Fully admit that I’m a homer, but I can’t see calling it icky that good things happen to the Red Sox (players). The fanbase, sure, we don’t deserve an actually fun team that enjoys anything, but the players? Watching the skill these players have and the amount they genuinely seem to enjoy the game is good for…

Great defense bailed out Kimbrel. Mookie’s throw in the top of the 8th to nail the leadoff hitter at 2nd base was huge and Benintendi with that giant balls catch to end it. Clutch plays from clutch players.

I’m actually kinda surprised they didn’t go out before the playoffs and trade Yasmani for the entire Red Sox organization while they were at it.

If Neville Chamberlain wasn’t his father we’d have never heard of little Wilt. 

Charles A. Johnson, Sr., March 1, 1962, Hershey Daily Herald Sports Section

The Yankees know you can only give 100% effort, so there's no point winning more than 100 games. That's just science.

When Miguel Cabrera was still (technically) capable of playing third, he bent over to pick up a grounder and a fan near me shouted “don’t split your pants, fatass!” Miggy looked over, pointed at the guy, and smiled.

Listen - I’m a Sox fan, and even I thought Hernandez was garbage tonight.  The top of the strike zone seemed to stay in one place all night, but not so much the bottom or the sides.  I’m sure Porcello was just being VERY smart with his comments - the Sox have to keep dealing with this rube - no sense in pissing him…

That was a completely alien ending. Those of us who were Sox fans before 2004 still expect the Yankees to beat us in that situation. I felt the dagger coming for my back as soon as Hernandez blew that third strike call to set up the bottom of the ninth. I fully expect to wake up in the hospital, to the sounds of the…

You gotta out the ball over the white part of the plate

Stanton would have whiffed at that pitch to.

Red Sox are now 2-0 when Bucky Dent throws out the first pitch before a playoff game in Yankee Stadium (tonight and Game 7 2004).

Really the whole thing is highway robbery, with the Bain Capital crew fucking over everyone else.