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I wish Girardi would think the same way...I'd love to see Molina back there 19 times a year against the Sox.

Command, Command, Command

Chin: My hunch on Drew is 15 HRs...that's 3 more than I predicted for him last year. I'm hoping the soft-shell hyperbaric chamber will result in a few xtra dingers this year.

For those of us whove watched them for religiously for the first hald of our lives and somewhat more casually since (a) they've sucked and ( we've developed other priorities, it's extremely disheartening. I remember Bobby Orr gracing the Garden ice with a style that ultimately changed the way defenseman played the game. I remember Derek Sanderson as a young and unique talent. I can recall Espo getting his garbage goals in front of the net, or Cashman scoring on one shift, beating someone's ass on the next. These are the more vague memories. I really started watching them a lot in the mid 70's. As Crunchy said, what I wouldn't give to see the diminutive Stan Jonathan pummel someone twice his size or see Wensink challenge an entire bench, with no takers. To see someone play with the intensity of a Terry O'Reilly would be amazing...or to see someone with the finishing skills of Rick "Nifty" Middleton. Character abounded with the old B's. Even the lesser known names were huge contributors because they had balls...Bob Miller, Bobby Shmatz, Ken Linseman, Don Marcotte, Peter Mcnabb, the Crowders, Bobby Sweeney, Don Sweeney. Look at the B's wrong and, depending on the era, you'd get whooped by Cashman or O'Reilly, Jonathan or Wensink, Jay Miller or Lyndon Byers, Neely or Nilan. And you'd never, ever have heard a Canadiens fan base chanting in the old Garden, or at least not living to tell about it. I will continue to watch the Bruins, hoping for just an occasional glimpse of the B's of old. But until the front office figures out that there is neither enough talent OR heart on this team, I fear I'll be searching in vain for those days gone by.

I witnessed (via TV) the ultimate indignity last night. First off, the B'splayed one of their better B's-Habs games last night and still came up short. I'm ok with that since I think the B's are not a very good team. This isn't what bothered me. As I mentioned in a post a few weeks back, again, in the BRUINS HOUSE, there was a plethora of Canadien jerseys...a few is one thing, but there were quite a few...that's at least somewhat disturbing....but still isn't what's really on my mind. When I put the game on, I wasn't sure where they were playing. Chara had picked up the puck behind the B's net and there was a solid round of boos. I though they must be in Montreal. wrong...B's came across center ice and I see the spoked B. The fkn Canadien fans were more vocal than the Bruins fans. And it gets worse...with a minute or so to go you could hear the "na-na-na-na, hey-hey, goodbye" chant that those of us who have watched this rivalry for the past 30 years or so have grown all too accustomed to. In the Bruins home arena? This is an all time low for the Bruins and I'm thoroughly disgusted.

Exaggeration?

It's all good Head, BoSox. Ya know what I could see the Sox doing as a form of one-upsmanship? The Sox giving a plate appearance or 1 day contract, spring invite, etc. to some regular joe who is a known long-time Sox fan and has overcome some sort of major adversity through a display of courage and balls. Let the Yanks have their celebrity...while the Sox stand for the common man. Although we know that's not necessarily true, it plays out well in the media. Good marketing, IMO. Although to a cynic like me it would scream GIMMICK, it would be an interesting move by the Sox. FO...you have my permission to steal my idea.

If you look at the part of the quote I was commenting on, which I bolded, it stated that the celebs priorities were more important than ours. I don't see it that way. My priorities? Parenting, which involves an inordinate amount of time staying on top of my kids, especially my high maintenance child. I don't have a 3rd party raising my children. Coaching baseball or basketball, where I am extremely committed to my players, parents, the league, etc. How many celebs are coaching sports? Working a typical work week, for decent/modest pay requires me to work a normal workweek, and doesn't allow for large breaks in time and an exorbitant salary with which I can attend lots of games. Pampered celebs priorities, IMO, pale in comparison to the average joe's priorities. Does this make them less of a fan? No. But those that show up in the front row of a playoff game when its likely they haven't a fkn clue about what the team has been through prior looks phony to me.

How do you figure?

Thanks for the clarification. As for your lost catcher...that's unfortunate. I suppose we may see catchers not block the plate in meaningless spring training games in the future...quite possibly at the request of their manager.

Did he display enough command to, say, hit ARod in the ribs with a 94 MPH fastball?

Thanks, but you didn't answer my question. While I agree with you, I asked WAS there any reaction among Yankee fans? Since some Yankee fans expressed a desire that their team fight fire with fire, I wondered if anyone was upset with ARod pulling up. At any rate, that would be just terrible if ARod was out for 6 weeks...I'd be quite upset.

Not sure if this has been discussed already, but was there a reaction among Yankee fans when ARod did NOT attempt to bull over the TB catcher the last time they played?

A sports lovers weekend. Pro basketball and hockey, college basketball and hockey and HS basketball and hockey. Went to the Ffd Prep vs. ND of FFd Division 1 final today. Fkn Prep wins again...damn, those arrogant mother f***ers just have a knack for pulling these games out. The better team won, though, and the best player, IMO, led the way. Congrats to Prep.

C'mon, man... Everyone knows Susan "Butch" Waldman is a pitcher, not a catcher.

Uh, ok, Freud, you figured it out. Ever give any credence to the thought that some Red Sox fans don't want their team to treat spring training as a time to f*** around with celebrities using their...well, celebrity...to feed their own forlorn desires to play ball with the big guys? Let these f***ers do the Sox Fantasy Camp, but keep 'em out of Spring Training.

YES! f*** Ben Affleck, I don't want him or Farrell or Matt Damon or anyone of these posers out there. I will say this...Billy Crystal handled himself well...fouled one off, went down swinging, good for him. Just glad it was the Yankees pulling this ploy and not the Sox.

Oh great. I googled her and yes is very, very hot...too hot, potentially, for this young kid. Hope he can handle it without losing his focus. FYI, I clicked on her web-page...holy crap! lesbo pics, toys, etc. Better clean my web site history.

BL, you make a good point. Something, though, made the ump see it differently. I suppose he could have been over-sensitive due to the collision in a prior game, but who knows.

If he only had a brain...... http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2007-09/32774632.jpg

More evidence of Shelly Duncan's lack of character: "I’m very fortunate to have been able to spend a year with Roger. He’s really taught me a lot about being a person and how to play this game the right way.” bwahahahahahahaha!

In the original incident, Cervelli blocked the plate and gave the runner no place to slide. Makes sense to me, he's trying to make an impression. The runner, seeing the catcher in his path, levels him. Makes sense to me again...young player trying to make an impression. Unfortunately a player got hurt. That's part of the game. In yesterday's game, clearly the umpire thought Heath Phillips threw at Longoria...looking at the replay, it sure looked like it, but who knows. Again, part of baseball, and he was tossed. Then along comes Duncan...28 years old, a 2001 draft pick of the Yankees, and a guy who has seen some MLB time. He's not an unknown, he doesn't need to make a name for himself, and he needs to play better to win a spot, not retaliate with a bush league attempt to injure. Look at Duncan's slide...that is not "going in hard" that is sliding, then kicking the opponent. He's a fkn bush-league pussy.