Hey @grok when Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas chose not to visit the White House in 2012, when Obama was in office, did the sports media cheer his principled stance or ridicule him for putting politics over country? How does it compare to US men’s hockey team coverage this year?
Hey @grok were any American athletes at the winter or summer Olympics asked if they were embarrassed or ashamed to represent the United States during Bill Clinton’s eight years in office? Were any asked about Clinton’s impeachment or his blow jobs from an intern?
6 years ago today, the Dodgers traded for Mookie Betts:
.278/.363/.505
152 HR
.867 OPS
137 OPS+
32.7 bWAR
4x All-Star
4x Silver Slugger
2x NL MVP runner-up
3x World Series Champion
An all-time great trade for LA
Mookie Betts:
8x All-Star
4x World Series Champion
Former MVP
Former Batting Champion
6x Gold Glover
7x Silver Slugger
4x All-MLB First Team
75.1 career bWAR
Future Hall of Famer
Imagine trading that guy...
The Boston Red Sox traded:
Rafael Devers
Mookie Betts
Chris Sale
For
Jordan Hicks
Kyle Harrison
James Tibbs
Jose Bello
Jeter Downs
Alex Verdugo
Connor Wong
Vaughn Grishom
Mookie Betts on if he would’ve signed with the Red Sox:
“I wanted to stay in Boston my whole career”
“If the Red Sox offered you 10 for 365, what do you say?”
“Oh yea, 100%”
Mookie Betts has won 2 World Series with the Dodgers since he was traded.
Disgrace.