Devoted fans get hurt upon seeing their beloved team lose. The hurt is even more when the team suffers consecutive losses. The level of frustration then reaches a fever point. Amidst tense times when annoying comments get heard while being in the crowd, things tend to go south between the fans.
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The Boston Red Sox is one of the most iconic teams in baseball. It’s one of those champion teams whose popularity and global outreach surpass the baseball fan community. Nine World Series Championship titles are an extraordinary feat in an intensely competitive sport like baseball. So it’s understandable for such a team to have an emotionally attached fan base.?
Though, as the saying goes, class is permanent, and form is temporary, the performance graph keeps moving up and down the hill for teams and players throughout a tournament. A slide down in form for any top-ranked team in any sport isn’t a unique matter. But most die-hard fans, especially that of a dominant team, can’t take a light-hearted approach towards losses. To them, it’s more than just a game. The same applies to Red Sox fans.?
Fenway Park turns into a fight club?
The Boston Red Sox are presently going through a?horrific?phase. The struggle to stay in the race is taking a more intense turn with every new game and the losing streak along. Five consecutive defeats are heartbreaking. A solitary victory and nine losses out of the last ten games can make life even more difficult.?
If losses include?a nightmare defeat?like the one that the Red Sox suffered against the Toronto Blue Jays, the morale can crush down to a record low. So, it’s undeniable for the Red Sox loyalists to be enraged at their team’s recent misfortunes. However, there was a?change of fortune?for the Red Sox at their historical home ground on Monday night, July 25th, 2022. The Red Sox came out victorious defeating the Cleveland Guardians by a 3-1 margin.?
But until the Red Sox could taste sweet victory, the heat from previous defeats already had its negative impact on their fans, and, in a heated argument, some blows were exchanged, as seen here.
Just a normal night at Fenway pic.twitter.com/ihKAB1ELoe
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 26, 2022
Taking a swing at the recent slump in the comments.?
That’s the most fight someone wearing Red Sox across their chest has shown this past week. 💪🏽😂
— Giraldo (@Loz87C) July 26, 2022
To further pile on the agony.?
Let me guess.. blue jays were in town.
— Beth Hoover (@Bethalma7) July 26, 2022
Adding to the dig.?
Blue jays v Sox over the weekend
— roy (@roymccoy22) July 26, 2022
Nonetheless, there was also some support for the Red Sox.?
https://twitter.com/joconnor_44/status/1551760967666737153?t=_MZN3Pa1UmiKuedfCfeffw&s=19
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So, it seems like there is still hope for the Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Guardians: The game report??
For the past month, the problems have been never-ending for the Red Sox. Injuries to frontline players alongside the bundle of defeats have poured salt on their wounds. But the Red Sox managed to hold on to a much-needed victory against the Guardians in their last game on Monday night. The Red Sox won via an excellent performance by starting pitcher Nick Pivetta. After two scoreless innings by Guardians’ pitcher Zach Plesac, the Red Sox got on the board through a Yolmer Sanchez RBI single in the bottom of the third inning. While the Guardians tied the game in the top of the fifth inning, the Red Sox scored the decisive winner through an Alex Verdugo double at the end of the sixth inning.?
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Can the Boston Red Sox stop the slide and improve their record this season from here on??