He's not lying. Not a single line drive hit to 3B all year. (Also, I'm old enough to still be amazed that one can come up with this info, sorted and clearly presented, in less than a minute. So cool.)

There's a point at which my amusement at this NYT paragraph turned to loathing. Was it "failed stupidly"? "Master slabman"? An errant throw described as ... lurid? I'm not sure. But one thing's certain: Baseball writers were, and are, the angriest people on the planet.

Red Sox in postseason games involving Walpole guys: 0-9. Just sayin'.

This really isn't good enough, @bostonglobe.com

The rare benefit of having an Android phone!

Are we sure Facebook is still competent at the whole surveillance thing? I've typed "Guyana" in a Sporcle quiz a few times over the years, but otherwise ... nothing.