Waking up today felt a little surreal, no? For the first time since mid-February, there aren’t any balls being hurled by promising aces, no homers hit by rookies hoping—and eventually making—for the bigs. No press conference drama, no more in-game blow-ups or post-series news bombs. The 2025 Boston Red Sox season has officially come to […]
Waking up today felt a little surreal, no?
For the first time since mid-February, there aren’t any balls being hurled by promising aces, no homers hit by rookies hoping—and eventually making—for the bigs. No press conference drama, no more in-game blow-ups or post-series news bombs. The 2025 Boston Red Sox season has officially come to an end.
So how are we coping until next February?
Rooting For Other Teams
I mean the best thing about the Red Sox bowing out so early is the ability to watch postseason baseball unencumbered with expectations now, right? Seriously, take a look at my WHOOP last night and see how much of Game 3 I lived in the medium to high stress level. It’s a little scary. Obviously, we can root against the Yankees vs. the Blue Jays, see who comes out on top of AL East supremacy. There are better teams and matchups to keep your eyes on, however.
The Seattle Mariners may be the current AL postseason darlings following the Guardians’ getting scratched up by the Tigers in a big surprise of a Wild Card result. Cal Raleigh—aka the Big Dumper—is bolstered by a great lineup, phenomenal pitching, and an awesome fanbase. Maybe you want the Mayor of Waltham to hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy and see Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies to rule the winter. Then again, that means rooting for Dave Dombrowski, which comes with its own mixed feelings. OK how about the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani? Oh, Mookie Betts. I mean they’re the defending champs so it’s less sour, but still. The kindred cursed spirits of the Cubbies? Or how about a first ever World Series win for the Brewers? Maybe the NL has more fun teams to root for.
Still, the MLB season certainly isn’t over just because the Red Sox season did on Thursday night.
Following Other Sports
Yes, there are other sports besides baseball!
The Patriots look… decent? Drake Maye is developing into a great quarterback, while Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels finally seem to have the entire offense humming. It’s still not a Super Bowl-caliber team but it feels like the Red Sox of last year. Zero expectations of winning anything, but cool to watch the development of big pieces. And hoping the front office doesn’t screw anything up.
The Bruins may be a tough watch this season, but at least they’ll look good on the ice in their new uniform set! Former Bruin Marco Sturm takes the helm for the beginning of a re… tool? Is that what Don Sweeney and Cam Neely are peddling it as? Who knows. Still, the Bruins won’t be the worst team in the NHL. David Pastrnak, Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman make up a still young core that has a lot to prove that they’re worth investing in. Nothing says winter like a visit to the rink—or watching from your couch at those prices.
The Celtics feel like they’re in the weirdest position. After getting torched by the Knicks in the second round—and losing Jason Tatum to a devastating injury—Brad Stevens decided to blow things up? This roster looks immensely different to last season and we’ll see how much it’s worth its merit soon enough. Oh wait, Tatum is seemingly way ahead in recovery already? Don’t give us too much hope now!
Or maybe you turn your eye to John Henry’s other sports venture across the pond in Liverpool? They may be wounded and limping around the soccer circuit right now, but they have the promise of repeat champions. That is, if you want to celebrate John Henry any more than you even dare to today.
Taylor Swift Day!
Yes, sports are the best but there are other things out there too! For you Swifties out there, congratulations on a brand new album as of midnight this morning. As a Bostonion myself, I know how ginormous the music scene is here and frankly, some tunes might be needed to drown out the rest of the postseason and the craziness of the offseason. I think this is our equivalent section of touching grass—but baseball players touch a lot of it and it’ll be winter, so maybe this is our touch snow section instead. Drop the sports and go engage in a million other things that life has to offer.
Fever Pitching It
Some of us may be Ben, here. And that’s ok.
We all have to come to terms with it somehow, at our own speeds. The Red Sox season is over. There may be a million ways to cope and bide our time until the next Spring Training begins.
Remember, we’re here through it all! Just because there’s no play doesn’t mean there won’t be news or things to write about. And lord knows there will be things to write about.
Category: General Sports
