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Price wants to avoid the pen tonight.

Cora not scoring runs tonight! DFA

They are fun to watch too. Makes up for slogging through those Claude seasons. Someday I hope to see the third generation of Donato's line up for the B's.

@EvanDrellich Red Sox lineup, Game 2: Betts RF, Benintendi LF, Ramirez 1B, Martinez DH, Bogaerts SS, Devers 3B, Núñez 2B, Bradley Jr. CF, Vázquez C, Price LHP

@redsoxstats Yesterday was actually the most "stressful" situation Smith has entered a game in his career. The leverage index when entering: 0.69 Barnes 0.57 Kelly 4.58 Smith Low pressure: 0.00-0.85 Medium: 0.85-2.00 High: 2.00+

I was referring to their overall trend. https://thebiglead.com/2017/07/11/the-red-sox-are-in-1st-place-but-their-nesn-tv-ratings-are-down-20-percent/

I blame the lack of cheap baseball cards. Bring back the $.50 wax pack! Also, LAX should be banned. Honestly, Bud Selig killed a lot of my childhood with interleague play, the 2002 All Star Game, being oblivious towards steriods and the subsequent 180 degree turn towards over punishment later on. (And that guy's in the HOF!)

Ticket sales down, viewership down. It's hard to just blame the other sports franchises.

Barely. We're all just slowly crawling towards death. The only youthful person left on this board is Thunder.

It only works for Bill because he wins. If he doesn't have the first 3 rings, that s*** would have been laughed out of New England.

@EvanDrellich Red Sox aren’t sure if a lag in ticket sales, down ~6 percent, is a pace issue or an overall interest issue. “It was a slow offseason. Patriots, Celtics, Bruins -- there’s a lot of factors.” 1. Tickets/parking/food are too expensive. 2. The old people that actually still like baseball are dying off.

The three hole doesn't matter. It's like the 10th most important spot in the order.

I just like that Cora had a plan and didn't get flustered into changing the plan. We'll obviously have to see how it works over the long haul.

How is "the highest contract for a 2b" considered a hometown discount?

I have a rolled up newspaper ready for the next time he gets in a game.

@redsoxstats Dombrowski people are mistaken saying there window to win, there is a window to win with the current group, and that is the same for every team. Thinks the Sox foundation is good.

All of our terrible posts about the bullpen can go here. @IanMBrowne Dave Dombrowski just said on WEEI the Red Sox are maybe a month from getting Tyler Thornburg.

8.16 since 2015.

Will actually be able to watch this one. Let's go!

Join in. Just learn to use the ignore feature on some of the dumber posters and you'll enjoy it more.

New poster of the year!

After yesterday, I'm wishing I picked the Sox to win more games.

http://www.eagletribune.com/sports/local_sports/mason-alex-cora-responds-well-to-brutal-first-loss-as/article_fc461992-380d-5fec-a23c-87d4223f7588.html Calm and measured, Cora was ready for it. He was first asked for comment on Kelly, and the new manager was refreshingly honest. 'He didn’t throw strikes," Cora said. "His stuff was there, but in that spot, with that lead, you have to attack. He was close. Just a few pitches off. You need to be aggressive. Walking guys, a lot of people, you create traffic. We were put in a bad spot, and you saw the result.” It was different than what came from the same office a year ago. By the end of the John Farrell era, the former Sox manager seemed to feel a need to defend his players' performances no matter what actually happened on the field. At times, he'd talk himself in circles, and sports radio hosts treated him like a pinata. "At the end of the day, that’s pretty pathetic what I did," Kelly said bluntly. "Can’t do that." Cora had spoken to Kimbrel before the game, and because of his abbreviated spring training, the closer wouldn't be asked to come into a dirty inning and get more than three outs. “I’m not going to change my mind because there’s a lot of stuff going on there," Cora said. "We have a plan, and we’ve got to take care of the players, and that’s the way we’re going to take care of him right now. We know what he went through, short spring training. He’s ready to pitch, but don’t want to jeopardize his health just because there’s traffic in the eighth inning and we feel like if he comes in, it’s an option. "For what we’re trying to accomplish here, we need him for the long run and not just to be 1-0 on Opening Day," Cora concluded. “As a player, I was upset and you turn the page and show up tomorrow," Cora said. "As a manager, I’m upset, turn the page and show up tomorrow."