happen to be two of the most important people in Red Sox history: Mookie Betts and Dave Roberts. Is Dave […]
Red Sox star Payton Tolle hugged his way into our hearts
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments that defined a memorable season. Today, we look back at a moment that is already defining the career of a young star. On August 31, 2026, Payton Tolle hugged a grown man. […]
Is Dave Roberts going to bench Shohei Ohtani in the NLCS?
The Dodgers tend to rile up a lot of emotions in almost every baseball fan. But that might apply to Red Sox fans more than most. That’s primarily due to two people, both of whom happen to be two of the most important people in Red Sox history: Mookie Betts and Dave Roberts. Is Dave […]
12 hits and 1 run? How strange was the Red Sox win over the Guardians?
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look back at a statistical anomaly that says a lot about the 2026 Red Sox offense. With the Championship Series in full swing in both the […]
Red Sox News & Links: Caleb Durbin’s surgery, an early look at free agency, and more
Proximal interphalangeal joint reconstruction is a pretty intimidating way to say that Caleb Durbin finally got his pinky fixed. Durbin initially dislocated his pinkie way back on June 24 — literally the day before the Red Sox’ 15-game winning streak began — but the injury didn’t really effect his play and he obviously remained on […]
MLB Playoff Roundup: Brewers and David Hamilton put pressure on Dodgers, Guardians stay surging
Brewers 7, Dodgers 4 (BOX SCORE)(MIL leads 2-0) The trade for Caleb Durbin was mutually beneficial for the Red Sox and the Brewers. But, it’s easy to see the impact that David Hamilton’s speed has on this Brewers team. The 29-year-old utility infielder started at third as he has much of the season on Tuesday […]
12 hits and 1 run? How strange was the Red Sox win over the Guardians?
Before we begin looking ahead to 2027, OTM is looking back at 2026, highlighting some of the biggest, strangest, and most memorable moments of a memorable season. Today, we look back at a statistical anomaly that says a lot about the 2026 Red Sox offense. With the Championship Series in full swing in both the […]
What does the success of the Rays and Guardians mean for the Red Sox?
The ALCS gets underway this evening at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, and it’s a rather surreal moment for not just the fans of the Rays and Guardians (who are both starving for a championship), but for the Red Sox, the AL East, and the sport as a whole. With the owners getting ready to […]
Red Sox News & Links: Sonny Gray will pitch next year… not necessarily with Red Sox
If you found it a little strange that Sonny Gray was considering retiring after one of the best seasons of his career, Sonny apparently agrees with you. Though he hinted all season that he could hang up the crooked hat for good this winter, Gray confirmed that he will return to Major League Baseball in […]
Garrett Whitlock injury news raises new questions about Red Sox medical staff
On Friday morning, a picture was posted to Instagram from Garrett Whitlock’s wife, Jordan, showing an offseason beach picture of Garrett, overlooking the beach, with the hashtag #thriving. Less than notable, living his best life. Except for, you know, the walking boot that Whitlock was wearing. We learned later on Friday from Gabrielle Starr that […]
The Dodgers and Brewers are about to play the most impactful LCS in a generation
Off the field, owners and players are digging in for what promises to be a painful and shameful labor dispute. But before we get to that, we still have some action to settle on the field. Specifically, an NLCS matchup that almost perfectly prepares us the imminent conflict. Yes, in classic baseball fashion, the sport […]
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is in a sad state
The Red Sox and Yankees met in the postseason in consecutive years in the Wild Card round – both won by New York. The clubs had not met in consecutive postseasons since their pair of classics in the 2003 and 2004 ALCS. My how things have changed since those incredible back-to-back October clashes. The rivalry […]
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