Umpire didn’t ask for help on a check swing call, a breakdown

A surprisingly hopeful conversation between Jon Stewart and the fantastic @hcrichardson.bsky.social.

Still early, but they stink at ABS, they stink at hitting, they stink at preventing runs, they stink at making good decisions. Other than that, it’s been a hot start to the season for the Red Sox.

Just finished @keithob.bsky.social Heartland. I’ve read all the books focusing on Larry Bird and this is the most thorough well written account of his pre-Celtic life. Thank you for writing this and for releasing it in a most magical time of year. buy a copy from bookshop.org or listen w/Libro.fm

I spoke to Ian Eagle this morning, who revealed that 1) he couldn’t sleep after calling the UConn-Duke game; 2) why he wasn’t part of the viral video with Bill Raftery and Grant Hill.

When the signal reached farther than ever before, Atlanta’s team…became America’s Team. Arriving April 9th at @BravesRetail 😎

Drake Maye, in town for event benefitting Boston Children’s Hospital, says shoulder ‘feeling great’ and ‘shouldn’t be an issue’

Pretty much.

There's a lotta Grover in the Netflix Sesame Street, and I like to imagine that was Sarandos's one note when they got the rights to new episodes. "I get that Elmo's the money, but I need more Grover. He's my guy."

March 31, 1979: Indiana State's Larry Bird throws a behind-the-back pass to future Celtics teammate Terry Duerod (University of Detroit) in the Pizza Hut College All-Star Basketball Classic. Bird, who'd already been drafted by Boston, scored 17 PTS and was named the game's MVP.

Wilyer Abreu, in an early-season glimpse, is showing swing adjustments that could allow him to level up. A closer look at those adjustments, and a 26-year-old who - with help from Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez - is trying to raise his ceiling: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/30/s...

"For him to nod at Bari Weiss’s preferred politics, that doesn’t surprise me. I don’t remember Tony having politics to begin with.” A very revealing @bryancurtis.bsky.social quote in this scathing piece on Tony Dokoupil's "rise" to CBS anchor from humble roots as hair model and Newsweek scribe.

There should be a music documentary series called Grocerycore and the first episode should be about the 1987 remix of Steve Winwood’s “Valerie”

My immediate thought when I heard this was that it was the least surprising awesome news ever. Ian's as big a reason as any for why our coverage is unmatched. Pumped that fans of 30 teams (and national readers) will get to read his stuff now.

The Boston Globe is looking for a sports investigative reporter globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...

Think anyone at Jordan's is quietly rooting for Illinois? www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCS...

Currently, the all-time most blocked accounts on Bluesky are: 1. JD Vance 2. The White House 3. ICE 4. Bluesky's AI app that was announced 24 hours ago

CBS turned their news operation into propaganda, kicked Colbert off the air for making too much trouble, and all that just to have Charles Barkley go on the air on one of their most-watched telecasts of the year and say this lmao

Scheyer’s teams are going to get a reputation.

You need to pay for news

Dave O’Brien talks about Sal Stewart like he’s 1977 George Foster.

Ty Simpson was the most talked about athlete on ESPN this week. That is a major problem. awfulannouncing.com/espn/ty-simp...

Gotta hand it to CB, he misses pitches everywhere. Up, down, inside, outside. Every pitch is a possible strike, no matter where it ends up.

Susan Collins is a master illusionist | Opinion

I love that ChatGPT is basically "Ask Jenny McCarthy a question"

Only called 26 pitches wrong. Good day for him.

Thread: Luciano Pavarotti summer mood board

if you really hate someone, teach them to recognize LLM-generated text

Don’t hear much about the Christian Vazquez trade anymore.

This is what happens when you miss, by last count, 16 ball/strike calls in one game

This game is a great example of why it’s so important not to lose all of your ABS challenges early on. You risk exposing yourself to a terrible umpiring performance like this with no recourse. Meanwhile, the Reds have won challenge after challenge.

if nothing else, there is something to be said for spending time outside in the sun with thousands of people who share your anger at the state of things

NEW PODCAST: SBJ's Austin Karp, @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social and @chadfinn.bsky.social join for the Sports Media Saturday roundtable for a discussion on NBC and Netflix's MLB broadcasts and SBJ's report on the NFL looking to sell preseason games to streamers. swap.fm/l/4apy5A6Fma...

Great night for the Celtics, rough one for the Sultan of Stat, whose Bentley Falcons lost to Michigan in the NCAA hockey tournament. The Sultan never played hockey, but, as noted before, he did lead his math team in penalty minutes. Dick Lipe's noteage from the Celts' win over Atlanta. ⬇️

another banner day for "if you didn't know sports were real, ESPN headlines would be crazy"

I like this wise-ass St. John’s coach. Wonder if he’s ever thought about giving the NBA a shot.

Spent the last few weeks reaching out to men to discuss the role fantasy sports plays in their friendships. Got flooded with responses. Talked about draft rituals and group chat roasts, but also, to a shocking degree, about loss, grief, and death. www.theringer.com/2026/03/27/m...

Boston's Big Dig history highlighted in new exhibit with one-of-a-kind artifacts | Click on the image to read the full story

OK, watched this whole thing after posting a snippet last night, and it’s awesome. Third-favorite part: montage of Jim Ed Rice circuit clouts set to “Feels So Good” by Chuck Mangione. youtu.be/pxZKlAyejfw

soooo the NBA wants to "fix" tanking by cooking up a bunch of complicated ideas that most fans will need someone with an advanced degree from MIT to explain to them

Man…when I was coming up as an investigative reporter at Fortune, the writing and editing process was grueling (and rewarding!). What an embarrassment this is for a brand that meant so much to us.

this isn't journalism, you absolute psycho

Lots to see here and more to see at BostonGlobe.com. www.bostonglobe.com/sports/baseb...

i went on off the pike to talk about the celtics: open.spotify.com/episode/5H1d...

Should have been the Sox’ utility guy for 7-8 years. Held him hostage in Pawtucket.

I'm going to come back to this paragraph from today's @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social newsletter today often. Puts into words what I feel every time I hear about someone asking AI to make every random decision for them. Just try it out! That's what being a human is for!

Eck has no regrets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZK...