https://twitter.com/iamjoonlee/status/634185414409080832

Was this just a hilariously timed coincidence? Maybe. But you better believe Tito knows exactly where all NESN cameras are in Fenway after his eight years there, and he was definitely giving SOMEONE the finger. I’m sure there was an NESN feed in the dugout or clubhouse, so someone probably told him Orsillo was talking shit and he figured the cameras would be on him. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: I love this man.

I love him cause he’s a really good manager, cause he’s goofy and gives great soundbites, but most importantly he’s an absolute class act. Earlier this week, Boston manager (and former teammate and pitching coach for Tito) John Farrell announced he’d been diagnosed with Stage 1 lymphoma and would be taking a leave of absence for the remainder of the season as he begins treatment. Terry Francona and Brad Mills accompanied him to his first chemo session on Tuesday. That was followed by a typical Tito quote.

 “I told (Farrell) point blank, ‘Man, I’m not here as your friend.’ I said, ‘You owe me 20 dollars. If something happens to you, I want my 20 bucks,’” Francona, the ex-Sox and current Cleveland Indians manager, said.

Man. Say what you want about how this season has gone, but between this, Mike Aviles’ family situation and a few other things since he’s been in Cleveland, there’s absolutely no other guy I’d rather have managing my team.

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Top of the ninth. Two down. And here. we. go.

https://twitter.com/kevnbaseball/status/615338204686712833

I guess 18 innings of scoreless baseball in one day and losing 7 of your last 10 games will do that to you. From Paul Hoynes’ on Cleveland.com:

“We had one out to go and he (Kulpa) was looking back at Ray (Raburn) and I just told him to let it go. Then he waved me off.

“If umpires want to be respected, they have to show respect back. I’ve been doing this too long to be treated like that. It’s not the way it’s supposed to work.”

Some other interesting quotes in there from Kip and Bourn. Those, on top of Brandon Moss saying he doesn’t blame people for thinking the Indians have no heart, have made it a pretty bleak Monday morning for Tribe fans. I’ll (unfortunately) get more into it tomorrow in my weekly recap but…just damn.

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UPDATE: He likes drumsticks too.

https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/613728541021073408

“I had 17 popsicles the other night. That’s not a lie. They’re those fruit ones – they’re healthy, so if one is good, 17 has to be good. I woke up in the middle of the night and, no ****, they were borderline coming up. But I was so tired that I just laid there for like an hour going, ‘Don’t throw up, don’t throw up, don’t throw up.’ I should have gotten up and threw up. And then I woke up in the morning and I was like, ‘Holy ****.’ I started counting sticks. They brought over nine boxes and there’s six in each box. There’s one box left. So I don’t know what I’m going to do tonight.”

So right away my mind jumped to freeze pops, which obviously led me to be less than impressed with Tito’s number here, because it’s a very basic fact that humans physically cannot eat less than 20 of those after their first bite. But the comment about six per box disproves the freeze pop theorem.

17 of these guys is a FEAT.

By my assuredly wrong calculations, seventeen Edy’s Strawberry Bars will get you 1200 calories and 290 grams of sugar.

Rut ro. It’s just weird because Tito is usually so conscious of enjoying things in moderation.

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