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    The Krafts

    If you are going to get the blame if it goes wrong, you should get the credit if it goes right. Kraft deserves credit here. He has been a fantastic owner of this franchise. He certainly didn't throw passes, devise schemes, or draft players but he did his job.
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    The Krafts

    Every time I hear a player say “Mr. Kraft” - I cringe.
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    Jack Edwards to retire

    He lives in Simsbury, CT. Not far from me. We used to work out at the same gym at the same time every week. He is incredibly nice. And in person very mellow and reserved. Guy loves the Bruins and hockey. This must be hard for him.
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    The answer here is unless internally there are massive red flags on either or both of Maye or Daniels they are going to role the dice on whoever is there at #3. There’s enough to get excited about with both of them at an incredibly critical position that it’s a good use of the third pick even...
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    The Fenway Park Experience

    I know it’s not a baseball stadium but I was at Barclays Center for the first round of the NCAA tournament and it expanded my idea of what sport venue food could or should be. Having tons of local, diverse, and fantastic options was amazing. Other venues should take notice and follow suit...
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    Tom Brady is retired

    Sign Brady, nab Marvin Harrison with #3, try and grab JJ McCarthy to sit behind Brady - and LFG.
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    I think this is right. Defenses in the NFL are all so unbelievably fast and complicated that they have an advantage. Better athletes seem to be self selecting into positions like edge rusher. Consequently there aren’t a lot of even good offensive lines in the league. All of this adds up to...
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    Larry Lucchino dead at 78

    I saw him walking through the concourse before game 1 of the 2007 ALDS. We were walking by each other. I recognized him and said “thank you”. Without hesitation he smiled, shook my hand, and thanked me for being a fan. For all the reasons mentioned in this thread he’s a hall of fame level...
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    NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2024 - Welcome to the Sweet Sixteen

    College sports come down to coaches. Hurley both gets the players and gets them to buy in. Very good coaches can do 1 of those 2 things. Great ones do both. This UConn team is remarkable insofar as how they play as a team. Prior runs driven by guys like Kemba and Okafor. This team is 8...
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    Shohei Ohtani’s attorneys accuse interpreter of ‘massive theft’ tied to alleged gambling

    As someone who has wired millions of dollars it is a process and a half. I have to go in to the bank. Submit multiple forms of ID, fill out forms, and usually do it in a branch manager’s office. Ohtani certainly has private banking and I don’t know the rules there. But I can’t imagine banks...
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    Bears trade Fields to Pittsburgh for 6th rounder (potentially 4th)

    Sure it is an odd pairing, but what other choice do you have if you're the Steelers? Maybe Russell Wilson and/or Fields benefit from a change of scenery. They aren't in a position to draft a top QB. Who else could they trade for? This is the NFL in 2024. You either have a top tier QB or you are...
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    Apple Vision Pro AR Headset

    Full disclosure: I like gadgets and especially apple ones. I just did a demo and holy shit. This is easily the coolest tech that I’ve come across. The entire experience and gestures were so smooth. Yes, I know it’s a demo. But this will in all certainty be my next workstation.
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    Official Patriots 2024 Draft Pick Watch Thread (#3)

    Exactly this. Half the fun of following a football team is speculating on what they will/should do but this one is objectively easy. There’s no other real option here than taking the QB. All of the top 3 guys check enough boxes that they could be the guy. While certainly it’s a crapshoot...
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    How did you discover SoSH?

    Definitely Bill Simmons. I lurked on the EZ Board site under some forever lost different name. When Nip was looking to upgrade the servers in early 2005 - I became a lifetime member. Any club that would have me….
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    Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars

    Pick 192 is the NFL equivalent of a bag of balls. Mac could easily be cut. This trade essentially is a no-cost bet by the Jags that they can fix and ship him for something. And the cost of that bet is a player who hasn't been drafted and is unlikely ever to see an NFL field. Sending a 6th only...
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