MLB · Week of Aug 24–30

Boston Red Sox

3-4 this week · 74-63 overall · @ MIA, @ NYY

47

Misery Index · Meh · ▲ from 39

The week, game by game

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

  • Mon, Aug 24W 4-2@ MIA45
  • Tue, Aug 25W 7-3@ MIA17
  • Wed, Aug 26L 0-4@ MIA63
  • Fri, Aug 28L 0-1@ NYY55
  • Sat, Aug 29W 6-0@ NYY12
  • Sat, Aug 29L 2-9@ NYY57
  • Sun, Aug 30L 1-16@ NYY81

The emotional rollercoaster

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

050100MonTueWedThuFriSatSunWWLLWLL

Worst game: Sun, Aug 30, L 1-16 @ New York Yankees

In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.

050100First pitch+2h+4h

What fans said

  • “John Henry can't be left out of insider trading! Think of the profits you rubes!”

    u/theatomiclizard▲ 264frustration

  • “When you set expectations that it's a nothing injury and it ends up taking 4 months, you make the player look bad.”

    u/YouthResponsible1752▲ 210frustration

  • “I was gutted when we traded him, despite his injury troubles.”

    u/IKenDoThisAllDay▲ 102despair

  • “I don’t want him to play for us any year”

    u/Fit_Lab_2557▲ 99rage

  • “Wade Boggs is the best player to NEVER get even a single first place vote for MVP.”

    u/Dave272370470▲ 98despair

  • “I truly believe that the front office isn’t interested in brining story back for the sake of doing so.”

    u/KingShitOfTurdIsland▲ 59betrayal

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