00:00Did you see the Globe today? Did you see the story Alex Spear wrote in the Boston Globe today?
00:05I did not.
00:06The headline is, and now naturally I have to log in, so you've got to give me a second here,
00:11McCarthy.
00:14Because the headline in the Globe today, and I'm going to paraphrase, is it's not hyperbole to say that the
00:23next 17 games could decide not only the Red Sox season, but their future.
00:30Okay, not just their season, but their future.
00:35In fact, we were just sitting out in the lobby here a second ago, and I said, wow, that's a
00:39pretty aggressive statement.
00:41And Paul Perillo said, I don't know if...
00:44Seems strong.
00:44Yeah, seems a little strong.
00:46So, Matt McCarthy, let me ask you, is it strong to say it that way?
00:50Could the next 17 games also affect their future?
00:54Yeah, of course.
00:54I think, actually, it's not even strong enough.
00:57I mean, if they continue to play good baseball, they're going to be buyers, and it's going to change, you
01:03know, the way they approach this season.
01:04And as a result, seasons beyond, because now you're putting prospects on the table to, you know, to go out
01:11and improve for this year.
01:13Conversely, you go the opposite direction.
01:15You know, if they struggle here on this homestand, they go, you know, three and seven out of the gate.
01:19All of a sudden, they're selling, you know, Chapman's out the door, Gray's out the door, they're accumulating prospects, either
01:26for next year or to trade or maybe acquiring major league talent in return for that.
01:31It just changes 2027 completely.
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