This season doesn't REALLY count, does it?
On the same day the franchise's best position player since Ted fucking Williams signs a 12 year deal in Los Angeles, I guess it's fitting to start this thread.
(Quick aside -- Stupid fucking ownership. Fucking luxury-tax obsessed motherfuckers. They basically print their own money for the last two decades, and now the triumvirate of John Henry, Tom Werner, and Sam Kennedy are the collective love child of if Scrooge McDuck fucked Mr. Burns with trying to cut payroll. Let's keep paying Pablo Sandoval and Rusney fucking Castillo, though. Man, from 2018 to this inevitable nightmare of a so-called season... shit, what happened? I know I really can't complain after 4 World Series titles over the span of 14 years, but the future - especially given the depletion of the farm system - is looking pretty damn bleak.)
In all honesty, best of luck to Mookie. Even if you hate the Dodgers, it's tough for any objective baseball fan to root against that guy. I hope he earns his contract and makes the Sox front office think about it every fucking day for the next decade.
Ok, enough of that. It's only 60 games. Stranger things have happened, right?
Possible lineup:
LF - Benny
DH - JDM
3B - Devers
SS - Xander
1B - 2-Bags
2B - Ice Horse
C - Vaz
RF - Alex Verdugo [😣]
CF - JBJ
(Jose Peraza, Kevin Pillar, Bobby Dalbec, and the corpse of Dustin Pedroia are all the highlights coming off the bench.)
Rotation:
Nasty Nate
Martin Perez
Ryan Weber
Brian Johnson
Matt Hall(?)
(E-Rod is still recovering from the 'rona, so he'll be eased carefully back into the rotation.)
Bullpen:
Workman (hook 'em)
Matt Barnes
Ryan Brasier
Heath Hembree
Colten Brewer
Marcus Walden
And a bunch of other schlubs... Darwinzon is still recovering from the 'rona as well. (Fuck, it's not a good sign when two of your best arms both test positive.)
Oh, and apparently they're still gonna play Sweet Caroline to an empty Fenway during every home game. 2020 is a fucking dumpster fire of a year. PLAY BALL!
Go Sox.