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[Banner18🍀🍀 @existentialsrvr]

@BNightengale So one game for Cavalli for being a racist and 7 games for Contreras for being the victim of racism

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

here u go hunnies

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[Sawx South @SawxSouth]

An Open Letter to John Henry

Dear John,

I am 52 years old, the same age you were when you bought the Boston Red Sox. That parallel has been on my mind lately, because at 52, you changed the trajectory of a franchise and, in a very real way, the emotional lives of millions of fans like me.

My father passed away in 2021. Because of the choices you, Larry Lucchino, and Tom Werner made, he and I were able to share something we never thought we would see together: a winning Red Sox team.

For most of my dad’s adult life, and for the first 30 years of mine, we lived with the assumption that the Red Sox simply did not win titles. We hoped, we joked, we endured heartbreak, but deep down we accepted that it might never happen — and if it did, it would be in an alternate dimension or something.

Then it happened. It really happened. Not once, but four times.

Those championships were not abstract achievements. They were nights on the couch, phone calls, laughter, disbelief, and relief. They were memories I still carry now that my father is gone. That is something no owner can ever fully measure, and something no fan should forget.

For that, you deserve real thanks.

When you bought the Boston Red Sox, you were a disruptor with conviction, appetite for risk, and a clear belief that bold decisions could rewrite history. You proved it.

You are 76 now. Time changes all of us. I don’t mean to get overly clinical — I’m a copywriter who does a lot of work in the healthcare space — but research is clear that as we age, dopamine levels naturally decline, and with that comes a shift in how we assess risk. Fewer decisions are driven by the upside of reward. More are shaped by the fear of loss. That is human. It is understandable. But it is also visible.

It is also fair to say that some of your ownership group’s old fire may be gone in the wake of Larry Lucchino’s passing. He left a real void in that department. You, Larry, and Tom Werner were a formidable force. Together, you changed baseball in Boston forever.

Sadly, your recent Red Sox teams have instead felt managed to avoid mistakes, not built to chase greatness.

In light of Alex Bregman’s regrettable departure for Chicago, I would like to propose that you sign Bo Bichette. Give him an eight-year, $320 million contract. Maybe that’ll do it. If he wants 10 years, give him 10 years. Give him what it takes. If the deal turns out to be an overpay, consider it a self-imposed tax for failing, in recent years, to be aggressive enough to win the way you once were.

What is the real risk in a deal like that? How involved do you realistically expect to be with this team at the end of that deal, when you are 84 years old?

If Bo Bichette can’t be acquired, please pursue any and all other similarly aggressive avenues to improve this baseball team. Championships are not won by protecting balance sheets. They are won by conviction. And by good baseball players.

Baseball is a game of failure. Not every deal will work out. Even some of the best teams fail to win it all. But if you are concerned with your legacy, which is worse: Trying to win, but failing? Or losing interest in even trying?

This is not a criticism as much as it’s a plea for clarity.

Red Sox fans love the Red Sox. We always have. We always will.

Do you still?

Regards,
Bill Colrus
(AKA @SawxSouth)

[Carl @HistoryBoomer]

Ok, let me lose some followers...

Stop being morons! Stop trying to figure out who the Brown shooter is, or what really happened in Australia, or what Rob Reiner was hiding. You are idiots. You have no clue. You're sitting at your computer with a Coors Light in hand, copying and pasting bizarre theories based on guesses and coincidence. You aren't a cop or a trained forensics analyst. You don't have all the information that the authorities do. That lack of information is actually part of the problem. The Internet has taught you that you should know everything RIGHT NOW, and if you don't, there must be some kind of OFFICIAL COVERUP! And what happens? Innocents get their lives turned upside down. Richard Jewell, falsely accused of the Atlanta Olympics bombing; Sunil Tripathi, falsely accused of the Boston Marathon bombing; the Covington Catholic kids, falsely accused of being a bunch of racists; Paul Pelosi, falsely accused of being in a sex tryst after a brutal assault with a hammer; the Basques, falsely accused of the Madrid train bombing; and the list goes on.

You vastly overestimate how good you are at figuring out the truth and underestimate the harm you cause by spreading these false accusations.

"But what about..."

Just fucking stop it. You aren't doing anyone any good by helping to spread even more bullshit across the Internet.

[Pedro Martinez @45PedroMartinez]

Let’s beat those Yankees! You know you’ve got this! Show them who’s their daddy!!!

[Mike McAuliffe @BrightSideSox]

If Wilyer Abreu is back in the lineup tonight, I’ll give away this autographed rookie card to one lucky follower who Likes and Retweets this tweet. 😁❤️

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Charlie Kirk was just assassinated, that’s tragic, full stop.

But let’s not rewrite the man’s record. He publicly opposed the Civil Rights Act. He mocked George Floyd. He said he’d fear flying with Black pilots and vowed to force his daughter to carry a pregnancy even after rape.

You can mourn the death and still tell the truth.

[Prez @PrezLives2022]

So if Florida eliminates the vaccine mandate because the government has no right to tell people what to do with their body then the government needs to reinstate the right to an abortion. Bunch of hypocrites these MAGA folks are.

[The Shallow State @OurShallowState]

TRUMP SUPPORTERS: We know you're uncomfortable. Things don't add up. You're conflicted. What you feel is COGNITIVE DISSONANCE. We'll be straight with you:
He was never a builder. He was never competent. He was never conservative. He was never "one of you." He is a lifelong criminal whose only skills are committing the con, grabbing the grift, fabricating the fraud, and avoiding accountability.
And come on now ... "The Apprentice?" It was ONLY A TV SHOW!
Stop the defiance and come back to the light. Foreign countries do NOT pay his tariffs - WE DO. Putin started the war in Ukraine WITHOUT PROVOCATION and is a war criminal. The guy who let Epstein off is Alex Acosta, and Trump rewarded him with a cabinet position. Half the people in Trump's cabinet now, are billionaires - Trump IS the deep state.
America is stronger with less tribal disagreement. Open your minds to truth, however unpleasant.
You know he's old and you know he's losing it.
You know Vance would soon be running things, and you know you don't even like or trust Vance.
You know America is way better without all this mid-census gerrymandering. That should piss YOU off too.
And if you can try to open your minds to the toughest truth of all, you'll know - the reason you feel uncomfortable and conflicted and cognitively dissonant, is because ... you've been played.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

by @juliusgoat

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

So it seems that Elon DOES KNOW the difference between "my heart goes out to you" and a Nazi salute.

[Steve Silva @stevesilva]

A Call for Boston to Change 'Jersey Street' to ‘Wakefield Way’ to Honor Red Sox Great Tim Wakefield’s Legacy

Please join me in calling on Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Improvement Commission to approve the name change from “Jersey Street” to “Wakefield Way” on the two-block street outside Fenway Park to honor Boston treasure Tim Wakefield.

Wake personified friend, family, Boston, the Red Sox, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Tim Wakefield was beloved by every person on planet earth who either met him, or knew of him.

There is no good reason not to do this. Changing from “Yawkey Way” was warranted, but changing back to “Jersey Street” was a hot garbage move.

Here’s a chance to make things right @wutrain.

#WakefieldWay

[introvert @livewithnoregrt]

my toxic trait is isolating myself in order to feel better smh

[Steve Perrault @Steve_Perrault]

Giving someone who RTs this a Pedro ‘99 All-Star patch jersey 👀

[ITM Podcast @ITM_pod]

#GiveawayTuesday is HERE! We’re giving away a new Sox item every Tuesday and the first one is this Nick Pivetta autographed ball. Someone who RTs this will get it! ⚾️