Mike Carlucci

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Is John Henry the once and future owner of the Red Sox?

1 week ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images On Wednesday new broke about two sports franchises changing hands. First, the Tampa Bay Bay Rays, formerly of St. Petersburg, are close to being sold to a Jacksonville-based developer. Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg is in "exclusive discussions" to sell the franchise to a group led by a Florida-based residential developer, the team acknowledged Wednesday.
Series Preview: Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners

1 week ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Lindsey Wasson-Imagn Images After the most exciting week in Red Sox baseball since, maybe, the 2021 ALCS, the team jettisoned their DH for, uh, well I’m sure it’s a great return. Anyway you can read about that all over OTM. For now, imagine yourself among the players. Waking up in Seattle. It’s, perhaps, overcast. You enjoy a coffee. You listen to some grunge. Welcome back. You’re still in Seattle. The games start at 9:40 PM ET.
Series Preview: New York Yankees (suck) at Boston Red Sox

2 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images According to FanGraphs the Red Sox have a 20.7% chance of making the playoffs right now. They have a 34-36 record. They are 9.0 games behind the Yankees in the AL East and 3.0 games out of a Wild Card. Roman Anthony just collected his first hit. Marcelo Mayer had his first two homer game. Fans are excited……to see the future on the bench. The Yankees may have three lefty starters this weekend.
With Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer here, what’s the ideal Red Sox lineup?

2 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Natalie Reid/MLB Photos via Getty Images Kristian Campbell. Check,Marcelo Mayer. Check. Roman Anthony. Check. The Red Sox and the Big Three have done what looked almost impossible to do: they’ve stopped the bleeding. In ten games in June the Sox are 6-4 with two series wins. If we back up to the sweep at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers they’ve won three series: at the Atlanta Braves, at the Yankees, and home against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

2 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images After a miserable May the Red Sox move into mid-June playing about .500. Which won’t help get them back on track but also is better than continuing to dig a deeper hole. Campbell looks better. So does Story. Sandwiched in between two series against the Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays visit Boston. The Rays, at 35-30 have moved into second place in the AL East and control a Wild Card if the season ended today. Boston, meanwhile…has some work to do.
Series Preview: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Linda Cataffo/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images It took until June but we are finally getting Red Sox vs Yankees. Twice! This weekend the clubs battle in the Bronx and next weekend at Fenway Park. It’s definitely been a tale of two seasons for the division rivals. The Yankees are cruising with a five-game division lead (nine up on Boston) while the Red Sox are drifting towards the last place Baltimore Orioles. Is there momentum in baseball?
Time for a new, old Red Sox nickname for Ceddanne Rafaela

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

David Butler II-Imagn Images Nicknames take a player beyond just their job on the field and into a larger world. A nickname is memorable. It’s remarkable. It’s a way to create a new honor outside the formal bounds of the baseball diamond. And baseball has a lot of nicknames, not confined to Red Sox, some are very hard to forget:Big Papi. The Freak. The Splendid Splinter. Death to Flying Things. The Password. The Big Unit. Country Breakfast. Pronk. The Greek God of Walks.
May 2025 was a brutal month for the Boston Red Sox

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Dan Secatore |Maura McGurk |Mike Carlucci |Jake Reiser

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images Describe May 2025 in five words or less. Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Excruciating. — Maura McGurkPain. — Mike CarlucciFrustrating beyond belief. — Jake ReiserImmensely infuriating idiocy!— Matthew Gross No, I’m all set. — Dean RousselWho was your favorite Red Sox player in May? Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can it be anyone other than Rafael Devers??? — Mike CarlucciCarlos Narváez.
Series Preview: Mike Trout & The Los Angeles Angels (who we all know are of Anaheim) at Boston Red Sox

3 weeks ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Fresh off taking two of three from the Atlanta Braves — an East division team off to a bad start trying to get things together — the Red Sox return home to welcome the Los Angeles Angels. Los Angeles has had a few rough years with without Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout playing in tandem and 2025 looked to be more of the same. A 9-16 April seemed right in line with the low expectations. But then the team came back with a 14-14 May.
How do the Red Sox right the ship?

1 month ago | overthemonster.com | Mike Carlucci

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Think fast!What’s 27+81+78+78+92+24+84? Now what’s 31+81+84+84+70+36+78? Which one is bigger? Trick question! They’re both 464. As of today, May 29th, 2025 the Boston Red Sox are 464-464 since the end of the 2018 season. Or to put it another way: they’re .500 since winning the World Series. The Red Sox are a .500 team. The children yearn for .500. Thanos meme!Ok, enough fun. The 2025 Red Sox are, at the moment, not playing at .500.