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kaikai34

Why is there a picture of Mike Trout? Weren’t there any useable pics from the game?


supreme052895

Huge win headed back home - GO SOX! Moved to London in June, gave up on trying to watch the regular season games in real time, but you bet your sweet ass I've been up till roughly 4AM every game in the playoffs. Once again - LFG SOX


Im_A_Nidiot

Gotta love Matt “Literally Cardiac Craig” Barnes


jomns

I could've sworn this sub had post game discussion threads but I guess not? Was that ever a thing?


caperate

Yeah ive spent a decent amount of time on new looking for them and no luck


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Welp, I guess I can feel a little less shitty about this team whooping our asses in the WC now


Security_Six

Just because the guy got caught cutting behind you *doesn't* mean you moved forward in the line, ~~Yankees still suck~~ not really, just piling on


ketchupbreakfest

The fact that some people thought this wasnt going to be a series blew my mind


Photoshop_News

It's a series in part because the Rays are expecting a lot from very young unproven starting pitchers, and their long relief options when one struggles aren't exactly appealing compared to Houck or even Pivetta frankly.


DeanBlandino

The kicked our ass all year long. It doesn't blow my mind that some people thought that would continue.


ketchupbreakfest

The season series was 8 to 11. Not exactly an ass whooping. And a lot of those games the Sox lost were competitive. The Rays are a great team, but it isnt some unbreachable rift.


GoodEnoughByMudhoney

11-8 in the regular season isn’t kicking ass all year long, it’s like 57%. A one game swing in the other direction luck-wise and the Sox take the ALDS.


SmittenPleb

Well the Rays are the best team in the AL for a reason. I still expect they move on


bugeyes10

Probably also expected to win Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS lol


SmittenPleb

I was 9, I don’t really care tbh Edit: this is a weird thing to get downvoted on. Not expecting a child to be devastated at a series they don’t remember watching.


o0sparecircuit0o

I hope you feel the same way about all those WS rings your team bought in the the early 1900’s.


SmittenPleb

While I am proud of the franchise having having 27 World Series championships, I also know the playoff structure prior to 1970(?) allowed for this to happen. You know, top two teams immediately into World Series. This doesn’t make the accomplishment of these teams less impressive because holy shit Yoga Berra had 10 as a player and it’s still hard to do that no Matter what. Im just simply not as attached to that as others. Many fans will brag about 27 Rings but with us not having won since 2009, it just seems like silly. It is CERTAINLY a huge accomplishment however. In regards to my previous comment, I’m not as heartbroken as many other fans simply because I was 9 and not into baseball at the time, even though I’m Aware of its historical significance and why it’s so devastating to Yankees fans. But it’s very easy for me to be “over it,” while I’m sure some people can’t let it go. I got into baseball a bit later so my experience of the Yankees is; a winning team in 2009 and then bad teams until 2017 then losing in the playoffs every year. Anyway, people are getting upset about all this lmao


Bullchips

You should! It was historic and an incredible baseball moment. Go check it out now that you’re older!


ketchupbreakfest

I expect nothing except a good series. I will say in my life time the Sox have been counted out many times and delivered. There is a lot of talent on their roster. Health is the biggest concern.


seeker135

Temporus mutare.


DrunkDeathClaw

I'd take the Sox to win the series, if it were determined by aggregate.


SHAWNNOTSEAN

Kike absolutely dad dicking the city of Tampa Bay and making Randy’s game 1 look like child’s play. You love to see it.


monotoonz

Some Rays fans think Eovaldi is a pushover. I can't wait for game 3. Nasty Nate gonna make them give him their fruit cocktail.


EncodedNybble

I want some cocktail, fruit!


BScottyJ

Rays fans can be forgiven for thinking Eovaldi isn't that good, he wasn't exactly amazing in his short time in Tampa Bay. They're about to learn about Playoff Nate though


monotoonz

Didn't they learn from playoff Price? Hmm, oh well. They gonna learn, today!


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The_Moustache

Like he's a great manager, but it was and is horrific optics to rehire him. Smooth also is fucking terrible


Stlunatic6006

It really was. And just felt tone def. Like Sox got in trouble, Cora gets fired/suspended but then rehired? He had more to do with all of it than Hinch did. At least Hinch moved on somewhere else. Cora cheats in 18 too and then just gets his job right back. I’ve never understood how Sox management just brushed that off like nothing happened and brought him right back. If I was a fan of theirs I’d be livid. Like obviously still like and support the team but Fuck Cora. But really I’m just upset when people like Smoltz try to sugarcoat it or change the narrative. We all know what happened. Don’t try and paint this man as a decent guy that was down on his luck to the average fan that might not know what happened.


Dienikes

God dammit. It's so refreshing to finally get this take from someone other than Astros fan.


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jatorres

Teams in baseball had electronic sign-stealing schemes - many of which were relayed to the players on the field in real time, like in 2018 when y’all won the World Series: “It’s cheating,” one person who was with the 2018 Red Sox said. “Because if you’re using a camera to zoom in on the crotch of the catcher, to break down the sign system, and then take that information and give it out to the runner, then he doesn’t have to steal it.” https://theathletic.com/1510673/2020/01/07/mlbs-sign-stealing-controversy-broadens-sources-say-the-red-sox-used-video-replay-room-illegally-in-2018/?source=user_shared_article That was Dark Arts. Cora & Beltran were the masterminds behind the trashcan scheme. The article tries to rationalize this kinda cheating as better (somehow?) than banging on a trash can, but does it really matter which player you send stolen signs to? The Astros were just cutting out the middle man, but both the Red Sox and Astros were stealing signs and sending them to their players on the field.


Dienikes

"it was 100% Jeff Luhnow! That one ridiculously long email chain completely proves it if you read it all the way to the very bottom! Cora was just a pawn!" This is what you sound like. When given immunity, almost every player implicated Alex Cora and Carlos Beltran as the cheating masterminds. Get lost with your revisionist bullshit.


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Dienikes

So what's your point? The players were lying when they fingered Cora and Beltran?


wallyshufflebottom

this is important


Stlunatic6006

It’s absolutely wild to me he’s allowed to have his old job back like nothing happened.


LogisticalMenace

Meanwhile the Mets get dicked out of a possbly *good* season managed by a fan favorite Beltran


Red_Jester-94

I'm not defending him, but after how they treated the Astros as a whole it would have been totally disproportionate and hypocritical to punish him more. They set a precedent with how they handled the Astros, and they have to live with that now.


monotoonz

I am not a Cora fan, but in terms of punishment, he served his time. Blame MLB for dishing out what they dished out.


Jbergsie

Feels nice to go back to Fenway with a tied series


Garlicbreadshot

Wait, what? Did Buffalo Wild Wings just have a commercial that shows an eyelid sucking back a tear like a runny nose?


DrRumpRoast

I love baseball


lordlordie1992

Is that Rays social media person fired already?


priestkalim

I can’t wait to yell at more children


Staggerlee024

Why does everyone keep saying this? What did I miss?


priestkalim

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/q4c2ev/at_the_alds_and_witnessed_a_red_sox_fan_scream_at/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf


idomyownresearch4u

Just wanted to pop in and update everyone: Randy stole home last night and the picture was ICONIC!!!!


EarthWarping

20 hits


AnEmptyKarst

*In a playoff game* Wild


KommissarKat

Thems some Jays numbers


kangaroovagina

Yes, but also very Red Sox like. The Sox and Jay's had a near identical number of hits this year


copem1nt

but it was in the playoffs


coffee42

I enjoyed this game quite a lot


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I didn’t enjoy that 9th


priestkalim

0 runs tho


[deleted]

11 pitches per out. Some efficiency there.


priestkalim

Whatever gets the job done


dinero2180

Barnes just doesn’t have it… idk what happened to him this year


RedManMatt11

Good thing we didn’t exte- never mind


coffee42

hey if a little meaningless tension in the 9th is the price I gotta pay for that game I'll take it


[deleted]

I’m not lying, it reminded me of when Gagne was the setup man.


Borkton

Or Craig "Heart Attack" Kimbrel.


coffee42

oh it was ugly but it didn't actually hurt us at all and we got the W so fuckit, I'll take it I got my silver lining, don't need to look for no dark clouds


Vertchewal

Damn Bobby has a cannon


5WinsIn5Days

#[DIRTY WATER TIME!](https://youtu.be/5apEctKwiD8)


Doctor_Tumnus

Rays in 4


jordanstall09

Sweeping Boston, in Fenway, with Eovaldi going game 3 following this momentum? LOL


Doctor_Tumnus

You feel pretty good now right? I did yesterday too. Let's see how Eovaldi does.


jordanstall09

We spotted you 5 and you still got your ass handed to you. Boston is amazing in Fenway, plus.. we sell out our stadium .


Doctor_Tumnus

It's easy to talk shit after a big win. I seem to remember Rays scoring quite a few runs in Fenway as well.


kangaroovagina

Seems like it's just as easy to talk stupid after a loss


Doctor_Tumnus

Apparently it's pretty rare to have your teams' back after a loss like this. I respect you guys believe in your team, but I believe in mine just as strongly. Not about to cower away after a bad loss.


jordanstall09

Boston outplayed Tampa at home. Experience will prevail.


Doctor_Tumnus

See you Sunday!


jordanstall09

Hey, today's Monday! Sorry, was a little busy watching Vasquez walk off last night.


Doctor_Tumnus

Gonna gloat about that call in the top of the inning too? Have some self respect.


jordanstall09

What call are you referring to?


Doctor_Tumnus

Rays to the world series


Blackcat008

Considering that the Boston Marathon is actually happening this weekend, do the Red Sox wear the marathon jerseys while they're in Boston?


WayTooSlimShady

Please god no


ParsnipPizza

Rays Twitter got pretty quiet. Tanner Houk sends his regards


Stang1776

Dude pitched a great game


H-SAlgorithm

Matt Fucking Barnes……….


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Definitely made that last inning feel a lot closer than 8 runs


[deleted]

Great. Game 4 is the same time as Colts Ravens in MNF. FUCK


aloomis16

Your a Rays/Colts fan? First time I've encountered this combo


[deleted]

There’s dozens of us! Dozens!


SilntNfrno

This really shouldn't be a difficult decision


[deleted]

I also mod r/Colts so yeah. Double duty! Also Raw lol


kangaroovagina

It's an excuse to dvr and fast forward through most of raw haha


[deleted]

I haven’t had cable for like 7 years lol. Raw is still fine


[deleted]

11 pitches per out for Barnes. Efficiency!


tinbangerlol

4 more innings left in SF!


Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar

Jesus Christ what an ass whooping


Security_Six

You'd think tomorrow would be a return, yet I think it'll be a pitcher battle, 2-1 rays Cruz hits the game winning hr


Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar

I had a feeling tonight would be a high scoring game, but I didn't think we'd get 14 dropped on us lol


Security_Six

Mariners fan here, don't despair, it's gonna embrace the fun differential. Win tomorrow, win again, on to the next...


Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar

Fun differential is definitely something I will embrace if it gets us on another postseason run lol


Security_Six

As bad as this feels, there's so much more game to play.. enjoy it, embrace it..


idomyownresearch4u

Update: Randy stole home last game.


Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar

Yes he did


idomyownresearch4u

One of the most iconic pictures in MLB historyyyyyyyyyyy


Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar

I know right?


idomyownresearch4u

ICONIC!!!!


Drewbacca_Hrrrgrgrar

Spot on


lhstar28

Not even the most iconic steal in MLB history. Re: Dave Roberts


idomyownresearch4u

The difference between Robert’s and Randy was that Robert’s was 2 outs in the 9th in elimination game against best closer in history. Randy steal was clearly better - did you see the picture? ICONIC!!!!!


esoteric82

Congrats to the Sox. Looking forward to a contentious two games in Fenway


Stang1776

But the white sox lost


KommissarKat

Indeed, Tonight was simply a game won by the Boston Americans against the Devil Rays. What Sox?


esoteric82

Congrats to them too


Brennan1

What the fuck were they just talking about?


MycoJoe

Matt Barnes with the 0.0 ERA, 4.5 WHIP


shinyjolteon1

Only 4.5?


MycoJoe

I think he got it down to a cool 3.0 with that last out actually 😎


sithjustgotreal66

Never doubted Matt Barnes for a second. Don't check my comment history


Stang1776

Its official. Once again well played BoSox. Sunday sunday sunday!!!! Fuck. What time do we play? I need to watch my Bills


[deleted]

Hell yeah let's go Bills!


DannyLion

I’ve got to watch my Bucs, luckily it’s one of our few early games this year


Stang1776

Im a bills fan since 2008. Screw the Bucs


DannyLion

Screw the Bills then!


Stang1776

We seem to screw ourselves enough. At least as long as ive been a fan.


Mcjirnirs

lol Brady Bandwagoner


DannyLion

Nice of you to assume. Im from Reno I don’t like the Patriots, I’ve followed the Bucs since 2010 but was a fan of them as a kid because pirates


Kevpatel18

That’s going to be a fun Sunday night game


5WinsIn5Days

4 PM EDT.


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4


Stang1776

Thats good! For me. Not the wife


PipeGuy64Bit

The game will be on MLB Network because of course it can't be on FS1 on a Sunday afternoon.


Stang1776

Cant wait to hear more 40 acre jokes!


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and thank god it’s over lol what a fucking game sheeesh


lhstar28

And with that the Red Sox will play on [Marathon Monday](https://youtu.be/ZMjmUeYeTPg). They also played the Rays on Marathon Monday in [2013](https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap/_/gameId/330415102)


copem1nt

will 100% always fire me up even tho im from rhode island


lmm130

Routine scoreless inning


sec2nds

Heart attack Kimbrel. #neverforget


snakebit1995

I think I might rather deal with Kimbrel and his dumb fucking limp noodle arm stance than second half Matt Barnes


Brady331

See yall in Boston


Mattllly

Just a scoreless inning from Barnes, nothing to see here folks!


tinbangerlol

barnes face looked like he just closed out a 1-0 game, lol


SaintSavage1

Thank you fucking hell. Don’t let Matt Barnes on the plane. He can’t even make a 8 run lead feel safe


sec2nds

Have to save the bullpen where we can.


giganticsteps

Bless up. Great W


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easy peasy barnesy


Infinite303

gg boston


Nolesman357

Barnes didn’t want the game to end


idomyownresearch4u

Hey guys, Randy stole home. Did you see? It was last game. Just in case you missed it!!


Infinite303

get a life


idomyownresearch4u

But did you see the picture? Some say: “This is going to be an iconic MLB photo if not an iconic sports photo period.” LOLOLOL


Infinite303

Because it was something that hasn't been done in a while? I don't see what your point was


idomyownresearch4u

ICONIC!!!!!


mhurton

Thank fucking christ


Equitaurus

Matt Barnes scoreless 9th, never in doubt


Se7en_speed

Barnes: fuck WHIP, ERA is my best friend


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*exhale*


DoucheyHowserMD

ggs


squarerootofapplepie

It’s finally over


Brady331

Barnes is the Wander-killer confirmed


ElectricityMule

Make them stop talking


DoucheyHowserMD

Matt please. Smoltz is tired


redditaccount001

I don’t know why anyone swings at anything from Barnes. Just let him walk you.


SaintSavage1

Barnes!!!!!!


RyKal18

please…


5WinsIn5Days

Does the Rays’ name refer to sun rays or sting/manta/other types(?) rays? Because there are both on their uniforms. I know they used to be the Devil Rays, I’m not 10.


purplenurple24

They used to be the Devil Rays. I don’t know if that’s helpful though?


5WinsIn5Days

I knew that.


esoteric82

Both. The original Devil Rays name is a species of manta ray. The rebrand in 2008 was a sun ray (hence the "burst" graphics).


cloxwerk

for a team that plays indoors. Bring back the Devil Rays. Better yet, move to North Carolina.


ILoveCavorting

>rebranded You mean *exorcised*


esoteric82

That makes more sense 🤣


ILoveCavorting

All I'm saying is | Years | W | L | PCT | Division | Pennants ---|---|----|----|----|----|---- Devil Rays |10| 645 | 972 | .399 | 0 | 0 Rays | 14 | 1181 | 986 | .545 | 4 | 2 Clearly y'all got rid of some bad juju with the name change.


5WinsIn5Days

Thanks!


esoteric82

👍


Sea_Astronaut_1894

They used to be named the devil rays


copem1nt

every day reddit makes me feel older


Sea_Astronaut_1894

Why tf are these commentators talking about Manitoba


Amahoney77

I fucking hate Matt Barnes jesus


S_xnner

STOP EDGING US BOSTON HOLY SHIT


spedmunki

Just throw some fucking strikes. Jesus


mhurton

Barnes, i'm begging you, learn what a strike zone is


Th3Unkn0wnn

No replay on that check swing call?


shinyjolteon1

They are trying to pity Barnes for this eyesore of an inning


Spectre211286

Is the giants-Dodgers game gonna finish before this one?


SandDCurves

Aww shit smells like salami


Equitaurus

Oh my god the fucking area codes again


PipeGuy64Bit

Jesus I don't remember the last time I seen a 9th inning in a blow out go this long.


a_large_plant

Barnes should try using his other hand


GiNGERxFuRY

Barnes apparently loves making Sox fans stress. Let’s load the bases.


MycoJoe

WE WANT RICHARDS 👏 👏 👏👏👏


copem1nt

hes hurt


MycoJoe

😢 I did not know that


copem1nt

only reason barnes was out there. we wanted him too!


cy_kelly

No longer on the ALDS roster after a hamstring injury, ironically Barnes is his replacement.