OverTheMonster

The only fun Red Sox website. Part of SB Nation's MLB network, in affiliation with @PodOnLansdowne and lesser podcasts.

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

can you believe we get to watch baseball?

[Sawx South @SawxSouth]

Great piece by @MattGross87.

Ultimately, it's *always* John Henry who decides whether the Sox are buyers or sellers.

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

John Henry, not Craig Breslow may make the Red Sox buyers at the trade deadline, writes @MattGross87

https://t.co/tgkDRa0TDY

[Keagan Stiefel @KeaganStiefel]

#SunshineStiefel

[Matthew Gross @MattGross87]

"Since Chad Tracy took over as interim manager back on April 25th, the Red Sox have not won a single game at Fenway Park in which the opponent scored more than one run."

That and more ignominious inefficiencies from last night @OverTheMonster:

https://t.co/pBn9n7z0BH

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

The Red Sox have actually had a few things go right in 2026, writes @KeaganStiefel, who is trying to be positive for a change.

https://t.co/6ra0hj6Rjf

[Raudy Perez 🇩🇴☘️ @raudyp12]

Another great article from @Jake3Roy

[Jake Roy @Jake3Roy]

Listen, I don’t really think Brayan Bello is going to be the 3.35 ERA guy we saw last year, but on Friday he looked a lot more like that guy than he has at any point this season. More on what changed for @OverTheMonster ⬇️

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

"If Bello can command his changeup as he did on Friday, I might have to get on my soapbox and start screaming that he’s back."

@Jake3Roy on how the opener may have fixed Brayan Bello.

https://t.co/gRDsPgyZpN

[Fitzy Mo Peña @FitzyMoPena]

I wrote this whole thing about Craig Breslow potentially being on the hot seat, and then it came out that he might need an English-to-plain English translator. I should’ve waited a day to write.

Anywho, my latest with @OverTheMonster 😎

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

How much longer is Craig Breslow going to be in charge of the Red Sox? @FitzyMoPena asks this question in this week's Monday Morning Brushback.

https://t.co/rwiaQjee9R

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

The Red Sox are a tough watch, so @KeaganStiefel has an idea to make this season a bit more tolerable.

https://t.co/9VT3Lg64Sg

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

"If you threw a paper airplane out of the stands last year, Ceddanne Rafaela would have swung at it. But not this year."

@MattGross87 on how Ceddanne Rafaela is quietly turning himself into one of the best players in baseball.

https://t.co/Kx1DukoeDe

[Pod On Lansdowne @PodOnLansdowne]

NEW EPISODE🚨

⚾️This is the most dull Red Sox team we’ve ever seen!
⚾️How much time does Craig Breslow have left?!
⚾️FWDFW: Ceddanne Rafaela, IKF, Tarps Off!

@BleavNetwork

LISTEN HERE ⬇️
https://t.co/CMfcyoME8N

[Jake Roy @Jake3Roy]

There's been a lot of chatter about the Brewers doing what the Red Sox couldn't by giving Kyle Harrison a changeup...and that isn't true. What they did do was increase his arm angle by 6 degrees, and it's seemingly helped him locate more north/south

- Fastball HiLoc% is up 20%, the swinging strike rate is up 4%
- Curveball LoLoc% is up 9% vs. RHH, SwStr is up 3%, and ICR% is down 31%
- Changeup usage is up, but whiffs and strikes are both down

Maybe it's a cope, but I'm still not sure that his secondaries are good enough to support this level of performance. The fastball is great, though

[Jake Roy @Jake3Roy]

Suarez is naturally going to be compared to Alex Bregman, making it hard for him to convince Red Sox fans he was worth the money, but he’s been excellent through his first two months in Boston. How he’s doing it, for @OverTheMonster ⬇️

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

"If there were a poster child for this season, it would be Ranger Suarez, who signed just days after Alex Bregman left for the Windy City. Suarez has been excellent, but the team is just 4-5 in his starts, in part because they can’t hit." -@Jake3Roy

https://t.co/UBfpamGjxJ

[Fitzy Mo Peña @FitzyMoPena]

My patience with this iteration of the Red Sox is officially exhausted

My latest with @OverTheMonster 😎

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

"The 2026 Boston Red Sox are a chore to watch. I don’t really remember the last time I’ve ever felt that way in my life. I’m not sure I’ve ever felt that way."

@FitzyMoPena reckons with a baseball disaster.

https://t.co/sD7qq2sylH

[Matthew Gross @MattGross87]

Last month, I wrote on @OverTheMonster about how uniquely terrible the Red Sox have been in adverse weather in recent years, and while today's game wouldn't quite technically qualify for the temperature conditions I laid out, it's once again relevant.

https://t.co/5gjmngIReC

[OverTheMonster @OverTheMonster]

Think the Red Sox season is over? @MattGross87 not only disagrees, but has four reasons why they're going to make the playoffs.

https://t.co/tSt97tgT3X