MLB · Week of Sep 14–20
Boston Red Sox
2-4 this week · 84-72 overall · @ TEX, @ TBR
Misery Index · Miserable · ▲ from 38
A 2-4 road trip left Boston bracing for heartbreak, wasting Bello's best start and Duran's worst season.
The week, game by game
Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.
- Tue, Sep 15L 2-4@ TEX75
- Wed, Sep 16L 3-7@ TEX82
- Thu, Sep 17W 4-3@ TEX63
- Fri, Sep 18W 4-2@ TBR61
- Sat, Sep 19L 1-2@ TBR62
- Sun, Sep 20L 1-5@ TBR87
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.
Worst game: Sun, Sep 20, L 1-5 @ Tampa Bay Rays
In-game fan misery, every 15 minutes.
What happened
Two losses in Texas set the tone: 2-4, then 3-7, and a fanbase watching a team that, as one put it, looks miserable out there. A 4-3 escape and a 4-2 win in Tampa, sealed by a ninth inning nobody has recovered from, bought some air. Then came the turn — 1-2, with Bello's best start of the year spent on a single run. The 1-5 finish barely registered. At 84-72, they're headed to October anyway, hearts pre-shattered by appointment.
What fans said
“Duran is the biggest disappointment. Whatever you think of him... this is an incredibly bad season to an extent that few could have predicted.”
u/sbrockLee▲ 176frustration
“All of us after that 9th inning”
u/bchazzie▲ 170frustration
“Just wasted what will probably be the best start of Bello’s career 😔”
u/fromagel▲ 140despair
“God I am so ready for my heart to be shattered”
u/jakoviandialects▲ 113despair
“No team in MLB history until your 2026 Boston Red Sox…. have made the playoffs when they had more months with a losing record than with a winning record.”
u/EatMe1975▲ 77despair
“They look miserable out there.”
u/JoeyZee123▲ 61despair
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