"Pretty good! A winning record in a month is always a plus. We had win streaks going. We took three of four from the Yankees and four of four from the Orioles in their own houses. Roman Anthony really started to dominate. Payton Tolle debuted. I can't really complain. It seemed like every loss this month was extra annoying, though."
"As someone who's trying to be a more optimistic person overall, I'm trying not to let those "extra annoying" losses that Juliet mentioned take up too much headspace in an overall successful August. But as I wrote this on the last day of the month, while the Red Sox were on a four-game losing streak at home and had lost two in a row to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Meanwhile, the Yankees were on a seven-game winning streak"
"Relieved? The last few seasons, the trade deadline has come and gone with little fanfare, and everyone thinks the sky is going to come crashing down. And then the sky comes crashing down. This season, the sky is yet to come crashing down, and we're looking at a playoff run for the first time since 2021. At the very least, September will be meaningful, so I get to act like I'm better than people for not caring about football right away."
The Red Sox finished August with a winning record, including series wins at New York and a four-game sweep in Baltimore. Roman Anthony began dominating and Payton Tolle made his debut. Several losses felt especially frustrating despite the overall success. At month's end the team hit a four-game home skid and lost consecutive games to Pittsburgh, while the Yankees went on a seven-game streak to reclaim second place in the AL East. The team's August performance alternated between showing deep-playoff potential and looking capable of missing the postseason. The trade deadline did not trigger a collapse, leaving September meaningful.
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