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Every Other Thursday Blog

 A couple of weeks ago my friend Don Martelli asked me if I'd like to contribute to a new daddy blog he started with his friends. Don & I have gotten to know each other via Facebook & Twitter. We've shared a single phone conversation and have never met in person, but based on our families (he has 2 daughters and a wife he loves dearly just like me), our common interests (social media, Boston sports, photography, tech gadgets to name a few), and the fact he has a great sense of humor, I already feel like I've known him for years.

So I'll be writing for Every Other Thursday at least once a week. I'm looking forward to the challenge of taking my own family experiences and trying to describe them in a way that other parents can understand and relate to. My co-contributors have varying backgrounds and kids of all ages, so there should be a great mix of perspectives. If you're interested in following along, please add us to your favorite reader!

Filed under: #eotblog @bigguyd blog boston celtics dad stuff Every Other Thursday patriots red sox

Boston Red Sox trading closer Papelbon? - Sports Rumors - MLB - Yahoo! Sports [LAME]

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Closer Jonathan Papelbon(notes) has been an All-Star for the Boston Red Sox since he came into the league in 2006. He's saved 151 games for the team and is the owner of the record for the most consecutive scoreless innings in the postseason with 26. And now the team is supposedly considering trading him.

ESPN's Steve Phillips said as much in an interview on WEEI radio. He says Papelbon will be used to bring a big bat to Boston, which is good because Jason Bay(notes) supposedly wants to move back to the West Coast, where he has a home in Seattle.

After all, the guy has two more years on his contract and there aren't many good closers that will be available this winter through free agency. If Papelbon does get moved, though, he'll have to choose a new entrance song. He currently arrives at the mound to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," by the Dropkick Murphys.

Source: WEEINew Window

Related: Jason Bay, Boston Red Sox

via sports.yahoo.com

Both the premise of this article and its headline annoy the heck out of me. Why? Because it's misleading, and the average person who doesn't look closely enough will assume that complete and utter speculation = proof that the Red Sox are exploring this deal.

Are any Red Sox team sources cited in this story? No. The linked post that is supposed to support the premise that "the team is supposedly considering trading him" doesn't even come close. The team isn't supposedly considering trading Paps... rather, Steve Phillips is saying they SHOULD consider doing this! Big difference, and it doesn't even qualify as a rumor IMO. Yet somehow this is enough to slap on the ridiculous headline. Why not go with something like "ESPN's Phillips: Red Sox Should Trade Papelbon"? At least this would be closer to the truth.

I want to like Yahoo! Sports because it's a nice alternative to the ad-intensive goliath that is ESPN.com. But they're going to need to do better than this if they want to win my eyeballs.

Filed under: baseball ESPN media Papelbon Red Sox rumors sports Yahoo!

Dennis Drinkwater strikes again

 OK I'll admit it, the other night I got a little annoyed with Dennis Drinkwater:

The good news... someone posted a YouTube video as evidence of the offense! Now you can all see what I'm talking about (he's in the blue shirt):

No footage yet of the women & children who were trampled, but I'll keep looking!

Filed under: #redsox David Ortiz Dennis Drinkwater Twitter walk-off
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