Gone are the days of 2004 (and 2007, 2013 and 2018).After owning the New York Yankees — and baseball — for the better part of 15 years, the Red Sox have lost their grip on their rival, and the league.Speaking of grip ...Fans spent the night digging into Boston's Game 2 starter, Sonny Gray, after images of the Red Sox pitcher's neck went viral on social media after ...
something ...appeared to caked onto the back of it during the latter stages of last night's start.RED SOX TROUNCED IN WILD CARD SERIES GAME 1 VS YANKEESSonny Gray of the Boston Red Sox reacts after giving up a solo home run in the fourth inning against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium on Sept.
30, 2026, in the Bronx borough of New York City.(Getty Images)That's right.
As if the Red Sox didn't just embarrass themselves enough on national TV for two straight nights, we now have cheating allegations flying as the organization limps into the offseason on quite possibly the most sour note of all time.Take a look, and judge for yourselves:Thoughts? First impressions?Look, I've watched Sonny Gray all season.The guy has been touching his neck like that since the first pitch in Cincinnati back in March.
That alone means nothing to me, because it's just what he does.It's also important to note that this stuff on Gray's neck didn't appear at all until the fifth inning, best I can tell.Doesn't mean it wasn't there, but it just wasn't at all an "issue" until the final few batters of Gray's outing.YANKEES BULLPEN CATCHER HEAD BUTTS BEN RICE'S GRAND SLAM VS RED SOXSonny Gray #54 of the Boston Red Sox walks off the mound against the New York Yankees during the third inning in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium on Sept.
30, 2026, in the Bronx borough of New York City.(Getty Images)Obviously, fans are convinced it was pine tar.
Even Jomboy — the media company MLB bought a stake in last summer — put out that long video acc...