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Dempster did an impression of Will Ferrell doing an impression of Harry Caray. I'm not exaggerating when I say the times he would break that out would make me change the channel.
2016 MLB Regular Season - It's an Even Year...
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What?
Dempster did an impression of Will Ferrell doing an impression of Harry Caray. I'm not exaggerating when I say the times he would break that out would make me change the channel.
Their medical staff, or their coaching staff? Or, their entire trash heap of an organization that allows this sort of incompetence to continue year after year?
At least whenever Dusty Baker got fired, pitchers breathed a sigh of relief.
Walk off grand slam Teix! 
Watching the Jays has become painful, especially taking three hours to get to the game and have them blow it.
People are waiting for the inevitable off-season firing of Gibbons to replaced by a Shapiro stooge, the exodus of Bautista and Encarnacion and the beginning of the new dark age at Rogers Centre. I for one would be happy to see Gibbons and Bautista gone, but this team is in trouble.
People are waiting for the inevitable off-season firing of Gibbons to replaced by a Shapiro stooge, the exodus of Bautista and Encarnacion and the beginning of the new dark age at Rogers Centre. I for one would be happy to see Gibbons and Bautista gone, but this team is in trouble.
It's days like today that I'm glad to have the MLB app, can watch all the playoff machinations live.
^ I love how the Mets fans outnumbered the Philly fans in their own ballpark. 
Today is going to be a great day of baseball. Can't wait to watch it all.
What a great day of baseball, why I love the extra wildcard spot.
No disrespect to Big Papi, but I thought a player already had to BE in the Hall of Fame before the Redsox would retire his number. Have they changed this policy?
edit: @Scout101, I summon thee
That's BEEN the rule, but as mentioned, they can kinda do whatever they want, it's their wall. No HOA rules, they can decorate however they see fit
that said, it's definitely been just HOF players in the past. And until recently, just HOF players that played 10 years or more with the Red Sox. (they wanted it to be whole career or retired with Red Sox, but couldn't exclude Fisk). Of course, always exceptions, so Johnny Pesky isn't a HOF player and his number was retired in 2008. Pedro didn't play 10 years with the Sox (7 years), but otherwise qualifies and is obviously pretty well associated with the Sox.
They used the 'Didn't retire with the Red Sox' thing against Wade Boggs for the longest time, but finally caved this year (needed some publicity, anniversary of 1986 team, etc). He is in HOF, 10 years with Sox, etc. they were just pissed about the Yankee Stadium horse thing, and Boggs was kinda a dick about it for a long time (even now, wore his Yankees WS ring to some of the ceremony before someone told him to cut the crap and he wore his HOF ring the next day).
They've sat on Clemens' number since he retired, but held off because of the steroid thing and until he makes the HOF, nothing really forces their hand I guess. He's been showing up at Fenway more in recent years, so they may be coming around on him after a strained divorce.
Also haven't re-issued Varitek or Wakefield's numbers, but they have no chance of making HOF, so it may just be more of a respect thing unless they decide to 'Pesky' them after a while (maybe Varitek coaches or something, he's shown interest in that department, and both currently work for the team in front office or NESN capacity).
Entertainingly, as I was checking a couple things, came upon one more. Harry Hooper ought to have his number retired per the rules. HOF player, played for Boston for 12 out of his 17 year career. Guy has 4 Red Sox World Series rings, as well, pretty exclusive company. Problem is that there's no real cry to put him up there, and his fan club is long dead (retired in 1925). Also, he doesn't have a number to retire, they didn't wear numbers on their jerseys in Boston until 1931, so hard to hang it up there and you'd have to use his name or something. Just kinda fun trivia, I guess, didn't know that one...
And to add one last bit: Maybe the Red Sox are trying to help sway popular opinion a bit, too? Deserves HOF entry, and may well get there, but the DH road is a tough path to get through, so maybe by doing this, it sort of gets people used to the idea of associating him with the others, and it helps sway the narrative?
I mean, I have no problem with his number up there, he's been one of the most important parts of 3 of the WS banners on the wall, face of the game, all around great dude and whatnot, so if you aren't doing it for him, it just becomes a very cut and dried thing. #34 is spoken for, so no one was going to wear it for a long time, if ever, even if it wasn't formally on the wall.
Feels like a pretty good chance his number was going to end up there eventually, so maybe just hanging it a 7-8 years early is all...
I mean, I have no problem with his number up there, he's been one of the most important parts of 3 of the WS banners on the wall, face of the game, all around great dude and whatnot, so if you aren't doing it for him, it just becomes a very cut and dried thing. #34 is spoken for, so no one was going to wear it for a long time, if ever, even if it wasn't formally on the wall.
Feels like a pretty good chance his number was going to end up there eventually, so maybe just hanging it a 7-8 years early is all...
It's bloodbath day for managers and a few GMs.
I'm surprised by Walt Weiss' "resignation" -- the Rockies' future is bright and he inherited a dumpster fire. All the new manager will need is a better bullpen and that's a playoff team.
^ The Rockies can take a dump quicker than any team when we think they're good.
Barry Bonds fired by the Marlins today as well.
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