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And Torres called out on a pitch, surely out of the strike zone. i’m really sick of these umpires. They’re like school resource officers who delight in confiscating sophomore girls’ phones.

Two pitches one out thanks Jah.

Dan and Andy

Well on the Red Sox pregame, the tarp is off the field so I guess we’ll see what happens. I’m ready.

On the Red Sox pregame show, the tarp is on the field and there’s a rain-ice mixture coming down.

I’m not in Boston right now, but according to my Yahoo Weather app it’s raining now and at game time and for the three hours after that it’s a 90% chance of rain.

Jones batting lead off? Is Hinch trolling us?

The weather forecast does not look promising for this game to be played today regardless of them rescheduling it for several hours later than originally planned. Kevin and the boys may get a day off anyway but unfortunately, they’ll have to be at the ballpark waiting it out.

The Boston Red Sox moved the Detroit Tigers game on Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 1:35 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. (a three-hour delay) due to a forecast of heavy rain and poor weather conditions predicted for the mid-day. The decision was made to allow for better weather in the late afternoon and to provide the best opportunity to play the game

I too have been wondering about McGonigle getting a day off. He seems like a pop up toy with a good spring always ready to leap into action. But he needs a little rest too, like everybody.

I know I was going to mention that I would miss this game because it would interfere with my Sunday afternoon walk with one of my best buds and now I think I will be able to follow it.

I am so glad you remembered this moment.

By the way, we are in a three-way tie with Minnesota and Cleveland for first place at 11–10.

Holy heck, 10 earned runs in 1.2 innings?

Tomorrow is Valdez against Crochet with a 7.58 ERA. On the face of it this appears promising. He’s under performing compared to his previous statistics so it’s not impossible he is due for a rebound. Hope that’s his next start.

So I guess we could actually “win a game on the road” against TheSawx! Too bad this didn’t happen last night.

So, in the 4th Skubal Ks the side, which is cool and dominant. But one of the most fascinating interviews with Sandy Koufax that I remember is where he said most enjoyed not so much striking guys out, but giving batters a pitch they simply couldn’t do anything with that resulted in a weak pop-up or an easy grounder. Given that this is a guy that struck out, I think, 382 guys in a season this is something that really stuck in my memory and the importance of which is not insignificant.

Well, that wasn’t the issue…

So I go to the bathroom, and when I come back out we’ve scored three runs in my absence… Sigh…

I wondered about this and had to look it up: Yes, the Boston Red Sox yellow and blue City Connect jerseys are deeply rooted in Bostonian culture, specifically honoring the Boston Marathon and Patriots' Day weekend. The colors (yellow and light blue) match the official flag of Boston, and the stencil lettering represents the finish line on Boylston Street.

And Perez hits a weak tapper to first on the first pitch.

Carp walks in a run.

I much prefer the “see ball hit ball somewhere safely” version of Tork.

Bases loaded one out in the first.