As they battle the New York Yankees to stay over 0.500 and out of the basement in the AL East, the Boston Red Sox made the shocking decision Thursday to fire chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom.
Bloom, who was hired in October 2019, helped transform the Red Sox farm system but at the cost of some beloved fan favorites and the results on the field. He was ultimately responsible for the trade that sent Mookie Betts to the Dodgers and plenty of fans blamed him for creating a situation where Xander Bogaerts felt unappreciated and chose to leave in free agency and sign with the San Diego Padres.
The Red Sox are almost certainly missing the playoffs this season, making it the third time in Bloom's four seasons in which they would miss out on the postseason. Over the entire four-season era, they were just three games over 0.500.
The Yankees and the Red Sox are one of the most long-running and deep-seated rivalries in all of sports and it's no surprise that Yankees fans were happy to celebrate dysfunction bubbling up in Boston.
At the end of the day Chaim Bloom really didn't understand Boston
— Eric Katz #repbx (@Sportsteamnews) September 14, 2023
Red Sox told Chaim Bloom to go home and get his shine box.#boston #RedSox
— Homan (@Nate_Homan) September 14, 2023
I still remember when Red Sox fans were trying to do mental gymnastics around why Chaim Bloom was a good gm that betts trade yikes https://t.co/gA8ZjJAYUw
— Enoch (@enochthecursed) September 14, 2023
A literal rock would be better than Chaim Bloom. It doesn't need to be Theo. Anyone you hire to replace Bloom will immediately be an upgrade. That's how bad he was.
— Jake (@kakejatz) September 14, 2023
At least a few Yankees fans were both delighting in the chaos of the Red Sox AND perhaps saw an opportunity for their team to shed their own front office problem and make an upgrade.
The Red Sox just fired their GM, Chaim Bloom. The Yankees need to do the same!! #Yankees #FireCashman https://t.co/2oLUmKiYGC
— QuintNJ (@QuintNJ) September 14, 2023
If the Red Sox can part ways with Chaim Bloom, the Yankees can part ways with Brian Cashman
— Sophia Milagros (@SophiaMilagros2) September 14, 2023
Yankees should hire Chaim Bloom and really stick it to Sam Kennedy and the Red Sox
— The New Majority (@NixonandIke) September 14, 2023
Sam sounds delusional up there
Who would want to work for this ownership group ?
But Yankees' fans weren't the only ones indulging in a little schadenfreude today. A few Red Sox seemed happy to have Bloom out of their lives too.
“Name one bad move Chaim Bloom made as the Red Sox’s GM” pic.twitter.com/HzCk5HUYMH
— Boston Sports Enjoyer (@DeversEnjoyer) September 14, 2023
Chaim Bloom failed as a GM
— Behind Enemy Lines (@AriRubin7) September 14, 2023
—Say what you will about whether trading Betts was his or ownership’s decision, he has to get back more in that trade
—The failure to pick a direction at the trade deadline the last few years is inexcusable. Either go for it…#redsox #dirtywater
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Chaim Bloom has been fired! Let the celebration begin!! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/P8FDvzeL2x
— Lew🐦 Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 (@lgarf3) September 14, 2023
"It's gonna be awesome." - Chaim Bloom#redsox #thankgod #worstgmever
— The Boston Mid Sox (@chekares) September 14, 2023
CHAIM BLOOM IS GONE?!?! THE HEAVENLY GATES HAVE OPENED?!?!
— Chandler MacKenzie (@chanmack21) September 14, 2023
At this point, it's not clear who will replace Bloom but it seems likely the Red Sox may take their time to find the right fit for their new era.