if 98 is what you throw out of the bullpen, then stay in the bullpen, you whiny greedy lil brat. no one wanted you as a starter but you begged and begged and now look at you. pathetic lil turd.

I wonder what Bard would do if he had a choice. He was dangerous in Toronto and could have hurt some one. I am sure that is not what he wants. I think they gave him every chance, he needs to step back and get back to being the pitcher he can be.

The Red Sox ruined Daniel Bard. Instead of utilizing Bard’s 98mph fastball as a promising closer and the heir apparent to Jonathan Papelbon, the FO demanded that he became a #5 starter. And a pretty bad one at that.

Meanwhile, Andrew Bailey hasn’t thrown a pitch in the majors this season, Alfredo Aceves is among the AL leaders in blown saves, and Josh Reddick is tearing it up in Oakland. NICE JOB LARRY LUCCHINO!

The FO didn’t demand that he become a 5th starter, Bard did.  He sees more $$$ in starting, and that is why he is being so stubborn.  

I think he should’ve started the season in PAwtucket so this mess wouldn’t have happened. Yeah, it probably would’ve meant Padilla would be our No. 5, but really, this move was terrible for the teams future.

stop whining!!!

I realize that Bard has just been sent down and needs somtime to gather his thoughts and get used to his new club, I wish him nothing but the best, I hope he continues his starting role and hope he can find his “mechanics” or the right armslot, what ever it takes to return to the parent club, I’d love for him to shut the mouths of most of RSN who in general seem to be a negative influence on any player having troubles.

You are the typical Turd that represents RSN, go back into your hole and hibernate!

This whole interview was totally amateurish.  
 The interviewer was by an Idol worshipper not a journalist.
He didn’t get his facts right and he never investigated
or questioned any thing that wasn’t  one sided for Mr. Russell’s ego.
To say that Wilt had team mates as good as Russell’s is an insult
to the Celtics who contributed to those 11 Titles.
He never played a game where 3 of his 4 team mates weren’t  
future Hall of Famers. To say he invented shot blocking is a joke,
There are films of Wilt Chamberlain blocking and /or swallowing shots
before any one ever heard of Bill Russell. There are even films of Wilt
doing that with Red Auerbach at Kutshers as early as 1953.
Bill Russell won  no basketball Championships. The Celtics Team won 11.
He was the cog for those teams but they were teams of many great players,
Coaches, and executives.
If Mr Simmons thinks Bill was better then Wilt check to see who much more
often was the First Team All pro and who was second team all pro.
If there weren’t rules preventing it Wilt could have been dominating the Pros
as early as 1954.  
Sincerely
Len Gilman

You’re an idiot, Len Gilman

Boy talk about not seeing the forest for the trees, what a dope. Len we are talking basketball, what exactly was it you were watching?

Len Gilman you sound bitter or just can’t help the fact Bill Russell is the greatest player in history of team sports period! 21-0 in close out games says it all……

you make excellent points, though clearly your personal definition of best is like anybody’s… sentimental…
russell’s own discussions, on film, of wilt as a player and fellow competitor are respectful and acknowledge wilts prowess and talent, while observing their different talents/philosophies blended together represented their impact, defining best as in winning championships. period. and actually saying his own blend worked better than wilts

You are an idiot Len Gilman. Yes, there were other players.  Very good players.  Wilt played with very good players as well.  Some of the best in their day, both with LA and with Phily.

Russell drove the bus that was the Celtic Team.  His defense and rebounding was the catalyst that allowed his teammates to excel at their game.

Check the records, College NCAA Champ, Olympic Champ, & NBA Champ.  Russell was the best NBA player of his generation, because he was the ultimate team player.

I’ve always head great respect for Bill Russell, until now. His race inciting, hateful, left wing comment about a “blue team in a sea of red” perfectly captures the essence of today’s Black America…pigeon holing all Republicans as racist, preferring to support a black man in a leadership position regardless off the fact that he supports Abortion, gay marriage, his party openly mocks/boos God, turn their backs on Israel, and pit race against race. And to think, I thought Bill Russell put God above color and partisan comments