nice ass kicking

Sox smoke the Jays!

And the MLB does the right thing on the stupid transfer rule! A catch is an out AGAIN!

Sox win and the Bruins win!

Yeah!

Sox win and the Bruins win!

Yeah!

I'm thinking about taking the day off to build an ark. Its been raining for 3 straight now.

But the Sox won.

While this isn't baseball news, I am personally happy for Doc Rivers and the Clippers and I was proud that the NBA did the right thing! Silver showed really courageous leadership yesterday.

Since the C's are/have been out of it, I've been "kind of rooting" (loosely translated as half assed interest beyond the no assed interest in anyone else's performance) for the Nets and the Clips as they have the most ex C's influence. I've always liked and respected Doc. For him to have to try to lead through that mess was a tough order and he handled it like the pro he is!

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I'm in the same boat. It's unfortunate that Doc has to put up with this crap. He's a major class act.

On the baseball side of things, it looks like the bats are finally waking up. Hopefully the hangover is finally gone.

They didn't do the right thing at all. Sure, what he said was stupid and I don't agree with it, but at the end of the day they're just words. He is the owner of an entity valued at something like $575MM. He should not be forced to sell his team just because he privately feels like he does.

This is like the NFL stupidly trying to penalize players for using the n-word on the field. Our society now is so PC it's pathetic. Words by themselves have never, and will never, physically harm someone. When they do, then the topic should be revisited

flame away

and for a baseball post, glad to see solid contributions last night from Vic, JBJ, WMB, AJ, and Lackey. Now if Bogaerts can learn how to not airmail the ball to first, they may be ready to go on a little run

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Meh. It's being beaten to death on the politics board and the general board. The guy has a history of this stuff and a group like the NBA, with a huge black fandom and an overwhelmingly black player base, cannot afford to just sit back. The sponsors reacted by pulling their sponsorships. The NBA responds back. It's the market at work. That's all I'll say. Whether it's "right" or not is an individual opinion.

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See stuff like this, and good players/coaches refusing to sign there, and fans boycotting games and not buying merchandise would have eventually forced his hand by hitting him where it really hurts, his wallet. That should've been the course of action, heavy suspension and fine, then let things play out the naturally would have.

this black columnist seems to share my general sentiments:

http://greenstreet.weei.com/sports/boston/basketball/celtics/2014/04/30/espns-jason-whitlock-on-dc-banning-donald-stern-a-blown-opportunity-for-nba-to-address-culture-issue/

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this black columnist seems to share my general sentiments:

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The fact that you believe Whitlock's skin color/ethinicity provides any more or less validity to your point, proves why this is such a bold, and important, move to begin with.

Not necessarily saying that you are directly wrong here, because I can see why one might equate an opinion of a person of color to have a stronger voice in this calamity. But it doesn't.

I'd rather read ten posts about how disappointing the Rays have been so far this year than one more about Sterling.

"Baseball Other," not "Baseball And Other"

The Rays/Sox game has been postponed due to typhoon.

Bring on the Habs!

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The move wasn't bold or important. Silver didn't want the league's brand as a whole tarnished, so he placated the overly-sensitive, PC obsessed masses with this grand (but in all actuality empty) gesture.

sorry to go off topic again AK, that's the last I'll speak on it here

Sox dropped game one.

Or

Rays edged out the sox in game 1.

Depending on the pov.

It was a close game. Pedroia missed the plate, good eye by the umpire.

I didn't see it (the game that is or the missed plate). Damn job, money, responsibilities and all that nonsense!

he didn't miss the plate, clipped the back corner of it before the tag. But it wasn't conclusive enough to overturn. If he had originally been called safe, they wouldn't have been able to go back and call him out after review.

2 horribly played games from the sox, who failed miserably to take advantage of a team that was struggling mightily going into the series. Failure to hit with RISP did them in once again. Huge missed opportunity, because the rays will only be better next time they meet

If Pedroia were an inch taller (like 5-4 or so), he would have touched the plate.

Sox are quietly having a decent game! 6-1 v. the A's.

The Bruins dropped game 1. So hopefully they bounce back in game 2.

About damn time the Rangers won a game. Need to get the A Team off the DL and get rid of the scrubs. Getting tiresome watching these games hoping they can pull one out of their asses.

Random story, but I decided on a whim to pick up a pack of baseball cards for the first time since I was about 12 yesterday. That was a lot of fun. Scored a Buchholz and a Peavy. It reminded me just how exciting it was to open a fresh pack as a kid hoping for a Boggs or a Clemens or a Greenwell.

Sox win in exciting fashion. Lester fans 15 and Gomes hits a grand slam. Second grand slam for the Sox in 2 games! Ortiz ties my all time favorite player, Dwight Evans, for 4th in HR's in a Sox uniform.

And the Bruins win a thriller to even the series at 1! Good day for Boston sports!

The grizzled veteran and the young phenom teamed up to take down the Empire on Star Wars Day.

"Great, kid. Don't get cocky."

#biggamehunter

I really hope we get a new closer somehow before the deadline. I love Hunter has a set up man but his struggles vs lefties is a concern. I hope he is just a temporary solution.

#biggamedarren

Here comes another sweep.

Bogarts needs to come up with that DP ball!

Dammit Bogarts, you drop the knee on a steal, you get spiked.

Pierzynski throws out two base stealers in one inning! Nice job!

#TommyGun

Jon Lester cruised tonight. Helps with the bats are just beating the crap out of a pitcher who didn't have much to give.

Clevenger is scrappy.