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The Tiger Woods conversation has changed.
The question is not whether he can still make one more run at Augusta.
It’s whether golf finally stops being the center of the discussion long enough for the real issue to get addressed.
Our latest on Woods’ latest arrest and what actually matters now:
mtpshow.com/blog/tiger-woo…
Another game, another Red Sox loss that already feels way too familiar.
Hunter Brown dominated.
Brayan Bello couldn’t finish innings.
The defense got messy again.
The bats stayed cold.
And Boston has now lost 4 straight.
Our latest on the Sox falling 9-2 in Houston:
mtpshow.com/blog/red-sox-v…
The Red Sox needed more certainty this offseason.
Instead, they bought more theory.
Four games in, the “pitching and defense” plan is already looking fragile:
Suárez 8.31 ERA
Gray 6.75 ERA
Oviedo 9.00 ERA
Durbin 0-14
Contreras 1-12
Our latest:
mtpshow.com/blog/red-sox-o…
Ranger Suárez wasn’t great in his Red Sox debut.
But he also wasn’t the whole problem.
The bigger issue is how quickly this team starts to look shaky when the pitching is anything less than sharp and the offense goes quiet again.
Our latest on Boston’s 8-1 loss to Houston:
mtpshow.com/blog/ranger-su…
The new MLB ABS system did not ruin baseball.
It made one of the sport’s worst old habits harder to defend.
Bad strike calls are getting fixed.
Catchers are out-reading umpires.
And the “human element” argument already looks shakier than ever.
Our latest:
mtpshow.com/blog/mlb-abs-s…
Connelly Early deserved better.
5.1 IP
1 ER
5 H
2 BB
6 K
Wilyer Abreu stayed hot.
The offense disappeared in the big moments again.
And one Greg Weissert mistake flipped the game.
Our latest on Boston’s 3-2 loss to the Reds:
mtpshow.com/blog/connelly-…
The Red Sox lost 6-5 in 11, but Game 2 was about a lot more than the final score.
Sonny Gray’s shaky debut.
ABS chaos all afternoon.
A brutal Trevor Story call.
Wilyer Abreu saving Boston in the ninth, until he couldn’t.
Our latest on one of the weirdest early games you’ll see all year:
mtpshow.com/blog/red-sox-v…
If the 2026 Red Sox are going to matter, this is what it has to look like.
Garrett Crochet:
6 IP
0 ER
3 H
2 BB
8 K
80 pitches
The offense waited. The bullpen finished it. Crochet controlled the game.
Our latest on why this Opening Day win over the Reds felt like a real blueprint for Boston:
mtpshow.com/blog/garrett-c…