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Game is 50/50 to go tonight. Can't go tomorrow because of consecutive days played rules. Would be added as double header on during 9/25-27 series.

At least we can all bond in our hatred for the Heyman.

That sounds like a recipe for an 80lb hound dog s***ing on my floor tonight. No thank you!

Nah, they don't really like Frosty Paws, so they'd probably prefer an apple pie.

Don't come in here trying to mess up mojo with nonsense like that. GTFO.

If you're buying into the apple watch madness and believe that the Sox are losing because they got caught, you aren't allowed into my game thread. End. Of. Story.

But what about Fister's mouth guard? Will he be able to wear it over his ear tonight? What about the Yankee's bullpen livestreaming the game against the Angels?

They lost picks because "Mr Kraft" is a complete idiot who bent over in hopes of Brady getting off and then regretted bending over later.

@PeteAbe Anyway, if you’re thinking this is going is going to blow up into something, seems unlikely at the moment.

How do you take away draft picks if there was a scheme invented by players to steal signs that ownership was not aware of? Maybe fine the players directly?

You're outta your element, Donny!

What's worse for a career: being suckerpunched or having your knee damaged in a dirty slide?

I think DD laughs this off and doesn't care. This situation will have no impact on Farrel.

Jason Vargas was an AS this year. He has an 8.15 ERA since July 5th. Are you going to say that he's still a good pitcher? AS game appearances are fairly meaningless.

If there's no comparison between a sucker punch and a dirty slide in the MLB, then there really is no comparison to a sucker punch in the MLB and a sucker punch at the bar down the street. That's all I'm saying.

https://www.overthemonster.com/2017/9/6/16258952/im-glad-the-red-sox-cheated-especially-against-the-yankees Something about this whole season has seemed a little off since day one, but now the full picture of this team is clear. They aren’t good guys. They’re bad guys, and rather than run from it, they’ve finally embraced a full heel turn. It’s about damn time. It is, for better worse (but probably better), who they are. This is what the Red Sox needed, not just yesterday, but all season. They needed swagger, and they finally, belatedly have it. For all his genius, Chris Sale couldn’t give it to them. For all his anger, David Price couldn’t do it either. For all his grit, Dustin Pedroia couldn’t do it. For all his talent, Mookie Betts couldn’t do it. You can go all the way down the line without finding a guy to fill David Ortiz’s large, empty, swaggy shoes, or you could until yesterday. Gone are Big Papi’s cleats. In are Dombo’s snakeskin loafers, and he wears them well, as always. This team is so unlikable that they are now incredibly likable. Sometimes good guys don't wear white.

That's not a great take. What suspension did Machado receive for ruining Pedey's season again? If I take out my senior accountant like that, I'd probably be going to jail.

IMO something that often gets overlooked is the contribution of our pets and family members to mojo when the Sox need a key win. We somewhat expect to be able to get the Sox perform without rubbing rabbit's feet and magick incantations and those in the aggregate have done a great job, but it's time to acknowledge all of the great mystical properties of our non-TS pals. And BTW, don't think that Barkley's mojo hasn't appeared before. That hound is freakin' NASTY!!! He got off of the chair right after the middle of the 9th and put so much mojo into the atmosphere that he willed Betts to finally get on base and not be such a slub who isn't worth 10/300M. Pretty impressive feat for a dog that once barked at Big Papi when we first brought him home.

Fister vs Biagini The Iron Fist needs to open the gates of K'un-Lun tonight, eh.

Torre gave Pineda 10 games after the pine tar stuff which was in line with prior cheating suspensions (Albert Belle). I couldn't find any suspensions based on sign stealing so this could be something new. My guess is that it'll be less than 10 games.

Many smart people (the best people) are saying that the Sox won't forfeit any picks. The worst that may happen is a suspension for Farrell, Holt, Young and Pedroia. Manfred allegedly told the FO that he's not going to rule on this and he's giving Congress 6 months to figure it out.

I went to bed after the 13th. No shame in not staying up until 1 am.

Quarter Pounder with cheese or a Big Mac? Probably going to get them a side of chicken nuggets too. Is it wrong to not buy them fries as well?

So true. If you strike out in a pinch hitting situation, you should never play again. Great post!

I won't forget. They earned it.