The organization demoted starting pitcher Brayan Bello after another horrific outing, coupled with a postgame tantrum with the media.You can be awful at your job.You can be a clown.
But — and this is important — you cannot be bad at your job AND be a clown.We'll get to the postgame interaction here in a minute, but first, some quick context ...THE ORIOLES POUNDED THE PATHETIC RED SOX INTO THE GROUND SO BADLY THEY RAN OUT OF HOME RUN FIREWORKSBoston Red Sox starting pitcher Brayan Bello pitches against the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass., on June 4, 2026.(Eric Canha/Imagn Images)Bello has been, by far, Boston's worst starting pitcher this season.
Things got so bad, interim manager Chad Kelly actually started using him as a "bulk" pitcher as of late, meaning the team would use an opener in the first inning or two, and then bring Bello in for the rest of the game.That actually worked.In games where Bello would simply not pitch the first inning or two, he was excellent.In games where he actually had to start, he was literally incapable of not getting rocked.
I'm serious.He could not NOT give up multiple runs in the first inning.Baffling stuff.Anyway, the Sox had Bello start once again Thursday against Baltimore, he gave up five (!!!) runs in the first inning, promptly yelled at the media about it after the game, and was then sent down to Worcester.What a day!Amazing.
What a miserable season.Look, I was ready to hop on today and berate the Red Sox for starting Bello again.I couldn't believe Kelly had the gall to throw this kid back out there Thursday when he had been so good out of the "bulk" role.And I mean GOOD:I mean, just night and day.
Uncanny.Brayan Bello of the Boston Red Sox hands the ball to Chad Tracy after being taken out during the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Fenway Park in Boston on May 12, 2026.(Brian Fluharty/Getty Images)So, yes, I was prepared to rip the Red Sox today for once aga...