I think the term you’re looking for here Steve is Dirt *Dog* Laughed way harder than I probably should have at this.
Steve Lyons Calling Brock Holt a “Dirtbag” is Laugh Out Loud Funny
I think the term you’re looking for here Steve is Dirt *Dog* Laughed way harder than I probably should have at this.
Even Shaws is Losing Faith in Sandoval
Panda Down!
Clay Buchholz Bombs His Season Debut
Give me a goddamn break, Clay. Four innings, five earned runs and a 7-6 loss to the powerhouse Indians. I did not have high hopes for Clay coming into the season and I’m not going to overreact to one outing, but holy hell this guy is brutal. I’m sure he’ll run off a string of a few starts throwing zeroes and every writer in town will tell you he’s finally put it all together. It’s great to have a guy with that potential in your rotation, but not as your No. 2 and someone you’re going to have to legit depend on throughout the year and if you somehow get there, the playoffs.
I read a Scott Lauber tidbit saying that during Clay’s 13 start stretch last season when he posted an ERA of 2.55, Buchholz only threw to veteran backup Sandy Leon, not once pitching to rookie Blake Swihart. Couple that with the fact he likes to call his own game and you seem to have a guy stuck in his ways. Awesome. Maybe after 10 years of shitty results we can try something new? No? Alright.
Somebody get this guy some BullFrog ASAP. So what if it was 34 degrees outside? Could not have been any more suspect than wearing sunscreen in a fucking dome.
Kendrick Perkins Kinda Sorta Hints Kevin Durant Might Consider the Celtics
ESPN – With the Celtics hoping to be one of the teams making a pitch to Durant in free agency this summer, Perkins was peppered with questions about Oklahoma City’s star forward.
I’m not gonna let myself get worked up about another stud free agent potentially coming to the Celtics because what always happens is once summer actually rolls around Trader Danny can’t even get a meeting with said free agent. Every. Time. I don’t know if Perk is playing coy here like he actually knows something. Don’t toy with us like that Perk, one wink, one nod and I’ll run down to the Pro Shop right now for a custom Durant Celtics jersey.
P.S. – Perk is totally full of shit if he doesn’t think the Celtics would have won the title in 2010 if he doesn’t get hurt. I still remember berating my TV watching that slob Rasheed Wallace sucking air in Game 7 because he was so out of shape. People don’t forget, Sheed.
Troy Smith’s DUI Arrest Makes Me Sad for His Madden Glory Days
I’ve always had a fondness for mobile QB’s who enter the league and wind up as journeymen backups and I think that probably goes back to my Madden Glory Days. Pick a team with a fast backup QB and then wreck havoc on everyone. Now keep in mind this was before the Russell Wilson/Cam Newton/Colin Kaepernick wave of QB’s entered the league. This was back when the only starting QB that could really move was Vick, which obviously got worse over time. But take the Ravens, bench Flacco’s bum ass and insert Troy Smith. Go five wide and wait until you find the edge or just destroy people with screens and slants, basically just run the Ray “Voodoo” Tatum spread offense. I had roommates firing clickers off the wall because these terrible real life QB’s just dominated in Madden. Smith, Vince Young, Tebow, even going back to Doug Flutie’s Chargers days. Overall rating of 68? As long as your Speed and Acceleration are over 75, don’t give a shit, I will take you to victory. Poor Troy Smith, we’ll always have Madden even if that NFL career didn’t pan out like I had hoped.
UNC Loses an Absolute Heartbreaker in National Championship
That was an absolutely devastating loss for Michael Jordan and co. Starting with that ill advised, potential scapegoat making, ridiculous 3 pointer that Marcus Paige hit. MJ went through the roof, legit most emotion I’ve seen from that guy since hitting the game winner in Game 6 over the Jazz. Riding high, 4.7 seconds left, let’s just make a stop and play for OT. Except big boy Kris Jenkins had other ideas and drains a 3 for the buzzer beater game winner. Crying Jordan memes for life. Would love to see the Twitter analytics on how many times that was used last night, which still somehow remains funny to me. And let me tell you, I’ve witnessed my alma mater lose a national championship game in person and that shit is brutal. The devastating loss, trying not to murder anyone wearing the other team’s jersey and then the 8 hour drive home. At that point just drive your car into the river and call it. Thoughts and Prayers for MJ.
Bryce Harper Continues to Give Middle Finger to the Old Baseball Guard
Bryce Harper wearing a “Make Baseball Fun Again” hat. Love it, so much. pic.twitter.com/zESqRjO0qN
— Mr. Schäfer (@misterschafer) April 5, 2016
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There’s nothing I enjoy more as a sports fan than athletes who challenge the old guard. You can’t do this, don’t say that, that’s not how it’s done. Forget that noise. If Bryce Harper can hit 42 HR’s and win the MVP at 22 then he can flip as many bats as he wants. Not to mention this is the No. 1 complaint with baseball for years, it’s too slow and boring. Baseball needs guys like Harper and Jose Bautista. Joey Bats smashing that bomb in the playoffs last year and then chucking his bat was legitimately electric. If you want people to watch more baseball, then let the personalities come out.
Breaking News from ESPN: Sandoval Overpaid for a Bench Player
Thank god for the World Wide Leader. Sandoval is overpaid to be a bench player; scorching hot take out of Bristol. This is a pretty hilarious reminder of how poorly the Sox have evaluated Free Agents recently though. Only another presidency until that contract is up guys, no worries.
NFL Teams Meeting With Free Agents Solely Because Patriots Were Interested
via Patriots.com
ESPN – “One agent whose free-agent client recently had a workout with the Patriots shared the following: When word of the player’s visit to New England had become public, four teams called that day to express some level of interest. Up to that point, interest in the player around the league had been dormant … this was one example of how their actions can sometimes spark movement from other clubs who are more likely to be reactive than proactive.”
For a second I thought this was a Jerry Thornton article, and Mike Reiss is a pretty straight shooter so this is not a pro-Patriots puff piece. These stories continue to come out about how the Patriots are just smarter than everyone else. Whether that’s actually even true or not doesn’t really matter because perception is reality my friends.
When fans say it, it comes off as “arrogant” and “cocky,” but when legit reporters are writing about how other teams are dialing up prospects they’ve never even heard of simply because Belichick and co. took a look at them, that is gold. Knowing Belichick this could very easily just be smoke and mirrors. He could probably make teams think the next stud NFL QB is going to come from a triple-option offense out of Navy.
Don’t fool yourselves, for as much as execs around the league bitch and moan every time the Pats do something new (looking at you John Harbaugh), they all take notes and do everything they can to replicate the Pats (again; looking at you John Harbaugh). That’s why the Belichick Coaching Tree, no matter how many former BB assistants fail to survive on their own, will never dry up as long as Bill is still coaching. Just keep throwing darts and hope that you stumble onto the next Belichick. Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if Steve Belichick gets an offer sheet for a head coaching gig next offseason.
Red Sox Add to The Most Expensive Bench in MLB
Rusney Castillo Basically Left Out – Here we go again, another disaster of a contract in Boston. $72 million for a platoon player in Rusney Castillo. The Sox have signed a lot of shitty contracts the last 10 years, whether Edgar Renteria, Julio Lugo, Carl Crawford etc. Except this one might be the worst. Sure all the guys on that list were terrible, but at least they STARTED. The Sox butchered this so bad, signing a guy solely off a workout, without ever having seen him play and now they have a 25th man making more than most of the team. Best case scenario, Rusney turns into a super-sub (which is what his replacement Brock Holt is supposed to be doing instead of taking his job). In that case, fine it’s John Henry’s money to burn, but if not. Then they’ll have a lot of pricey dead roster spots. Belichick must be sick thinking about this on his boat in Nantucket.
The 300s 