“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall by no means be upset.” — Alexander Pope
Pink Sox Nation anticipated fairly a bit from the 2026 season, so this funk we’re in feels significantly brutal.
It’s a tragic state of affairs when disappointment settles in, like a thick financial institution of fog, even earlier than mid-April has rolled round. I don’t have constructive recommendations. I’m not even positive these ideas rise to the extent of complaints since I’m not labored up about it anymore. What I can supply are mere observations—no scorching takes, no surprises.
Beginning rotation falls quick thus far
After all of the preseason discuss our world-class rotation, let’s simply say that issues are working counter to plan. Crochet’s disaster of an outing in Minneapolis has acquired the lion’s share of the headlines, in fact, however he’s not alone. That is no deep dive, however take a look and admit nobody predicted this. Stats as of April 18.
And after I used to be trying ahead to clean protection, too! I talked it up, and that is the thanks I get.
By means of April 13, the Pink Sox had been amassing errors at a barely elevated price from 2025, once they led the league in errors for a lot of the season. It took 4 errorless video games in a row to drive the speed down, if solely barely. This streak is the primary of the season the place the Sox have performed greater than two video games in a row with out an error. Alongside the way in which, they’ve additionally already logged 4 two-error video games. A lot for the Sox newfound defensive prowess.
Marcelo Mayer needing to step up, Roman Anthony shedding his cape and revealing that he’s all too human, the stupid hit celebration…I gained’t belabor these factors once more, a lot as supply them as punctuation to my level that the Red Sox have been something however enjoyable to observe in 2026.
As a matter of self-care, I turned to my native Mariners to hunt aid from the torture of Pink Sox fandom. Shock, shock, I ran up towards a wall there too.
It has to get higher, proper?
[Author’s note: at least the ferry fries returned, though with an unexpected rebrand. I will hope the same for the Red Sox.]
