The character is the whole thing. If you named a team the Frederick Douglasses and had a black sambo for a mascot there really is nothing redeeming in the origin of the team name.

When Eckersley approached, on his way to the back of the plane (Sox broadcasters traditionally sit in the rear of the aircraft), a grandstanding Price stood in front of Eckersley and shouted, “Here he is — the greatest pitcher who ever lived! This game is easy for him!”

Is that Jeb Bush? 

No need to get all red in the face, at least they relocated the family.

That comment just made me blush and put a big exaggerated grin on my face!

I’m a Red Sox fan, and this is a fucking disgrace. Eck made a passing comment about a really terrible rehab start. If you don’t look at that line from Eduardo Rodriguez (who they’re hoping will round out their rotation and maybe even be the #3 starter down the stretch) and say “Yuck” you’re fucking delusional. He…

Racism? At an Indians game?

Yea but there are better hills to die on. Price brought far more attention to this than if he had just kept his mouth shut in the first place. You gotta know when to pick your battles. Doing it over some random minor league rehab start is just LOL bad.

“Who the fuck is this Buckner clown? Does he have any idea what it’s like to make an error and see a ball roll through his legs?”-David Price

To point 2 — is saying “yuck” really that bad in the context of things? If he was dragging the guy through the ringer, thats one thing, but homering any bad stats under the rug seems worse to me as a fan.

Eck was a tremendously talented flamethrower when he first came up to the bigs. He is also a recovering alcoholic who got on the wagon after flaming out as a starter with the Cubs in the mid-80s. That’s one of the reasons he doesn’t do many road trips as a color commentator for the broadcasts; he wants to avoid the…

I mean, yes. But he also has first ballot membership in the hall of fame, a bunch of solid playoff games, and a World Series ring so...

This is hilarious. Does Price even know who Eck is? Eck gave up one of the most famous HR’s in history. I’m pretty sure he knows how hard the game is.

Sure, Eckersley doesn’t know how rough it is on pitchers today. David Price has completed 16 of his 259 career starts, and Eckersley completed 17.

One of my favorite things is watching slow motion replays and watching fan exuberance slowly give way to the realization of defeat.

Pardon—-I meant not learning anything about sportsmanship and accountability, among other important traits young men need to learn as they grow up. He doesn’t appear to be fostering the type of growth that will help the majority of these kids, and I’m not referring to their NBA odds. I’m talking about as human beings.

Just when you can’t hate LaVar Ball any more, out come the cargo shorts.

I specifically said I don’t wish Lonzo Ball any ill will or failure. He will most likely succeed. But not sure how many people will see Lonzo’s success as “in spite of his father.” There may be too many budding sportball dads who will see it as vindication.

“Working on more adult acting roles”

Credit to him (or his publicist) for framing it in terms of “I wasn’t fired, I quit because I’m too good for them”.