pure science with a splash of black cat

BOOM! Edes:

DeMarlo Hale, who has been the third base coach for the Boston Red Sox the last four seasons, will be named the team’s bench coach by manager Terry Francona, according to an American League source. Hale will replace Brad Mills, who left to become manager of the Houston Astros.

Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson is expected to become the team’s first-base coach, a move reported by the Providence Journal. Tim Bogar, who served as the team’s first-base coach last season, is moving to third, according to the league source.

Good for DeMarlo. He really has been a good third base coach and he is held in high regard across the league. He’ll be a good replacement for Millsy, with the bonus that he doesn’t look like he could be Tito’s evil twin.

Completely and utterly fucking appalling.

Not officially announced yet, but very cool. Congrats, Ron! We’ll miss you around McCoy.

The Providence Journal reports that the court, which said it was “dismayed” by the age of the suit, dismissed the appeal because Inge had its corporate charter revoked by the state in 1986 and has not legally been in existence for 23 years.

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So Inge was not “legally … in existence” four years after filing the suit, AND THEN THE SUIT SAT AROUND FOR ANOTHER 23 YEARS?

This is my state, people.

Awww, Art. :\ I’m too young to really know anything about his great career. To me, he’s the guy who flubbed just about every single name during First Birthdays on the Sunrise show, and that’s a shame (but also kinda funny).

“Art Lake was a part of the fabric of this state for decades,” Rhode Island General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio said. “With Chris Clark and Doug White also having passed, I am confident heaven now has the best anchor team anywhere.”