RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 2 sourcesLOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: A general view of Dodger Stadium during sunset of Game One of the National League Wild Card Series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images
OTM’s Matt Gross, who’s always keyed in to the ways the Red Sox are or are not resonating with the wider New England populace, brought up a good point about some bad scheduling luck the resurgent Sox ran into:
Very rough stretch to get the casual fans back engaged in what should have been really easy after the Red Sox 15-game winning streak. – Tuesday's game gets rained out – Wednesday becomes a double header with the only game not on during work hours being the 5-1 loss. – Off day… https://t.co/F2iWYUHBqK
— Matthew Gross (@MattGross87) July 24, 2026
In sum, this West Coast road trip is horribly timed if one thing you care about is bringing casual fans back into the fold. And, frankly, I don’t like it either!
My relationship to West Coast games is constantly evolving. When I was a kid, these swings had the feel of explorations into unknown territories. What did Angel Stadium look like? Who was even on the A’s? I barely knew and I devoured the Boston Globe game recaps every morning like they were dispatches from foreign lands.
In early adulthood, I came to love the West Coast trips, as they combined two of my greatest passions: baseball and late nights in bars.
Now as a parent of young children, I have mixed emotions. On one hand, these are among the few games I actually get to watch totally uninterrupted, without having to worry about getting dinner on the table, reading bedtime stories, or staunching the bleeding from whatever head wound has recently befallen my house. But on the other hand, I have zero interest in staying up past midnight. We need to play the Rockies more, is what I’m saying, that mountain time zone is right in the sweet spot.
How do you feel about West Coast road trips, and this vital one in particular? Talk about that and whatever else you want in this space and, as always, be good to one another.
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