Bill Simmons on Big Papi

Sad, but true.

Earlier Start Times for ALCS and World Series

Thank you Fox. (Never said that before.)

Oh Bruins...

I hadn't experienced a gut wrenching, team hasn't won a championship since before I was born type of elimination since, well...October 2003. Until last night. Better luck next year Bruins.

Never trust a human with a pinstriped "How may I help you?" sign...

...an important life rule that these Yankees fans wish they had followed. My heart aches for the woman who flew all the way from Oregon for the game, left the stadium after being told by a Yankee employee that the game was off, and then was unable to re-enter when the game began at 9:20. The Yankees really know how to treat their most loyal fans.

Ellsbury Steals Home - The Video

How awesome was this? Before Jacoby Ellsbury stole home last night, I would have had a short list of nominees for the most exciting play in sports -- the inside the park homerun, the penalty shot, the alley-oop and the grand slam -- but wow, this steal of home just takes the cake:

Jack Edwards = Batty

I alternated between cringes and giggles when I heard this sound byte Monday night -- Bruins play by play announcer, Jack Edwards, has officially lost his marbles. On Patriots Day, he compared the Bruins Game 3 victory to the American Revolution. Aside from the Bruins being the number one seed and the Canadiens the 8th seed, the game being game three in a best of seven series in the first round of the playoffs, it's just generally silly to compare sports to, you know, the Revolutionary War. Alas, the video (in all its YouTube glory):

"Sometimes you feel like dancing, so you do..."

This guy is nuts:




Hat tip: Deadspin