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Announcing 34 of the 36 competitors in the fifth annual Red Sox Twitter Personalities Tournament! If anyone declines to participate, a suitable replacement will be added by the tournament administrator (me.) Previous champions: Year 1: @Jared_Carrabis Year 2: @Jared_Carrabis (retired afterward) Year 3: @tylermilliken_ Year 4: @KutterIsKing Congratulations to everyone who qualified! These are not seedings. The official seedings and matchups will be announced once the final two spots have been determined. @KutterIsKing @Hogdale_ @LouMerloni @middlebrooks @SoxProspects @tylermilliken_ @Steve_Perrault @RafaelaEnjoyer (2025 Rookie of the Year) @LucilleBurdge @LiamFennessy_ @BallParkBuzz @jcmccaffrey @SmittyOnMLB @ChrisCotillo @TheBeatwriter (first appearance) @realredsoxjesus (first appearance) @MikeMutnansky (first appearance) @MacCerullo @WillFlemming @bradfo @tessiesbestie (first appearance) @BOSSportsGordo @HebHammer94 @JustinMLB @matthewcrory (first appearance) @ByAndrewParker @timbhealey (first appearance) @AriA1exander (first appearance) @Hunter_Noll @gingersnaphyde @Dunkintern @SoxSigns (first appearance) @ColeyMick @Jake3Roy (winner of the July Featherweight) Tournament. The final two spots will be awarded to the winners of two qualifying tournaments held between now and the end of the season. Congratulations to all who made it!
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Interesting thread.
I wanted to investigate whether the red sox offense was significantly better compared to the league in the middle of the season vs the beginning and end so I created a Python project that investigated this:
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I find the calls to trade Wilyer Abreu silly. He’s an above average hitter who plays elite defense in your uniquely challenging right field, and a key contributor to arguably your team’s biggest strength. He’s more valuable to the Red Sox than anyone else. Just move him down in the lineup and he goes from someone you’re relying on to produce a huge chunk of your runs and disappointed in to a star role player.
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Read books of independently published poetry and short fiction ❤️
What the fuck you even supposed to do with your hands while you’re getting your dick sucked ?????
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This is a movement.
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This is racist against people named Jake.
Focus on your lawsuit with Jared Carrabis and section 10
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The Red Sox have been so bad this week even their beat writers are fucking up
Replying to @tylermilliken_
This report is inaccurate for several reasons. 1) I never worked in Player Development for Boston. 2) My job over 2.5 years was to build the Baseball Sciences department and to advise Breslow mainly on R&D initiatives. 3) Only reason I'm not in Boston anymore is due to working for an ownership group in NPB which is a conflict of interest of continuing work in MLB; wasn't possible to do both (sadly). I still support the Red Sox and Craig's vision for the organization.
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Incredibly shoddy work by @masslivesports and @Sean_McAdam, a reporter who knows better, to not reach out to @drivelinekyle for comment about his departure from the Red Sox and instead put unsourced conjecture and innuendo in their paper. Pretty pathetic.
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Replying to @tylermilliken_
This report is inaccurate for several reasons. 1) I never worked in Player Development for Boston. 2) My job over 2.5 years was to build the Baseball Sciences department and to advise Breslow mainly on R&D initiatives. 3) Only reason I'm not in Boston anymore is due to working for an ownership group in NPB which is a conflict of interest of continuing work in MLB; wasn't possible to do both (sadly). I still support the Red Sox and Craig's vision for the organization.
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Not that I am aware of. I have never met Wilson Contreras. He rakes, that's about all I know. Most of my limited interactions with the players were with the pitchers, given my background. Probably over 95%. Basically nothing to do with hitting.
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Episode 217 of @PodByTheRiver is now live! -Euology for a very horrible WC series -State of the offense -Injuries abound -Questionable moves and non-moves from Tracy -Quotes from Sonny and Willson -How much data is too much? -Roster construction Link below!
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Can't sleep. Thinkin' about playoff Chase Meidroth hot mic'd on a sick home run.
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Ohhhhh baby!!!
Chris Sale warming up in bullpen for Braves.
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Where I'm at. I truly can't believe how quickly people have forgotten what a nightmare this season was midway through June. Am choosing gratitude this time, not for ownership, but the baseball gods.
Replying to @EdHand89
That the Sox did not finish in last place is a miracle. The worst start to the season fire your manager by the end of May. Who thought they were going anywhere? Did they even made the playoffs is outstanding. Any expectations beyond just making the playoffs was foolhardy
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Replying to @EdHand89
This was probably the most wildly entertaining regular season I’ve ever seen, a d I’ve seen a few. I wish they’d put on a more credible performance in the WCS, but it was probably naive to expect they were going very far in this postseason.
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Kutter being from an alternate dimension completely checks out, actually.
OH MY GOD WILYERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR LMFAOOOOO WE ACTUALLY OWN GERRIT COLE COME OUTSIDE COLEISKING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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It had to be done. The Mutstack rules. We love @MikeMutnansky in this household. mutstack.com/
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lmfao
The Opener got more outs than the Actual Veteran Starter. delightful.
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Really interesting reading my Media Day notes following the end of the year. Particularly the Wyatt Olds part and the final bit about Tolle.
Notes from WooSox Media Day 2026 -Let’s just get this out of the way: Noah Song is unaware that he’s a meme. I'm not even certain Noah Song knows what a meme is. This is because Noah Song isn’t on social media at all, and man, do I respect the hell out of that. Cool to finally see him healthy. He was pleased to learn that the Lowell Spinners are returning this summer. -Matt Thaiss gives off very strong Reese McGuire vibes. Take that to mean whatever you want. -Nick Sogard approves of my plan I'm come up with to have him put on a pair of glasses, say he's his cousin Eric, and play for the Czech Republic in the next World Baseball Classic. He also disagreed with the assertion that the U.S. team didn’t care enough, instead characterizing their understated restraint as more of a cultural difference between them and some of the more emotionally expressive countries. -A lot of the players were excited about the Classic. Mikey Romero expressed an interest in playing for Mexico in the next one. His sister represented them in the 2020 Olympics for softball. He actually has two sisters that are professional softball players. This was the first time I’d spoken to Romero. Charismatic kid. I asked him if he’d intentionally done anything to add power to his game over contact since joining the organization. He attributed it to the way his body has developed since being drafted, even mentioning that he sees himself as a contact hitter who happens to have some power. -Nate Eaton really seemed to take to the WBC. His mother is actually a native of England and spent a decent part of her childhood there. He struck me as very intense in our few encounters last year. Much more self-assured and calm this time around. Seems poised for a big season, just needs the opportunity. -The first base experiment is officially over for Kristian Campbell. He’s still taking grounders in the infield, but not at first. Very thoughtful, earnest kid with a good head on his shoulders. Still figuring out who he is, and I suspect this is why they are committing him to one position rather than bouncing him around from spot to spot like last year. -Jacob Webb has been with the organization for a while, yet this was the first time I’ve spoken to him. Interesting kid. If you drew a picture of a closer, it would look something like him. Big, strong kid. My biggest takeaway was that he really understands what kind of pitcher he is and what that requires for him to make it to the next level. -Mickey Gasper hyped up Wyatt Olds (who I did not talk to) quite a bit as someone he’s excited to see pitch this year. He’s not the first player I’ve heard say that. Over the years, Olds has come up as the guy with the nastiest stuff whenever I’ve asked minor leaguers which of their teammates to keep an eye on. -I was given the heads-up that Jake Bennett isn’t much of a talker right after he was acquired from the Nationals. This was true. Perfectly pleasant, just a man of few words. -Payton Tolle had the biggest audience and was the last player I spoke to, simply because he was never not talking to someone else. I got in a couple of quick questions about the off-speed pitches he’s been working on. He mentioned the changeup and cutter being in a good place. It’s hard to emphasize just how likable that kid is.
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Huge year for Owen!
My co-host, my teacher, and most importantly, my friend. Beyond thankful for @EdHand89 for all that he’s done for me
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