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These idiots think they can get at the Bruins with this big, bad tough hockey play. Don’t they know the Bruins invented that type of hockey. They’re going to get their asses kicked.

—My dad while watching the Bruins vs. Flyers (via bawstonbeeruins)

jamiepinkham:

Who is more weird?

If you aren’t watching the HBO 24/7 Road to the Winter Classic, you’re missing out. It’s such a great insight into the game of hockey. If you already love the game, you’ll love it more. If you couldn’t care less for hockey, you will at least appreciate these guys.

They are arguably the most humble of all the professional athletes.

Best Goal of the Year!!

Best Goal of the Year!!

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mlboffseason: The Red Sox & A’s have completed a 5 player trade, with closer Andrew Bailey moving East, to anchor the Boston bullpen. The full trade involves Bailey & OF Ryan Sweeney leaving Oakland, with OF Josh Reddick heading out in return, along with prospects IF Miles Head & Raul Alcantera, a pitcher. Now, full disclosure, I’m a Sox fan. That said, I love this deal. Bailey had been a guy linked to Boston for a while now. With the departure of Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies & the expected move of stretching out last year’s set up man, Daniel Bard, to compete for a spot in the starting rotation, the Red Sox have a huge void to fill in the back end of their ‘pen. What new G.M. Ben Cherington has been trying to do is collect quality pieces on the cheap —avoid big ticket purchases like Ryan Madson or making deals that ship out any of their top 10 prospects— to put together a staff with depth & flexibility. This deal does exactly that. While Bailey has injury concerns, Reddick, the headline piece Oakland is getting back, was considered more of a 4th outfielder type in the A.L. East. Boston will now focus on getting another starter & maybe a veteran power arm to compete to be a part of the Sox 25-man Opening Day roster. I’ll write more later on just how the Red Sox staff shapes up now from top to bottom, providing a pretty good glimpse into what Boston has as it tries to rebound from the epic collapse that was September, 2011. While Reddick was not considered a major piece of Boston’s future, he should offer Oakland a bat that has a ton of potential, as long as he can overcome his issues with plate discipline. The A’s are essentially hoping he becomes a major upgrade over Sweeney & that the prospects they are receiving are future pieces that can come up through their system and be on the big league roster in 2014. Where as Head projects as a MLB average 1B, Raul Alcantara may be the guy that Oakland looks to as the player we one day consider the best player in the trade. He’s raw, only 19, but has the ceiling of being either a middle of the rotation pitcher or a 30+ saves closer. Overall the deal boils down to this: Boston dealt from areas where their organizational depth resides & the A’s are selling high on a closer. Both are savvy moves by these two front offices. This time next year we may see it from a different angle, but today this deal breaks as a win for Boston.

mlboffseason:

The Red Sox & A’s have completed a 5 player trade, with closer Andrew Bailey moving East, to anchor the Boston bullpen.

The full trade involves Bailey & OF Ryan Sweeney leaving Oakland, with OF Josh Reddick heading out in return, along with prospects IF Miles Head & Raul Alcantera, a pitcher.

Now, full disclosure, I’m a Sox fan. That said, I love this deal. Bailey had been a guy linked to Boston for a while now. With the departure of Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies & the expected move of stretching out last year’s set up man, Daniel Bard, to compete for a spot in the starting rotation, the Red Sox have a huge void to fill in the back end of their ‘pen. What new G.M. Ben Cherington has been trying to do is collect quality pieces on the cheap —avoid big ticket purchases like Ryan Madson or making deals that ship out any of their top 10 prospects— to put together a staff with depth & flexibility. This deal does exactly that. While Bailey has injury concerns, Reddick, the headline piece Oakland is getting back, was considered more of a 4th outfielder type in the A.L. East.

Boston will now focus on getting another starter & maybe a veteran power arm to compete to be a part of the Sox 25-man Opening Day roster. I’ll write more later on just how the Red Sox staff shapes up now from top to bottom, providing a pretty good glimpse into what Boston has as it tries to rebound from the epic collapse that was September, 2011.

While Reddick was not considered a major piece of Boston’s future, he should offer Oakland a bat that has a ton of potential, as long as he can overcome his issues with plate discipline. The A’s are essentially hoping he becomes a major upgrade over Sweeney & that the prospects they are receiving are future pieces that can come up through their system and be on the big league roster in 2014. Where as Head projects as a MLB average 1B, Raul Alcantara may be the guy that Oakland looks to as the player we one day consider the best player in the trade. He’s raw, only 19, but has the ceiling of being either a middle of the rotation pitcher or a 30+ saves closer.

Overall the deal boils down to this: Boston dealt from areas where their organizational depth resides & the A’s are selling high on a closer. Both are savvy moves by these two front offices. This time next year we may see it from a different angle, but today this deal breaks as a win for Boston.

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Thinking about how many great things I have in my life