00:00Red Sox, though, losing two out of three in Pittsburgh's zone.
00:04Are you starting to get nervous as they've now lost three straight series?
00:08I'm not panicking here because I didn't believe they were a 90-win team.
00:13When they were on that freaking historic run,
00:16the Tis was going to keep pace.
00:18Credit to you out there that said water finds its level eventually.
00:22And it kind of did, right?
00:23That's kind of where we're at.
00:25But we said at the time, they'll need to play 80, 90, 70 ball.
00:30Just play a little tick above 500 in your playoff team.
00:34We don't look at the numbers.
00:35We sat here.
00:36We did it.
00:36Tick above 500.
00:38They need to win a series or two here, and it gets you feeling good.
00:42They got to bounce back.
00:44But you can't go to Pittsburgh and let them take a series from you.
00:48No.
00:49That gets you thinking the other way.
00:52Because you did go out there and beat the good teams.
00:55You beat the teams in the first place.
00:56You beat playoff baseball teams.
00:57You beat the best team in baseball in the Dodgers.
01:03Kicked their ass.
01:05Started their damn slide.
01:06How have they been since you beat them?
01:07Like, you started that.
01:09So, here's some good in what you've done.
01:11But the reality is, you made a move for a guy that really isn't maybe that good.
01:16Iron Man's killing him, too.
01:17Out of shape?
01:18Certainly.
01:19Doesn't wear a great uniform as of now, you know?
01:22Alex Spear at the Boston Globe writing this.
01:24Streaky sport.
01:25It's what you talked about, Zoe.
01:26They've lost seven of nine games in three straight series to sub-500 clubs.
01:31Meanwhile, since June 25th, they're 20-0 against teams now in possession of playoff spots.
01:37See, it's so ass-backwards.
01:40This would bug you less if they've lost seven of nine to elite ball clubs.
01:45But they can beat anyone and they can clearly lose to anyone because they've struggled against these.
01:51And like you said, Adley Rutschman, the big acquisition at the trade deadline, one for 17 with nine strikeouts and
01:57five walks for the Red Sox since coming back from the aisle.
02:02Right about that, too.
02:02It was an infield single in that one for 17 for Rutschman.
02:07So you need a little more production.
02:09The offense certainly has gone quiet.
02:11It has not been the same.
02:12It feels like you can't get that big-time hit.
02:14And now you've got issues with the bullpen, too.
02:16So you have Whitlock going down, and then you find out now that Slayton is also headed to the I
02:23.L.
02:23So both of those guys...
02:24Thank God you didn't get rid of Contreras, too.
02:26Man, you have relied heavily on those two guys.
02:29And certainly some of that comes down to maybe some overuse during that streak that you went on to begin
02:34with.
02:35And now you're sort of feeling that.
02:36But hopefully you can get those guys back for this stretch run.
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