Back to business

Al:
Well, this is comforting. I mean the last thing I want to do during friggin cold, empty, snow-crusted wintah nights is fill my silly head with dreams of top free agent signings — "Cherington said the Sox are 'less likely' to pursue 'top-tier' free-agent starting pitchers."

 

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Al:
Thanks, Ben.

 

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Doug:
Yeah, but what does Larry say?

 

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Mike:
Meanwhile, we also learn that Valentine says "he has reached out to every player on the Sox rostah. That included leaving a message for Josh Beckett offering to visit him this week."

 

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Doug:
☎ Leave a message at the tone...Beep

"Hey, Becks, it's me, Bobbbbbyyyyyy Valentine-ine-ine-ine... That's right, humanitarian, fluent in Japanese, one of the greatest baseball minds of a generation, and
Manager of the Boston Red Sox!

"But enough about me, this call is about you... Say, hey, Josher, did you know I invented the wrap sandwich? Bet your ass I did. Hollah back."

 

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Mike:
Valentine's doing a lot of reaching out these days — "Bobby Valentine considers adding Bill Bucker to Boston Red Sox coaching staff."

 

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Al:
That would be a wicked PR move.

 

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Doug:
Really? You know what I think would be the wickedest PR move? Winning a friggin' shitload of ballgames, that's what.

 

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Comments

[Bob]

They should add Pedro to the coaching staff. Did you read his comments yesterday? Vintage Petey.

[Bob]

Also, he's gotten fat, so he could relate to the pitching staff.

[stacktrace]

'REALLY? YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WOULD BE THE WICKEDEST PR MOVE? WINNING A FRIGGIN' SHITLOAD OF BALLGAMES, THAT'S WHAT.' --- Best thing i heard all year! Thx HB..

[Rob in CT]

And in other news, I was pleased, though not surprised, last night to see Francona as part of the BBTN team on ESPN. Miss him in his Sox uniform. :(

And... Yay, Pedro! Another guy I miss seeing in his Sox uni.

[Natalie]

Since I have legitimately nothing constructive to say about the depressing state of the Red Sox, I offer this link: http://tinyurl.com/c9um47s. I think Webby the Real Doll has some serious competition.

[da kine]

Pedey is a fucking hero. Now that Theo is gone, maybe we can sign him as a long relievah?

[Natalie]

Sorry, clicking on that goes nowhere. Remove the period in order to get to the right URL. No idea why it hyperlinked the punctuation.... http://tinyurl.com/c9um47s

[Rob in CT]

"404 - Not found" Aww. Any Natalie link was bound to be intriguing, too. Color me bummed out...

[yazbread]

If Valentine gets the Sox to buy into the concept of keg girls selling beer in the stands, his legacy will be complete. JH can build on the concept by selling their underwear to fans as they head to the T.

[soxinsix]

Welcome back hb, and great strip today. I think I'm already tiring of Bobby & Ben and the season is four fucking months away. Sigh.

[Bob]

Natalie's second link is most definitely working. Ohhhhh, yeah!

[h.b.]

Yeah, that link is working.

And I don't think that Webby the RealDoll is the only one who needs to worry here about getting laid off... that Japanese Sexy Robot can probably do a lot of Lisa the Temp's tasks as well.

[cmdrflake]

Over and under: weeks until Bobby V. has his first hissy fit: three.

[lc]

did somebody just fart?

[Rob in CT]

Of course Japanese Sexy Doll can do a lot of Lisa the Temp's work. She's got more fingers than Lisa does.

:D

[vancouversoxfan]

Wicked punchline hb...Best of the off season!