Connelly Top Ten - Celtics Unlikeable / Cassidy Enjoying Revenge / Buttermaker Thirsty

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1. Dodgers that were Red Sox / Red Sox that were Dodgers

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* JD Martinez and Mookie Betts....28 HR / 76 RBI

* Alex Verdugo and Justin Turner..11 HR / 48 RBI

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2. 2023 playoff wins:

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* Jim Montgomery..........3

* Bruce Cassidy............13

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3. Boston's most unlikeable teams:?

* 1990 Patriots - Zeke Mowatt?

* 2001 Red Sox - Only Major League team not to make a 9/11 donation

* 2011 Red Sox - Beer and chicken

* 2023 Celtics - Inconsistent, unreliable

* 1977 Celtics - Sidney Wicks, Curtis Rowe, Marvin Barnes

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4. Most NBA Championships since 1986 - while Celtics won only 1:

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* Heat........3

* Warriors..4

* Spurs......5

* Bulls........6

* Lakers.....8

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5. Cy Young had more Red Sox at bats than Carl Everett 1,050 to 905

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6. Red Sox that played multiple positions:?

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* Steve Lyons - Pitch, Catch, DH, First, Second, Third, Shortstop, Left, Center, Right

* Brock Holt - First, Second, Short Stop, Third, DH, Left, Center, Right

* Reggie Smith - Left field, center field, right field, second base, first base

* Yaz - left field, center field, right field, first base, dh, third base

* Youkilis - First base, Third base, DH, Right Field, Left Field?

* Mookie - Second base, DH, Center, Right?

* Jody Reed - Third, Second, Short Stop, DH, Right Field?

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7. Amazing Stats - Batting Average on June 5th:

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* Luis Arraez......2023....390

* Ted Williams - 1941.....434 / finished .406

* Tony Gwynn - 1994.....383 / finished .394

* George Brett - 1980....323 / finished .390

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8. Old School - Some (including Spike Lee) validate their perception that Boston is racist because Boston was the last city to have a black player on its roster - not true:

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* Boston Braves - Sam Jethroe - 1950 / Yankees - Elston Howard - 1955

* First Major League game for Jethroe with Braves - 2 for 4 with home run

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9. Just a Little Bit Outside - In Bad News Bears - Buttermaker drinks seven different beer brands - Coors, Budweiser (3x), Miller High Life, Mickey's, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schiltz, undetermined brown bottle during championship game (gives to kids after loss)

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10. Randomocity

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* Relying on three pointers is like relying on the knuckle ball

* A's are on pace to lose 130 games this year

* Twins pitcher Jhoan Duran threw back-to-back pitches this week of 105 MPH

* Old guy-itis - MLB Network has a feature - best bat flips of the month?

* Every shoplifting event tolerated makes Amazon more valuable

* Wow the Nuggets offensive players move without the ball - what a concept

* I presume when you kicked off a flight that you go on the no flight list and pay for everyone's ticket

* 7,000 fans watched the Dart championships this weekend at Madison Square Garden