Reality Bites.

Maybe you woke up this morning and thought, "Woo Hoo! It's Opening Day! How exciting! Chris Sale!" (Me? Inexplicably, I woke up with Flagpole Sitta running through my head. Extra note: I just learned that they didn't put him in a hospital for nerds as I had assumed for the last twenty-ish years.)

That would have been misplaced enthusiasm. This sucks.

Maybe, Sale wasn't exaggerating when he repeatedly gave all the credit for his performance in Boston to Sandy. Let's hope he gets it together.

Come On, Dover!

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— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) October 28, 2018

He's like a street corner preacher.

On He Plods, Against All Odds!

Welp my darlings. It is 3 a.m. 3! You should score some runs now. I think that that would be a fabulous idea. Really and truly. Thanks.

*UPDATE* 3:30 a.m. : This is Manea levels of ineptitude, isn't it? Except that Andy's already been played because the NL is stupid.

Second thought: Might we be seeing the chink in Cora's armor? This is not a good look for a team.

*UPDATE* 3:31 a.m. : Pfft.

Hey Martha!

The Boston Red Sox have won one hundred games. It's a hell of a thing. Sure, they've had their issues but it's quite the accomplishment. Well done, boyos. Now...onward.

When I Get My Name in Lights.

I'm not going to talk about the game that is going on right now. Whatever. Losers. (Seriously, all the winning makes the occasional loss annoying.)

Since the man is coming to town tomorrow (and I seem to be less annoyed with his telling tales out of school behavior) it seems noteworthy to point out that one Mr. Terry Francona has really and truly hit the big time.

His name appears, not in lights, but in little squares as 60 across in today's Tribune crossword.

Like I said, the big time.

It's a Hit!

Sondheim to the rescue! (And maybe a little credit to Andy.)

Old Friends.

I really like Hanley. So the news that he's donezo, makes me sad. And to do it for Pedroia? Blech.

A couple of years ago, Dustin Pedroia ceased to be amusing and a lot of the time he seemed like he would prefer to be somewhere, anywhere, else. And then he lost me completely last year by turning on his team to defend the King of All Jackasses.

Hanley, on the other hand, was great fun. He seemed to be enjoying himself. He seemed to want to be here.

And I know that that sort of thing shouldn't be a consideration but whatever.

If you must bring back Pedroia, there were plenty of other options. You could send Devers down to learn third base. You could LET SWIHART GO!

Maybe it makes the team better (I doubt it Dustin Pedroia is maybe serviceable. Maybe.) but it certainly makes the team less fun.