1. Red Sox - In 1986 and 1987 Don Baylor got hit 59 times in 924 at bats or once ever 15 at bats (4 games)

2. Patriots - With the Patriots getting thinner at linebacker - how about my top four linebackers to put on the field: Donald Blackmon, Steve Nelson, Andre Tippett, Clayton Weishuhn

3. Celtics - When the Celtics traded Danny Ainge in 1989, Ainge was averaging 15.9 points / 4.8 assists and the team was 24-28 / they went 18-12 the rest of the way before being knocked out by Detroit in the first round

4. Bruins - Albert Langlois wore #4 before Bobby Orr - he had 14 points in 1965-1966 season

5. Over the last week, 6′11″ big men who were better known for college play than pro play - Mel Turpin and Lorenzen Wright both expired at the hands of tragedy:

Melvin Turpin - Kentucky - 12.3 points / 5.9 rebounds
Lorenzen Wright - Memphis - 16.0 points / 10.3 rebounds

6. Trade’s value?

Anibel Sanchez……..25-23 / 3.78 ERA
Josh Beckett…………67-35 / 4.20 ERA

Oh don’t forget - Hanley Ramirez has 116 HR / 184 SB / .312 Avg

7. Amazing Stats - With Red Sox shortstop Scutaro hitting a grand slam we can’t forget Nomar’s day on May 10, 1999 whe he hit two grand slams / three home runs / 10 RBI’s

8. Sort of Old School - Wayne Gretzky the fifth best player ever in the NHL had 73 shorthanded goals / 204 power play goals / 617 even strength goals

9. Just a Little Bit Outside - In honor or Rick Pitino - 15 seconds and sports:

* Same time it takes Tim Bogar to decide whether to send a runner home or not
* Seconds Paul Pierce dribbles out of the 24 second clock
* Time it takes David Ortiz to get to second on his home run trot
* Same time it takes Tito to wrap his chew in bubble gum
* Time between Dice K pitches
* Time it takes Tim McClelland to make a signal for ball or strike
* Time it takes Tiger to figure out which cell phone is safe
* Time between reports on the oil spill in the Gulf
* Time it will take Janet Jones, Charles Barkley, Rick Tocchet, Art Schlicther and Paul Hornung to get to the new Massachusetts casino

10. Randomocity

* If the building weren’t sinking and the state poured millions into U Mass Boston - it could be the showcase state college
* Do you think the malicious behavior by Nellie from Little House on the Prarie caused Merlin Olsen’s premature death
* How come Buck Showalter doesn’t get more attention for turning both the Yankees and DBacks around (two time Manager of the Year)
* Nationals should shut down Strasburg for the rest of the year - they already got 90% of the ticket spike already
* Cherry is a waste on a Sundae - but I’ll take nuts
* The ferry from Quincy to Boston and back is worth every cent

1. Red Sox

* Boston is tied for last for right field assists with 1
* Boston’s bullpen ERA is 24th at 4.47 (13-15 record)
* Red Sox last in steals with 33 in 100 games

2. Celtics - Danny Ainge’s picks by round:

1st Round - 2003: Troy Bell & Dahanty Jones (traded for Marcus Banks, Kendrick Perkins) / 2004: Al Jefferson, Delonte West, Tony Allen / 2005: Gerald Green / 2006: Randy Foye (traded for Ratliff & Telfair) / 2007: Jeff Green (traded for Ray Allen and Glen Davis) / 2008: JR Giddens / 2010: Avery Bradley
2nd Round - Brandon Hunter / Justin Reed / Orion Green / Ryan Gomes / Gabe Pruitt / Semih Erden / Lester Hudson / Luke Harangody

3. Patriots - Years as Patriot primary QB:

Grogan………11
Brady…………9 (this year)
Bledsoe………8
Parilli………….6
Plunkett………4
Eason…………3

4. Bruins - 1970-1971 team fun facts:

* 57-14-7
* Outscored opponents 399-207
* Scored at least six goals in a game 37 times
* Winning streaks of 13 / 10
* Started season 54-10-7 / ended the season 6-8
* Against the Canadians 5-1 regular season / 3-4 playoffs

5. Around MLB

* A Rod, Jeter and Teixeira are hitting a combined .269 at $76mm
* Placindo Polanco has hit .312 over the last five years
* Yankees have players from 8 different countries
* Traded for each other - Matt Garza to Tampa Bay no hitter / Delmon Young average by month: April .222 / May . 313 / June .320 / July .427
* Rangers have had 4 catchers interference calls this year against them
* The top six teams in OBP have a combined record of 349-247

6. At what point does Baltimore Raven Terrance Cody’s weight evolve from joke to heart attack (fails conditioning test and please don’t google his 60 run at the combines after eating breakfast)

7. Old School - Two great Red Sox pitchers stats -

Pitcher……Wins……Starts…..CG……. All Stars.
Tiant……….122……..238……..113…………2
Parnell…….123……..232……..113…………2

8. Amazing Stat - In the 1962 NBA playoffs, Bill Russell averaged 48.0 minutes a game

9. Just a Little Bit Outside - Summer Stuff present and past

* Ice Cream truck
* Punks
* Mosquitoes
* Crickets at night
* Rotating fans
* Corn on the cob
* Kingsford
* Flashlight tag

10. Randomocity

* What does Maradona do now (call Tiger - he’s got time on his hands)
* Lot of pitchers getting hit lately
* The crime of Jack Tatum wasn’t the hit but after the hit (Rodney, Tim Fox and a 100 other safeties have made the same hits)
* In the 1970-1971 Bruins great season, in which Ken Dryden derailed, they did lose to the team with white skates
* Jets don’t win over 8 games this year
* Check out the insane catch in ultimate Frisbee - youtube “The most incredible ultimate Frisbee catch”

1. Red Sox

* Red Sox are 8-12 in July / 11-14 since Pedroia hurt
* Red Sox four starting pitchers in Seattle after six innings: combined for 23.2 innings / 6 hits - 3 earned runs
* Youkilis baseball IQ is through the roof
* Whats the odds Ichiro goes 0-5 and Sox still lose
* Interesting stat if someone can figure it out - what is Jon Lester’s ERA after an error is made behind him or feels he got squeezed by an umpire (Saturday error - loses perfect game / next batter home run - loses no hitter and shut out and game)
* New movie to be released - Weekend at Jacoby Ellsbury - My Most Excellent Summer Continues
* Ex- Red Sox - Kotchman 3 hits / Aardsma - save

2. Bruins - Hobey Baker Winners who played for the Bruins:

1992 - Scott Pellerin

3. Patriots - Heisman winners for Patriots

1960 - Joe Bellino
1964 - John Huarte
1970 - Jim Plunkett
1984 - Doug Flutie
1986 - Vinnie Testaverde

4. Celtics - John Wooden or Naismith award winners to play for the Celtics:

1970 - Pete Maravich
1972 / 1973 / 1974 - Bill Walton
1979 - Larry Bird
1981 - Danny Ainge
1993 - Calbert Cheaney

5. College Baseball Player of the Year to play for the Red Sox (or coach):

1980 - Terry Francona
1983 - Dave Magadan
1982 - Jeff Ledbetter (never made it to Boston)
1986 - Greg Swindell
1991 - Dave McCarty
1994 - Jason Varitek
1995 - Mark Kotsay
1997 - JD Drew

6. Greatest Red Stolen bases and bunts:

* Bunts - Gary Allenson’s walk off / Jim Lonborg’s basehit vs Twins in 1967 game 162 / (I don’t know if I have EVER seen the Red Sox squeeze?)
* Stolen bases - Start with Dave Roberts / Billy Hatcher steal of home / Jacoby “Adam’s Rib” Ellsbury

7. Not Amazing Stats - Andre Dawson in the Hall of Fame as an A- ball player / and lets compare him to Dwight Evans:

* Over 32 HR’s - once
* Over 100 RBI - three times
* .279 Career Average
* Postseason: 63 plate appearances / 0 HR / .186 avg

Compared With Dwight Evans

Player………HR’s…..RBI…….RUNS…..AVG….OBP…..GOLD GLOVES
EVANS…….385……1384……1470…….272……370……………8
DAWSON….438……1591……1373……279…….323…………..8

8. Old School - Babe Ruth stats as a Red sox

* Hitting - .308 AVG with 49 HR’s
* Pitching - 89-46 / 2.19 ERA
* Postseason - 3-0 / 0.87 ERA

9. Just a Little Bit Outside- From Fortune Magazine’s top 50 earning athletes:

* Local players: #15 Kevin Garnett $26.4mm / #22 Jermaine O’Neal $23.2mm / #26 John Lackey $21.7mm / $27 Paul Pierce $21.5mm / # 37 Ray Allen $19.5mm / #38 Vince Wilfork $19mm #43 / Josh Beckett $17.5mm / # 47 David Ortiz $17mm
* Tiger is paying his wife $750mm he makes $90mm a year
* Kobe might have more rings but Shaq makes more = $36mm to $33mm
* The Mannings make $57.3mm
* Dale Earnhardt makes $26mm - he has won three races since 2004

10. Randomocity

* Mad Men - B+ - Drapa wild man
* What drugs were the Caddy Shack directors on the day they added the synchronized swimming scene (set to the Nutcracker suite) to the movie
* By the way Babe Ruth was 5-0 as a pitcher for the Yankees
* Went to Frank Pepe’s pizza in New Haven - A- / love the old school (by the way Yale nicer campus than Harvard)
* Bob Huggins attempts triple lindy in Vegas
* As I have mentioned before - fireworks and pyrotechnics at athletic fields is a nightmare waiting to happen - see youtube on Hudson Valley Renegades

1. Red Sox - some random stuff

* JD Drew has only had more than 140 hits in a season once
* Today Jacoby Ellsbury was moved up the rib donor list
* More Drew - he has zero assists this year
* David Ortiz has 84 strike outs to 69 hits
* Daniel Nava hit a home run on the first pitch he saw and none in the next 419 pitches
* Beckett has 3 quality starts this year

2. Bruins - In the 16 playoff games in 1974 - Greg Sheppard had 19 points (11 goals / 8 assists)

3. Celtics - Rick Pitino acquisitions - Travis Knight, Bruce Bowen, Andrew DeClercq, Tony Massenburg, Chris Mills, Tyrus Edney, Scott Brooks, Dontae Jones, Walter McCarthy, John Thomas, Roy Rogers, Kenny Anderson, Popeye Jones, Zan Tabak, Reggie Hanson, Tony Batite, Dwayne Schintzius, Eric Riley, Marlon Garnett, Vitaly Potapenko, Damon Jones, Adrian Griffin, Wayne Turner, Danny Fortson, Eric Washington, Eric Williams, Calbert Cheney, Marty Conlon, Doug Overton, Jamal Thomas, Josip Sesar, Mark Blount, Dana Barros, Randy Brown, Robert Pack, Hot Rod Williams, Chris Carr, Chris Herren, Bryan Stith, Rick Brunson

4. Patriots - The 1992 team from Foxboro finished 2-14 despite these starters:

* RB - Leonard Russell and John Stephens
* OL - Bruce Armstrong, Pat Harlow
* WR/TE - Marv Cook, Irving Fryar, Greg McMurtry
* DL - Tim Goad, Ray Agnew
* LB - Andre Tippet, Johnny Rembert, Vincent Brown

5. Celtics - Rick Pitino worst departures - David Wesley, Eric Williams, Joe Johnson, Rick Fox, Chauncy Billups, Andre Miller (Cleveland 1st rd pick),

6. Papelbon vs. Bard:

PITCHER…………..WHIP……ERA……..K/BB
BARD………………..0.86…….1.79………3.13
PAPELBON………..1.03…….3.23………2.66

7. Amazing Stat - In Nomar’s first four seasons with the Sox - 337 AVG / 113 HR / 420 RBI / 53 SB / 174 doubles / 13 playoff games .383 / 7 HR / 20 RBI

8. Old School - Reader Charlie C had a great point about the Miami Heat recent acquisitions - David Stern should have used the precedent set by Bowie Kuhn when the Red Sox tried to sign Joe Rudi and Rollie Fingers - it wasn’t in the best interest of the game.

9. Just a Little Bit Outside - Interestingly the Sox who used to be the toughest ticket in town now aren’t such a tough ticket on the road either with only 69.6% capacity on the road 10th in baseball

10. Randomocity

* Why not move Papelbon, Ortiz, Beltre, Martinez, Dice K at the trade deadline
* Saw Despicable Me - B+
* Hello Cam please order Chiarelli to get another goal scorer
* I like Juan Beniquez
* Top two hitters in the MLB - Josh Hamilton and Cabrera both had to seek out assistance over the last year for dependence
* Carl Pavano - 39-30 since leaving the Yankees where he was 9-8
* I am Pro-Friday
* How is Beach Volleyball different than jello wrestling?

1. Went to the Red Sox Sunday - some observations

* Would hate to play behind Jon Lester - his body language is a disgrace when a bad play behind him and twice was staring down Nava after bad plays in left
* By the way Lester you gave up 9 hits and walked three and no one showed you up by staring you down
* Pack of baseball cards were $5 I once got ten packs for $1
* Waters $3.75
* Now I know why Jerry Kapstien stole those head phones from Logan airport - its so he doesn’t have to listen to all the drunks and dopes around him
* Someone explain how fans haven’t been killed by foul balls that close to play
* David Ortiz 2-15 since home run derby

2. In the Patriots seven losses last year they were outscored 100 to 45 in the second half

3. In the 2000-2001 Celtic season, Antoine Walker averaged a turnover every 11 minutes and a missed 1.18 three pointers per quarter for the season

4. Bruins - Some fun facts about Cam Neely’s 1993-1994 season:

* 50 goals in 44 games (didn’t score in last five games)
* Three hat tricks
* Eleven two goal games
* Team was 16-4-4 when he had at least two points

5. Red Sox players in the minor leagues this year:

* Dice K, Beckett, Atchinson, Buchholz, combined for 40.5 innings / 3.33 ERA
* Ellsbury, Cameron and Hermida have combined for 16-48 (.334 avg) / 3 HR - 7 RBI

6. Around Major League Baseball

* Yankees - Hughes, Pettitte and Sabathia are 34-7 / the rest of the team is 24-26
* Jacoby Ellsbury and Coco Crisp have combined to play in 30 games this year
* Buehrle - Pavano game Saturday took 1:52
* Carlos Pena has 32 extra base hits and 35 singles
* Bobby Cox’s last year might be his best year: 54-38 being 15th in payroll / playing in front of 39% of the stadium empty
* Saturday the Yankees honored George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard and the game was not sold out - 9% empty
* Aroldis Chapman for the Red minor league team Louisville Bats has struck out 94 batters in 76 innings
* Dallas Braden is 0-5 since his Mother’s Day perfect game

7. Amazing (maybe not amazing but interesting) Stat - The trio of Florida pitchers that led the team to the 2003 World Series - Beckett, Penny and Burnett since leaving Florida:

* Beckett……….66-35 / 4.22 ERA / $44mm
* Burnett………..58-43 / 4.11 ERA / $62mm
* Penny…………60-46 / 3.84 ERA / $34mm

8. Old School - Coach Doggie Julian led Holy Cross to the NCAA championship in 1947 - from there he went on to coach the Celtics but stepped down allowing Red Auerbach to take the position

9. Just a Little Bit Outside - Tiger 0-8 this year and hasn’t won a major in his last seven attempts - Winning eighteen majors takes more than talent - health, controlled ego, luck and keeping the putter in the bag

10. Randomocity

* Get ready to see the name Oosthuizen in the spelling bee at the Blanket Dinner
* Don’t want to get too excited but Training Camp right around the corner
* Lot of burnt out lawns out there
* Love Jordan coming down on the Miami Heat circus - saying he wasn’t trying to join the better players he was trying to beat them
* The right corner on the third base foul line for the soccer game Wednesday is going to be treacherous for players with the foul wall right there
* 7 Up then Sprite then Mountain Dew
* By the way what ever happened to the Kool Aid guy did he have a heart attack or something?