Simple Torture wrote:Since this has become a thing on Twitter tonight, let's be clear: "Red Sox" is always plural (always!), and should never be made into a singular noun. It is always pronounced "Socks" and never as "Sock." A sentence can always be re-worded to use it correctly. This is the hill I choose to die on.
Wrong: "JD Martinez is officially a Red Sox."
Correct: "JD Martinez is officially a member of the Red Sox"
Wrong: "He's the first Red Sox ever to..."
Correct: "He's the first Red Sox player ever to..."
And so on.
Why is this so hard for people to grasp?
I agree with you guys, but I could swear like 10 years ago I saw something about this very subject on one of the NESN pre-game shows and they said the official usage is "Red Sox" as in "JD Martinez hits his first HR as a Red Sox."
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue February 20, 2018 6:15 pm
by Norah
numbers wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Since this has become a thing on Twitter tonight, let's be clear: "Red Sox" is always plural (always!), and should never be made into a singular noun. It is always pronounced "Socks" and never as "Sock." A sentence can always be re-worded to use it correctly. This is the hill I choose to die on.
Wrong: "JD Martinez is officially a Red Sox."
Correct: "JD Martinez is officially a member of the Red Sox"
Wrong: "He's the first Red Sox ever to..."
Correct: "He's the first Red Sox player ever to..."
And so on.
Why is this so hard for people to grasp?
I agree with you guys, but I could swear like 10 years ago I saw something about this very subject on one of the NESN pre-game shows and they said the official usage is "Red Sox" as in "JD Martinez hits his first HR as a Red Sox."
Fuck that.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Tue February 20, 2018 7:23 pm
by elliseamos
cutuphalfdead wrote:
numbers wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Simple Torture wrote:Since this has become a thing on Twitter tonight, let's be clear: "Red Sox" is always plural (always!), and should never be made into a singular noun. It is always pronounced "Socks" and never as "Sock." A sentence can always be re-worded to use it correctly. This is the hill I choose to die on.
Wrong: "JD Martinez is officially a Red Sox."
Correct: "JD Martinez is officially a member of the Red Sox"
Wrong: "He's the first Red Sox ever to..."
Correct: "He's the first Red Sox player ever to..."
And so on.
Why is this so hard for people to grasp?
I agree with you guys, but I could swear like 10 years ago I saw something about this very subject on one of the NESN pre-game shows and they said the official usage is "Red Sox" as in "JD Martinez hits his first HR as a Red Sox."
Fuck that.
I don't know, if NESN says so...
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Fri March 30, 2018 7:29 pm
by elliseamos
I guessing this will happen again.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed April 11, 2018 1:40 am
by Green Habit
Happy to see that this great meme is being deployed on the first matchup against NYY:
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed April 11, 2018 2:47 am
by Simple Torture
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Wed April 11, 2018 6:04 pm
by elliseamos
Simple Torture wrote:
Last night was very enjoyable. Hoping for more Stanton whiffs, but I know it won't last. They get Hicks back tonight, and nobody outside JD has had success against Tanaka, so the script will probably flip the other way.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 12:59 am
by elliseamos
I almost commented that I expected Price to shit his pants. What a waste.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 1:02 am
by Coach
elliseamos wrote:I almost commented that I expected Price to shit his pants. What a waste.
it can still count
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 2:15 am
by Norah
boy howdy
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 2:23 am
by Simple Torture
I got home right as it ended
The dj playing "Let It Go" when the Yankees coach refused to leave the field was a great touch.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 2:24 am
by Norah
I was outside with the dog and came in halfway through.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 3:27 am
by Simple Torture
On MLB network, Pedro just got on the ground to demonstrate why he thought Austin's slide was dirty and why hitting him was justified. Pedro is the greatest.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 3:29 am
by Norah
Did you see him get drilled in the face by a Harold Reynolds line drive in Studio 42 the other day?
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 3:42 am
by Simple Torture
cutuphalfdead wrote:Did you see him get drilled in the face by a Harold Reynolds line drive in Studio 42 the other day?
No, but that sounds amazing.
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 3:50 am
by Norah
Re: Boston Red Sox Thread
Posted: Thu April 12, 2018 11:52 pm
by elliseamos
Coach wrote:
elliseamos wrote:I almost commented that I expected Price to shit his pants. What a waste.
it can still count
it turns out it was a 3-HR injury! The feeling returned to his hand by the 8th inning so he did some tosses away from the field. What a guy!
