Comments on: Red Sox hire Matt Stairs as television analyst

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:27:21 +0000

I know Stairs was coaching HS hockey in Bangor, but I don’t think there’s been any HS baseball up here since he retired.

Unless you’ve got a strong preference for blondes, I don’t think Jenny will disappoint. She’s smoking hot.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:22:18 +0000

Varitek’s not the most eloquent speaker going.

By: pisano

pisano — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:28:06 +0000

Wouldn’t that have been a good job for Varitek? I know they carried him the last couple of years, but he was a good soldier for them and this would have kept him close to the team and the fans.

By: baseballisboring

baseballisboring — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:59:39 +0000

Blasphemy.

By: jwbiii

jwbiii — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:50:40 +0000

Sideline reporter for the Lakers.

By: hushbrother

hushbrother — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:27:55 +0000

Replacing Heidi Watney with Matt Stairs is like replacing a Ferrari F40 with a broken down golf cart.

By: cur68

cur68 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:43:11 +0000

You got igloos in Texas? And here I thought you guys weren’t civilized. How do the sled dogs cope with the heat?

By: randygnyc

randygnyc — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:11:49 +0000

Huh, Heidi is gone? Where did she go. I HATE the red soxl. She was the red sox/nesn only redeeming quality. Beautiful woman.

By: stex52

stex52 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:01:09 +0000

I’d go for a “fresh beaver” joke, but I’m still happily married. My igloo doesn’t need that kind of trouble.

By: missthemexpos

missthemexpos — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:56:47 +0000

Outdoor hockey in all baseball parks during the winter, where possible.

By: cur68

cur68 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:51:15 +0000

I for one hope that there will be a beaver in every igloo by royal decree.

By: wlschneider09

wlschneider09 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:49:33 +0000

Canadian pinch hitters drink for free?

By: stex52

stex52 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:05 +0000

By the way, what is supposed to happen when Matt Stairs is king? I have always wanted to ask, but it’s never come up in the context of a thread before. Anyone know?

By: patpatriot7

patpatriot7 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:36 +0000

Good luck Matt. He could probably do baseball AND hockey

By: missthemexpos

missthemexpos — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:22:01 +0000

Now NESN has the Bruins games also, so if ever there would be the perfect analyst to cover both hockey and baseball, Matt Stairs goes to the front of the line.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:18:48 +0000

By the way Sox fans, Hazel Mae is back working in Toronto.

By: proudlycanadian

proudlycanadian — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:16:51 +0000

A great hire by Boston. The Red Sox have a lot of fans in the Maritime Provinces. Now if NESN would only get rid of Remy.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:16:01 +0000

Whenmattstairswasking is going to be beside himself with ecstasy over this. He’s waited such a long time.

By: cshearing

cshearing — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:13:51 +0000

Good for Stairs. I hope he excels at it.

By: Utley's Hair

Utley's Hair — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:49:01 +0000

That pic should have him wearing Phightins road grays, launching a moon shot off Jonathan Broxton.

By: atxjustin

atxjustin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:44:39 +0000

Sad to see Heidi go. She was by far the best part of watching any Red Sox game last September.

By: cur68

cur68 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:44:02 +0000

The Sox would do well hiring Matt as a bench bat, never mind analyst. I got July for when the Boston media start calling for him getting a shot at playing.

PS: That should read “Matt Stairs, pride of Saint John, New Brunswick” not just “born in Canada”, Aaron. That man’s pure Beaver Wrangler, born and bred.