Smartest Fans in Baseball? -  I’ve made a recent habit of poking fun at Jason Bay here and there, but I have to ask: how big of a douche does one need to be to actually boo him during a spring training game?  The Bay divorce was, given the circumstances, shockingly amicable.  The team never really offered him a serious contract in the offseason, so there is really nothing to be angry about from a fan’s perspective.  To the jackasses heckling Bay yesterday, please do me this favor: go to the edge of the water at Fort Myers Beach, and try swimming to Galveston, Texas.  I promise, it’s not as hard as it looks.  The Red Sox Nation herd needs a serious culling.

Ryan Pimps the Local Guy – Bob Ryan churns out a puff piece centering on the one Boston native actually on the Red Sox, Manny Delcarmen.  Delcarmen moved into the same doghouse as Daisuke Matsuzaka when it was revealed that he was silently pitching with injuries last season.  While this was certainly a dumb thing for him to do, we can’t ignore that there is a double standard at play.  The whole tough-guy mentality inherent in all major sports discourages athletes from talking about injuries, especially from the point of view of casual fans.  At the same time, staying silent will incur the wrath of management.  It’s really a no-win situation.

Florida Incurs God’s Wrath – According to this satellite image, the entire state of Florida is being sacked and plundered by an army of smurfs this morning.  Because of this, scheduled baseball games will likely be canceled.

Dewey’s House On Location - I’ll be flying into Fort Myers tomorrow morning, with a laptop.  Hopefully, the situation mentioned above will be settled by then, and the elements will be favorable for outdoor sporting events.

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