Saturday, March 30, 2024

Game The Second: Eternal Questions

For centuries, wise people have asked questions. Is there intelligent life in the universe? Is there a just and loving God who controls existence? Will human beings ever be able to coexist without strife and violence? Can the 2024 Red Sox muster a major league offense without Rafael Devers? The answer to one of these questions is "no," as the Mariners throttled the Deversless Sox on four hits. Hard luck loser Nick Pivetta and friends also allowed 4 hits, but since former Phillie JP Crawford had the foresight to place one of his hits on the other side of the fence, Boston lost 1-0. 

Friday, March 29, 2024

2024, Game The First: The Good Kind of Weird

 Opening on the Coast is weird, although it has happened before. Opening a Red Sox season that feels, as the kids say, mid, is not as weird, or certainly not as uncommon. Behind homers from New Guy and Probable Private Detective Tyler O’ Neill and Old (Relatively Speaking) Guy Rafael Devers, the Red Sox managed a 6-4 win out in the Wild Northwest over the supposedly pitching rich Mariners.