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    Patriots Suing the Operator of its Boeing Jets

    https://onemileatatime.com/news/new-england-patriots-suing-eastern-airlines/ The Pats are suing Eastern Air Lines for $22 million for breaching their contract to operate and maintain the 2 team owned Boeing 767 jetliners.
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    Has "Framing" Pitches by the Catcher Gotten Ridiculous?

    Many umpires have a hard enough time calling balls and strikes accurately. Is it just me, or has the tactic of catchers framing pitches gotten out of control? They even seem to frame pitches that were already perfect strikes. Not that it would be easy to police, but why is framing pitches even...
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    Kraft Again Passed Over by HOF

    Robert Kraft has once again failed to be a HoF finalist despite being on the short list. The fact that Jerry Jones has been in the HoF for years but not Robert Kraft is a bit of a travesty IMO...
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    The Impact of Contract Insurance on Future Mega-contracts

    With the lofty contract expectations being proposed on SOSH and elsewhere for Shohei Ohtani's next signing, it raises huge issues for what sized contract would be insurable. Virtually all large MLB contracts are insured to some degree by the team. It may well prove to be a major factor in...
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    Upcoming PBS Documentary on Fenway Park

    Crank up your DVRs. There is an upcoming documentary series airing on PBS called Iconic America. The first episode is about Fenway Park. It will air on local PBS stations on Wednesday April 26 at 10PM. Obviously, check your local listings...
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    2022 Rear View Mirror: Offense and Defense

    As the Red Sox plod towards their 5th AL East last place finish since 2012, the following basic statistic surprises me: Runs scored vs. Runs allowed. Only three teams in the AL have scored more runs: NY, Toronto and Houston and the Sox are virtually tied with Houston. But only two teams...
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    2022 Patriots Season

    BB is undoubtedly on to 2022 already. While obviously a lot of changes can happen from season to season, at first glance there are NOT many cupcakes on next season's schedule. The Jets and the Lions are just about the only obvious cupcakes. They play the AFC North and the NFC North: Ravens...
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    2022 HOF Candidates: Ortiz and Papelbon First Time on Ballot

    While this is the first appearance on the ballot for Big Papi and Papelbon, it is the 10th and final time on the ballot for Clemens and Schilling. Schill came within a few percentage points of getting in last year. Also on the ballot are Jake Peavey and Carl Crawford. My WAG is that Ortiz...
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    Road Trip to Covid-19 Hot Zone

    Keep your fingers crossed about this road trip to Florida in light of all this new data about Covid-19 infection even in vaccinated people. Virtually every Florida county has a test posivity rate between 16 and 18%. The state had over 16,000 new cases yesterday, 20X the number of Massachusetts...
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    Weird Schedule for a Weird Season

    When was the last time the Red Sox didn't play on game on Labor Day? And when was the last time they didn't play on a Friday night not counting London trip?
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