The Boston Red Sox are a tough watch.
I don’t think we’re breaking news with that statement, but the truth became impossible to ignore after their debacle of a series against the Minnesota Twins over Memorial Day Weekend.
Justin Slaten, who had quite literally been perfect to that point, ruined what was an impressive start from Payton Tolle on Friday. Jovani Moran continued to be the worst opener in the history of the sport on Saturday. Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Connor Wong simultaneously pimped/hesitated on a wall-ball double that could have tied the game but ultimately served as the final of many teases on Sunday. If there’s a chance for this team to build some momentum and/or string together victories, they do the exact opposite — making them the most frustrating team to watch in baseball.
“Keagan, you can just not watch.” “I already canceled my subscription to NESN!” “SELL THE TEAM!”
I understand your sentiments, truly, but the fact of the matter is that we all know we aren’t going to just stop watching this baseball team. I just think we all need something positive to look forward to in order to get through the dog days, which is why I floated this idea on Monday’s episode of Boston Has Entered The Chat on NESN:
I’ll continue watching this team because (1) I hate myself and have always been a glutton for punishment, and (2) I happen to have some contractual obligations when it comes to this particular baseball team. I don’t have to wallow in what will almost certainly be a whiplash-inducing season full of highs and lows, though!
I’ll take that frustration and channel it into something more positive, following up each of the remaining 110 Red Sox games with a viewing of an episode of the 110 episodes of hit sitcom Community! Is that dumb? Yes. Is it going to be fun, though? I hope so!
I’ll be keeping track of this little watch club over on X, so if you’d like to follow along with me, go over there and tell me how you feel about that wacky cast of characters! We can even talk about the show, too! If you’d don’t want to follow along, just be cool about it and don’t dump all over the idea.
It’s going to be an annoying summer, so let’s at least get something positive out of it!
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