The Daily Buzz – April 17th

Last Night’s Highlights:

1. The Red Sox had a rest day to prep for their upcoming 4-game series with Baltimore.
2. The Celtics are also resting in preparation for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs versus Cleveland.
3. Final preparations are being made around town for the annual Boston Marathon.
4. Bill Belichick celebrated his 63rd birthday as well as 15th anniversary with QB Tom Brady who was drafted 15 years ago to the day.

Around the Nation:

1. The second group Stanley Cup Playoffs began their quests for the Cup:
   • PIT 1-2 NYR (G1)
   • DET 3-2 TB (G1)
   • MIN 4-2 STL (G1)
   • WPG 2-4 ANA (G1)
2. Viking’s RB Adrian Peterson has officially been reinstanted by the NFL effective Friday.
   • Peterson, who led the league in rushing in 2013, was indefinitely suspended from the NFL after he was charged with multiple instances of child abuse.
   • A big question surrounding him now is whether is if he will remain with the Vikings or seek a new team to play for.
3. ESPN suspended Britt McHenry for 1 week after her viral video surfaced of her berating a tow-truck employee.
4. P.K. Subban will NOT face a suspension after a brutal slash to Mark Stone (OTT).
   • Subban recieved a 5-min major and game misconduct and was ejected from Game 1.
   • Ottawa coach Dave Cameron will also not be fined for his post-game comments about Subban’s penalty but promises “retaliation”.

Today’s Buzz:

• The Red Sox (6-3) look to get back on track as they host AL East opponent Baltimore (5-4) tonight at 7:10 PM
  • Joe Kelly (1-0, 1.29 ERA) will face Ubaldo Jimenez (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
• Be sure to catch the four Game 2’s of the Stanley Cup Playoffs tonight:
  • Senators v. Canadians 7 PM (MTL leads 1-0) 7 PM
  • Islanders v. Capitals (NYI leads 1-0) 7 PM
  • Blackhawks v. Predators (CHI leads 1-0) 9:30 PM
  • Flames v. Canucks (CGY leads 1-0) 10 PM
    • If you happened to miss any Game 1 Tommy has got you covered.
• Expect Beard’s recap of last night’s Game 1’s as well as Biggie’s take on who should be NBA MVP.

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Happy Birthday Bill and Happy Anniversary Brady!

I honestly don’t know why today isn’t a holiday in Massachusetts. We get a day-off for Evacuation day but nothing for today? It’s the birthday of the greatest GM in football history and the draft anniversary of Tom Brady for God’s sake! It’s like there was some celestial convergence 15 years ago and the two events just were destined to line-up. Let’s just go over the success of these two over the years:

2001                                                                              2004

2005

And last but not least, 2015. I could watch this gif all day (I’ve actually stopped writing this like 5 times because it’s so distracting). I wanted to put in our 16-0 season back in 2008 but I felt my heart breaking as I typed so I had to stop for health reasons. Thank you Bill, I couldn’t be more grateful for what you have done to this franchise. I mean it, that’s not a masshole speaking. Bill has proven time and time again that he is one of, if not the greatest GM’s in the history of the sport. BB takes talent that no one would spend their 199th pick on and transforms them into great players and championship winners.

Speaking of 199..

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Happy Draft-Anniversary to the G.O.A.T himself, Mr. Tom Brady. No lengthy blog needed.