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  1. E5 Yaz

    Hit the Road, Mac: Where will he be next season?

    There have been more stories of trade rumors than times Mac Jones escaped a pocket. We've all had our say; now it's time to predict, Where will Mac play this coming season?
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    Non-Patriots Free Agency News 2024

    Russell Wilson to meet with Steelers https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2024/03/07/sources-steelers-plan-to-meet-with-russell-wilson-have-interest-in-signing-qb/stories/202403070095
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    Peter King Retires*

    The asterisk is his (you'll find out why in this, his final column). I know, I know ... he wasn't what he once was. Who is? At his peak, though, MMQB was appointment reading. I'll miss it. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/fmia/news/fmia-nfl-peter-king-retirement-its-time
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    MLB Expansion Watch

    Sorry if I missed an existing thread, but thought we could break this out as a topic. ESPN writers did a thought-exercise piece today, rounding up the potential sites, discussing pros/cons and answering the surface-level questions for each. Some interesting nuggets in each. The cities discussed...
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    SI: Cover Songs

    Peter King had a piece in his column today, in lieu of the Sports Illustrated news, where he asked some NFL and media types about the SI covers that first come to mind...
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    The next OC?

    Mike Garafolo suggested this week that should the Patriots decide to move on from Bill O'Brien, it's possible that Josh McDaniels would be in play to be the Offensive Coordinator under Mayo. Do we really want to go down this road again? Answer the poll, but what's of more interest is in what...
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    Red Sox making things uniform for 2024

    It appears the Red Sox are going to have a standard schedule for uniforms next season. According to Cora: HOME Monday-Thursday, Sunday: all white Friday: red tops Saturday: City Connect (yellow) Monday-Thursday, Saturday-Sunday: all grey Friday: blue tops Cora said the change was in part...
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    Casas, Devers finalists for Silver Slugger awards

    FIRST BASE Triston Casas, Red Sox Yandy Díaz, Rays Nathaniel Lowe, Rangers Spencer Torkelson, Tigers THIRD BASE Alex Bregman, HOU Rafael Devers, BOS Isaac Paredes, TB José Ramírez, CLE https://www.mlb.com/news/silver-slugger-award-finalists-2023
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    Trade Deadline Thread 2023

    Credit to @amfox1 Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 1m The #Giants are finalizing a deal to send Pro Bowl DL Leonard Williams to the #Seahawks, per me and @MikeGarafolo, giving them financial flexibility. Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 1m The #Giants are getting back: A 2024 2nd rounder and a 2025 5th rounder...
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    Verdugo is Gold Glove finalist

    Oddly enough, the lone Red Sox finalist RIGHT FIELD Adolis García, TEX Kyle Tucker, HOU Alex Verdugo, BOS Tucker is the reigning Gold Glover in right field in the AL, but both Verdugo and García have strong cases to win their first career Gold Glove Award. Verdugo led AL right fielders with 9...
  11. E5 Yaz

    Week 5 Game Thread

    This might be a record. I mean, it's the Bears ... but it still counts as the NFL
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    9/17 We don't need a game thread ...

    ... but we need a poem. Let's go, @LynnRice75 Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF Rob Refsnyder (R) LF Justin Turner (R) DH Rafael Devers (L) 3B Adam Duvall (R) RF Pablo Reyes (R) 2B Trevor Story (R) SS Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B Reese McGuire (L) C George Springer (R) DH Bo Bichette (R) SS Vladimir Guerrero...
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    September MLB Thread

    Next series for AL West/Wild Card race Red Sox @ Rays Blue Jays @ A's Astros @ Rangers Mariners @ Reds Next series for NL Wild Card Giants @ Cubs Rockies @ D'backs Mariners @ Reds Dodgers @ Marlins
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    MLB.com's system update

    There's a lot of great work being done in this forum lately, but for those of us with just a passing knowledge of the minor league prospects it's sometimes helpful to get an overview from outside. Callis, Dykstra and Mayo put together this status report this week...
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    8/8 Dressed to the 9s

    The Yellow Jersey Magic is well-established by this point. With the Red Sox and the umpires against them, the Royals have no chance
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    8/7 The Big 10

    it's put up or shut up time. The next 10 games: (4) at home vs. 36-77 Royals (3) at home vs. 49-62 Tigers (3) on road @ 49-63 Nationals
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    July 18 @ the A's

    Another win in the offing tonight against Oakland tonight. Ho hum. So boring, in fact, that I've decided to add a poll relative to the trade deadline being two weeks away just to add some interest to what will be a noncompetitive game.
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    July 17 @ A's

    The Red Sox enter this series against Oakland with a major-league best 9-2 record for July and having swept the A's before the all-star break. Today also marks 20 years and one month since the book Billy Beane wrote about how much of a genius he is was published
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    July 16 @ the Cubs

    Yes, both catchers in the starting lineup 1. Rob Refsnyder (R) CF 2. Justin Turner (R) 1B 3. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 4. Adam Duvall (R) RF 5. Masataka Yoshida (L) LF 6. Jorge Alfaro (R) DH 7. Christian Arroyo (R) 2B 8. Connor Wong (R) C 9. Yu Chang (R) SS 1. Mike Tauchman (L) CF 2. Nico Hoerner...
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    Stuck in the Middle with Yu

    The link below is to a MassLive article by Chris Cotillo detailing the roster crunch the Red Sox are about to face when Yu Chang and Pablo Reyes come off the IL. Cotillo, after interviewing Cora, breaks it down thusly: -- Cora says that when he comes back, Chang will be the starting shortstop...