It will surprise no one that curmudgeonly Boston hockey writer Kevin Paul Dupont still regularly writes articles shitting on Thornton. I’m happy for Joe, he’s been at this a long time and has been really excellent in this year’s playoffs.

The guys in the dugout tried to rib Colon a little bit for coming out of the wind-up with a man on base . . . but they couldn’t.

I think, when he hit that dinger a few weeks ago, he should have taken the bat with him, walked around the bases, and when he crossed the plate, slam the bat down, take a bow, walk off the field and clean out his locker for good.

His families must be so proud of him.