Boston Red Sox

The week, game by game

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

• Mon, Aug 17W 11-1vs ARI46
• Tue, Aug 18W 9-4vs ARI29
• Wed, Aug 19L 6-7vs ARI34
• Fri, Aug 21W 6-4vs SFG33
• Sat, Aug 22W 3-2vs SFG44
• Sun, Aug 23W 5-4vs SFG50

The emotional rollercoaster

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

Worst game: Sun, Aug 23, W 5-4 vs San Francisco Giants

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

What fans said

• “Some things are bigger than the ballgame, and Payton demonstrates that more than any player I’ve ever seen.”

  u/TGraham23▲ 445joy

• “I saw that ball flying over my house in Rhode Island”

  u/nbianco1999▲ 344joy

• “0.85 ERA in 48 innings is absurd”

  u/swifty-mcfly▲ 292joy

• “Nobody: Mickey Gasper: https://preview.redd.it/fwuvkvafoekh1.jpeg?width=799&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29abbdaa9f7b5ebb8c8a4334923613d91a136710”

  u/Phillie_Phanatics▲ 250joy

• “A+ from the Fenway control room”

  u/WisdomofNuggets▲ 206joy

• “Jimmy Fund. Simply the best. Thank you all”

  u/tms9108a▲ 193joy

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