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Long the bullies, the Red Sox and Yankees suddenly share some spongy ground

COMMENTARY

Bleak feelings about the future aren’t exactly constrained these days. The Red Sox have that going for them as the 2022 season drains out: They fit right in.

You like that flavor of optimism? You’re gonna love this: If you’re going to lose nine straight games at a ballpark, none feel as thematically appropriate as old Tropicana Field, a prison not even the Rays can escape.

And if you’re gonna do it, make it really hurt. This run began April 23 with a doozy, the Sox getting no-hit into the 10th inning and still managing to blow a lead.