MLB · Week of May 18–24

Boston Red Sox

3-3 this week · 22-30 overall · @ KCR, vs MIN

64

Misery Index · Uneasy · ▼ from 80

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Mon, May 18W 3-1@ KCR42
  • Tue, May 19W 7-1@ KCR47
  • Wed, May 20W 4-3@ KCR45
  • Fri, May 22L 6-8vs MIN81
  • Sat, May 23L 2-4vs MIN77
  • Sun, May 24L 5-6vs MIN89

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

050100MonTueWedThuFriSatSunWWWLLL

Worst game: Sun, May 24, L 5-6 vs Minnesota Twins

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

050100First pitch+2h+4h

What fans said

  • “That would normally be 100% never buying a beer material but he's astronomically fucked up so bad the last 7 years that it reversed all that”

    u/Reidzyt▲ 195betrayal

  • “Yeah, because the third most valuable franchise couldn’t afford to keep their homegrown superstar. Sure man”

    u/Coombis▲ 182betrayal

  • “Correction: It is destroying everything”

    u/Mukarsis▲ 175rage

  • “The 2026 Red Sox are now tied for the worst runs per game in team history since 1920 with 3.63.”

    u/newsworthy3▲ 134despair

  • “Even worse, we wasted a Yoshida career.”

    u/OrbisChap▲ 124despair

  • “Yeah, burning down a potential dynasty while you invest all of your money in other sports teams in other cities might contribute to that.”

    u/ahamel13▲ 109rage

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