Absolutely.I've been vocal enough about not wanting to resign him, so let me be clear: I absolutely appreciate what he did for the team. His game 3 performance in the 2018 WS is probably the enduring moment of that series for me, and he was lights out in 2021. Hope he defies the odds and stays healthy in Texas.
Agreed 100%. I'm 5 hours or so from Dallas, so might try to get out for a weekend game to show him my appreciation. Maybe he will pitch when the Sox come out.I've been vocal enough about not wanting to resign him, so let me be clear: I absolutely appreciate what he did for the team. His game 3 performance in the 2018 WS is probably the enduring moment of that series for me, and he was lights out in 2021. Hope he defies the odds and stays healthy in Texas.
I remember that night so well. I was watching the game before I went to DJ at a dive bar. I then watched the game on my phone at the dive bar. Then I got in my Uber and watched it there. Then I got home to my apartment and I turned the TV on. And my wife came out of our bedroom and was really confused -- why was I watching the game I was watching when I left to DJ.The Dodger game 3 will forever be one of my indelible memories as a Sox fan. To think it was ultimately a loss but somehow felt like a win to this day. Reminded me so much of Pedro's game 5 v. Cleveland. Just a "heroic" performance on the biggest stage. That used to happen to us constantly it seemed. Take care, Nate. Would love to buy you multiple rounds someday. You should never have to pay your own way in a Boston bar again.
It was (I'm a bit embarrassed to say) the only game besides game 7 2003 at Yankee Stadium where I could not watch the tv while the Sox were in the field. I paced in an adjacent room only hearing the tv, while my six-year old at the time slept upstairs with few cares in the world. Both ended in losses. I learned my lesson to never do that again. lol.I remember that night so well. I was watching the game before I went to DJ at a dive bar. I then watched the game on my phone at the dive bar. Then I got in my Uber and watched it there. Then I got home to my apartment and I turned the TV on. And my wife came out of our bedroom and was really confused -- why was I watching the game I was watching when I left to DJ.
"Well, it's now the 18th inning, hon."
Nasty Nate deserves to have his number retired for his job in G3 of the 2018 WS. I'm not joking. Dude was a GOD in that game.
Fantastic
Rewatching the G3 clip at the top of the thread, I was painfully reminded how the acquisition of Ian Kinsler was less successful.Dombrowski’s best moves came during 2018, getting Pearce to replace Hanley and getting Eo when everyone thought we needed bullpen help. Eovaldi killed it for us.
One of the most impressive pitching performances you'll see in today's game and one I'll always remember when I hear the name Nate Eovaldi. The guy gave the team everything he had and I'll be rooting for him in Texas.During that 18-inning game, Nate was the last man defending the hollow with a finite amount of bullets, and he held off the horde until he couldn't anymore.
May he never have to buy a beer in this town again.
My feelings exactly, and I couldn't have said it any better. Thanks for everything Nate and the best of luck with the Rangers.His Gamer Three 2018 World Series was right up there with Wakefield sacrificing an ALCS start in the 2004 ALCS. Both preserved the bullpens. Eovaldi's performance had the additional piece of watching LA waste their bullpen trying to keep up with him.
Sorry to see him go but glad we had him in the first place.
Eduardo Núñez?He is the best Red Sox player who used to be a Yankee since…?
Rich Hill?He is the best Red Sox player who used to be a Yankee since…?
I appreciate the hell out of Nate Eovaldi and Derek Lowe. Lowe was The Man in the curse ending 2004 postseason, and that wasn't even the year of the crotch grab. Nate was our best pitcher, well, with ER, during his time here. Post season heroics too.He had the same kind of falling backward off-balance finish to his great deliveries that fellow under-appreciated Red Sox hero Derek Lowe had.
Godspeed, Nate.