Mat

Writer for @CouchKingSports. Co-host of @Bastards_Boston. Dropping the Hot Corner weekly. Baseball takes are my own.

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Pitchers hit better than Caleb Durbin.

Lackey: .615 OPS
Schilling: .545 OPS
Beckett: .538 OPS
Durbin: .479 OPS

He's the starting third baseman.

https://t.co/PQF07XxDDU

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@bigreddog1975 @OleTimeHardball Doesn’t excuse the fugliness

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@IanMBrowne Yeah, fans got to enjoy it for about 15 hours. Nice.

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Brayan Bello, behind an opener in Cleveland: 7 scoreless on 63 pitches.

Brayan Bello, starting today: 40 pitches to survive the first, 6 runs in.

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Caleb’s progress is a real credit to the developmental ecosystem they’ve built. Empowering players to pursue individualized optimization is core to their process. This is precisely the outcome the framework is designed to produce. Craig could not be more encouraged by the direction.

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Two runs. Five hits. 0-for-3 with men on second or third.

You can talk about Alonso’s homer all you want, the Sox lost this one in the batter’s box.

We get into it:
https://t.co/wD3h0t5TC7

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@PlayTessie @BOSSportsGordo @HebHammer94 @PatBrown954 @JoeBravermanPBP @BBisntBoring @PalmerDesigns_ There no log jam, Anthony will be out for a while.

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@BBGreatMoments Bogie is the right answer. Seager is talented but Bogaerts is always available.

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@ReggieChatman So cool

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@BoSoxInjection Ouch.

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@ColouroftheIris Reassign him ASAP

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@RedSoxDoug Craig’s not going to trade him.

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@HouckssBurner Rest of the league has been put on notice! LFG JD!

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@JakeIggy Winning ballgames.

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15 hits. 14 of them singles. The most 2026 Red Sox way imaginable to hang 8 on a team, and it still felt amazing because we actually won one.

Connelly Early cruised, the four-game skid is dead, and we broke it all down live.

New Bastards of Boston Baseball: https://t.co/z20rQ5CHje

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@bradfo Always thought Duran was Jacoby 2.0