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Just Pitching Coach Bob McClure Texting Mid-Game...NBD
Unbelievable.
The Red Sox are so bad right now that the pitching coach is fucking texting during the game.
Unreal.
I can't believe how much of a joke the Sox are so far.
I never thought I would see this.
The players seem unapologetic for last year's debacle and what's worse is that they still look like they could care less that they're a joke.
And the ownership apparently also doesn't give a shit win or lose, so that's good.
Oh yeah, and if you don't know, now you know, you know: Bobby V answered his fucking cell phone during his post game press conference yesterday.
I've honestly never even heard of that.
The Sox still have phenomenal talent, but they better step their collective shit up soon if they want people to keep buying their fucking bricks.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I know it's been awhile since my last post.
A ton of you have been wondering when I would be back.
And by a ton I mean one of you.
But on to more important things.
What a commersh out of Vancouver.
Just ripe with jealousy, immaturity, and pathetic...ness.
I love it.
This is a real commercial, by the way.
I sleep so well at night these days knowing the the Bruins completely destroyed their will last year and took away literally the only thing that matters to those hosers: The Cup.
#FucktheNucks
Fenway Gets Historic Places Register Listing
Fenway Park was officially recognized as a historic place in some official registry.
Congratulations, Fenway.
Maybe now you can celebrate by making fucking seats that larger gentlemen can fit into.
Seriously, I went to the Frozen Fenway game a couple weeks ago and legit had to stand up. Luckily, the peeps in front of me left so I could put my legs over.
But get your shit together, Fenway.
Just once I'd like to leave a Sox game not feeling like my ass was stuck in a fucking alligator's teeth for 3 hours.
It's ridiculous.
Congratulations, Fenway.
Maybe now you can celebrate by making fucking seats that larger gentlemen can fit into.
Seriously, I went to the Frozen Fenway game a couple weeks ago and legit had to stand up. Luckily, the peeps in front of me left so I could put my legs over.
But get your shit together, Fenway.
Just once I'd like to leave a Sox game not feeling like my ass was stuck in a fucking alligator's teeth for 3 hours.
It's ridiculous.
TRADE DEADLINE: B's Get My Boy Back Along With Mike Mottau and Greg Zanon Basically for Free
The trade deadline for the bruins this year got the job done, even if I've it was painstakingly minor. I've been more entertained reading books before like a nerd than I was today at the deadline.
But PC did a great job of not overpaying in a market that was filled with buyers and not many sellers.
Simple freakonomics tells us that lack of demand leads to price inflation. A.K.A Johnny Oduya for a 2nd rounder and a 3rd rounder.
More like Johnny O'don'tya...right?
But anyways, on to my sick expert analysis:
B's trade Steve Kampfer straight up to the Wild for D Greg Zanon
Sucks to lose Kampfer, but this is a pretty solid deal. Kampfer could turn into a much better player than Zanon, but Zanon fits a need, especially since Corvo sucks and Boych was killed yesterday.
Zanon is basically like Boych with a worse shot, but is better at blocking shots.
Last year, Zanon had more hits than Dennis Seidenberg (169 to 161) and way more blocked shots (212 to 174). Which is impressive considering Dennis Seidenberg is one of the best shot blockers in the league.
He's great at the hip check too and he looks like a murderer. So I guess that can only be a good thing, right?
B's trade Yannick Riendeau and Marc Cantin for Brian Rolston and Mikey Mottau
My boy is finally back where he belongs. Brian Rolston is easily one of my favorite Bruins of all time.
He's the only guy I know that consistently went with the slap shot on the break away. That's such a bad ass move. What's better is that he scored a lot of the time.
He's like the real life Fulton Reed. I think it's pretty clear that he and McQuaid will now assume their roles as the Bash Brothers.
Seriously though, set up Rolston on the point of the 2nd Power Play unit and watch the bombs he rips. He won't be anywhere near good, but he can definitely still bring it.
SIDE NOTE: I don't know if he still says it, but Rolston used to say the phrase, "there's no question" all the time.
I'm hoping he still says it because it is hilarious how often he used to say it and it will make me look cool for remembering that.
So just something to keep an eye on. Or an ear on...nah, that's a lame ass joke. Keep an eye on it.
The best part of these trades is that they allow Chara to team back up with Seids to re-form that dominant, unrelenting D pair that we saw in the playoffs last year.
It also allows the D pairings to all be right-left combos. That's not a huge deal, obviously, but it's a nice luxury to have.
Overall, PC didn't give up anything that great while bringing in the type of players that fill a need, similar to his acquisitions of Chris Kelly and Rich Peverley last year.
Hopefully, it ends the same way.
Anybody Else Lose Some Respect for the Bruins Tonight?
I was originally going to post about how bad the Bruins looked tonight and how it had been a long ass time since the B's got their collective asses whooped like that.
But then I watched the rest of the game and came to the conclusion that they just didn't know how to get blown out like men tonight.
I definitely lost a little respect for them tonight.
Every team gets blown out from time to time. It happens to the best of them.
But to lose focus and start trying to force people to fight out of frustration is unacceptable.
It's not a good look.
Tonight, the Bruins trully looked like a bunch of thugs.
They were vastly outplayed and reverted to forcing their frustrations out on a team that just doesn't have a lot of fighters.
I hate Kaleta as much as the next guy. The way he plays is exactly what Bruins fans hate. But you just can't let that shit get to you.
The Bruins let it get to them and started taking cheap shots.
A couple of instances stick out.
The first was when Kaleta checked Chara a little bit late, sending Big Z off balance crashing into Timmy.
The fans obviously were all over him for knocking into his own goalie because quote honestly, it was hilarious. You never see that.
But then Chara went right after Kaleta and layed a nice hit on him. But the only problem was, it didn't have the fucking puck.
Two minutes in the box. See ya later Chara. Thanks for letting your emotions get the better of you.
I think that was the first time I've seen Chara get embarrassed and let his pride get the best of him.
The other instance involving Kaleta was late in the game when Looch went by him and kind of hit him in the head with his stick while he was on his knees.
What the fuck are you doing Looch?
That's not you. That's not how you play. And that's not how the Bruins play.
That's a Sean Avery move.
Bottom line is, if you're going to dish it out, you sure as hell better be able to take it.
If you're going to have the balls to blow a team out and keep piling on (which is totally cool in my book. If you don't want that to happen, then stop the other team from doing it. It's Bill Belichick 101.) then you better be able to take a beating when teams blow you out.
And tonight, the B's just were too immature, or whatever it was, to deal with a beating.
Where the fuck is Horton when you need him?
But then I watched the rest of the game and came to the conclusion that they just didn't know how to get blown out like men tonight.
I definitely lost a little respect for them tonight.
Every team gets blown out from time to time. It happens to the best of them.
But to lose focus and start trying to force people to fight out of frustration is unacceptable.
It's not a good look.
Tonight, the Bruins trully looked like a bunch of thugs.
They were vastly outplayed and reverted to forcing their frustrations out on a team that just doesn't have a lot of fighters.
I hate Kaleta as much as the next guy. The way he plays is exactly what Bruins fans hate. But you just can't let that shit get to you.
The Bruins let it get to them and started taking cheap shots.
A couple of instances stick out.
The first was when Kaleta checked Chara a little bit late, sending Big Z off balance crashing into Timmy.
The fans obviously were all over him for knocking into his own goalie because quote honestly, it was hilarious. You never see that.
But then Chara went right after Kaleta and layed a nice hit on him. But the only problem was, it didn't have the fucking puck.
Two minutes in the box. See ya later Chara. Thanks for letting your emotions get the better of you.
I think that was the first time I've seen Chara get embarrassed and let his pride get the best of him.
The other instance involving Kaleta was late in the game when Looch went by him and kind of hit him in the head with his stick while he was on his knees.
What the fuck are you doing Looch?
That's not you. That's not how you play. And that's not how the Bruins play.
That's a Sean Avery move.
Bottom line is, if you're going to dish it out, you sure as hell better be able to take it.
If you're going to have the balls to blow a team out and keep piling on (which is totally cool in my book. If you don't want that to happen, then stop the other team from doing it. It's Bill Belichick 101.) then you better be able to take a beating when teams blow you out.
And tonight, the B's just were too immature, or whatever it was, to deal with a beating.
Where the fuck is Horton when you need him?
How Could You Not Win For This Man?
This was a clip from Sportsnet Central tonight where Mr. Kraft was talking about the MHK oil painting that the players surprised Mr. Kraft and his family with.
Usually, that show is pretty dec. But don't get me started on Jessica Moran. I'd like to throw her off a cliff if possible. Hopefully we can get that going. She's just awful at what she does. She clearly reads at a 3rd-grade level and I wish Megatron was real because I would hire him to take her out.
But anyways, I gotta hand it to them, because that was some pretty powerful stuff.
Big Vince, Ty Law, and Troy Brown care so deeply for Mr. Kraft, it's amazing.
And it's not only them, it's Tedy Bruschi being his special guest for the AFC Championship game; it's Drew Bledsoe routinely coming back to Gillette every time Mr. Kraft asks him to; it's Rosie Colvin coming back to lead charity flag football games because Mr. Kraft asked him to; it's Benny scoring the first TD in the Pats-Ravens game and immediately pointing to the MHK patch on his jersey.
These guys genuinely care for Mr. Kraft, his family, his late wife Myra, the organization, and what it truly means to be a Patriot.
(It's the same reason why Jeff Saturday will be a New England Patriot next year. I'm calling it right now.)
This team, win or lose, feels like it is back to the old Patriots ways of the early 2000's.
The days where everyone was held accountable and no one was given a free ride, no matter if you were Brady or Bruschi or Bethel...Johnson.
The days where the league called Mr. Kraft and said, "If your players aren't introduced individually, you're going to get fined. And he said, "Well then go ahead and fine me" because coming out as a team was far more important than some fine.
The days where the players took immense pride in wearing the Flying Elvis.
I honestly think this game could go any way possible. I think the Giants could win a close one or a blow out and I think the Pats could win a close one or a blow out.
But win or lose, the thing I'm most excited about going forward is that we support a team that treats playing for the Patriots as a priviledge and not a right.
Win the game, boys.
End a magical year the right way.
GOO!!!!!!!
Look at the mug on Bill in hike school.
Lady, you're scarin' us.
I mean, he just looks awful.
Straight up halloween mask-face.
Jesus.
He looks better now at age 59 then he did back then.
Probably why he's a genius these days. I can't imagine little BB had a ton of friends with that cold demeanor, monotone voice, and a mug like that.
Great coach though...
On a related note, Bill, when you read this, please win next Sunday so I can avoid punching and kicking walls down to the ground and irreparably damaging relationships.
Thanks.
What's with the O-Face, Gresh?
I've been wondering something about Andy Gresh for a while now - do people dislike this buffoon as much as I do? It's true that the guy is knowledgeable about the Pats but his NFL smarts nowhere near outweigh his negative attributes. Insulting people with dissenting opinions, obnoxiously handling less sports-savvy callers, referring to his college playing days as if he were looking back over a 20-year NFL career (it's fucking URI, Gresh, give us a break)... Zolak's sidekick seems like he was cut right from the WEEI cloth. Maybe I'm being too hard on the big guy, but that's my right as a Boston sports media consumer, something Gresh would do well to keep in mind the next time someone shoots him a scathing text message or calls into question his "experience" or expertise on-air.
Come again, NESN?
Interesting graphic considering the B's were locked in a 2-2 tie with the Lightning, with Nathan Horton being responsible for the team's 2 goals to that point, when this dropped. No one's perfect, but far be it from me to deprive you all of a good laugh at NESN's expense.
Yanks Gone Wild
I don't get it. Is this any different than what the Yankees always do? (Rhetorical question.) Am I supposed to suddenly be scared of this overrated rotation? 'Cuz quite honestly I'm not. It's yet to be proven if Kuroda's skills over in Quadruple A land - excuse me, the NL West - will carry over to the best division in baseball, and in spite of his tremendous talent Pineda had one good year in a pitcher's park. Couple that with the fact that you're still relying on some combination of Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes, AJ Burnett and Freddy Garcia for the final two rotation spots and I'm nowhere near impressed.
Is the rotation better than it was 2 days ago? Absolutely. Is it the best in baseball? No, not even close. Who's pitching staff would I rather have, ace through closer, for 2012? Still the Red Sox, no question.
