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Newsweek
7 days ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Red Sox Trade Rumors Reaching New Peak With Lefty Reliever As Trade Bait
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Boston Red Sox are in a weird spot ahead of the trade deadline this month. Boston has won a lot recently, and it has the roster to contend. But there's also a chance the Red Sox lose a few games coming out of the All-Star break and end up as sellers at the deadline. While it's more likely the Red Sox will be buyers rather than sellers, it's important to look at both scenarios for the team. Brian Burrows of BoSox Injection recently suggested the Red Sox would trade veteran southpaw Justin Wilson if they were opting to sell at the deadline. DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MAY 14: Justin Wilson #32 of the Boston Red Sox plays against the Detroit Tigersat Comerica Park on May 14, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MAY 14: Justin Wilson #32 of the Boston Red Sox plays against the Detroit Tigersat Comerica Park on May 14, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan."The 37-year-old lefty is also having a resurgent 2025. He has a 2.63 ERA and an ERA+ well over 150," Burrows wrote. "He also signed a one-year contract this offseason, and at just $2.25 million, he could be a very cheap rental option. Southpaws are always a hot commodity at the deadline, and even if he won't fetch a top prospect, he'll definitely be on the move if Boston sells." This trade would only make sense in the event that Boston goes on a losing streak and sells at the deadline, as Burrows suggests. If the Red Sox happen to fall out of contention, a trade involving Wilson would become obvious. The lefty is having a very solid year and has performed himself into some decent value on the trade block. He's a big piece of the Red Sox's bullpen right now, but if Boston sputters out of the All-Star break, he could become a big piece in a different contending team's bullpen. More MLB: Why Padres 'Trade Deadline Dream Scenario' Makes Perfect Sense For San Diego
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Donald Trump's White House visit with struggling Boston Red Sox baffles baseball fans
The last time the Boston Red Sox visited Donald Trump 's White House was when the club was the reigning World Series champion back in May of 2019. On Thursday, with a record of just 43-45 entering a weekend series with the Washington Nationals, an entirely different group of Red Sox players were greeted by President Trump in the Oval Office. 'Why is a team that is 43-45 at the White House?' a fan asked in response to a White House video showing players shaking hands with Trump at the Resolute desk. The confusion was understandable. Typically, such White House visits are reserved for champions, and unless the sub-.500 Red Sox are supremely confident in their playoff chances, their presence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. was a bit presumptuous. But as it turns out, the Red Sox were not prematurely celebrating a tenth World Series title. Instead, 'the team participated in a tour of the White House as part of their family trip to DC this weekend,' a club spokeswoman told Daily Mail. It's unclear if players' parents were also on the tour, or who arranged the meet-and-greet opportunity on Thursday as the Red Sox spokeswoman did not respond to those specific questions. Regardless, Trump did get a laugh out of some members of the Red Sox roster. When Boston reliever Justin Wilson introduced himself, Trump joked: 'I know every one of you.' The President would get another chuckle from the crowd after receiving praise from another reliever. 'Great job,' Brennan Bernardino told Trump, who acted as if he expected the compliment. 'I know that,' the 79-year-old executive said, generating a few more giggles from players. Beyond the confusion over the players' presence in the Oval Office was the outrage among some Boston fans. 'We found a way to lose on an off day,' one remarked. 'Don't see why [manager Alex] Cora would let them go and see this guy,' one fan wondered. Cora and then-Red Sox star Mookie Betts both skipped Boston's White House trip in May of 2019 as the team was celebrating its 2018 title. However, Betts was on hand this April when he and the reigning-champion Los Angeles Dodgers visited Trump in Washington. 'Mookie Betts, aww is he good,' Trump said Monday before finding the 5-foot-9 former MVP on stage among his teammates. Trump went over and shook Betts hand before exchanging a few words and returning to the podium.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
New Details Emerge Regarding Threats Toward $85 Million Astros All-Star
New Details Emerge Regarding Threats Toward $85 Million Astros All-Star originally appeared on Athlon Sports. In an age where gambling and online conjecture have taken centerstage in the world of professional sports, it's not surprising that players have discussed an uptick in threats and abuse from fans. Advertisement Strained relationships between players and the fans is nothing new, but has become a corollary of today's betting society. 2018 Most Valuable Player Christian Yelich told the AP that online abuse has gotten "worse in recent years," even saying it's a nightly occurrence for players. 'You get a lot of DMs or stuff like that about you ruining someone's bet or something ridiculous like that,' veteran Red Sox reliever Justin Wilson said. 'I guess they should make better bets.' Two players have been hit particularly hard by this uptick: Red Sox reliever Liam Hendriks and Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. Houston Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. celebrates a strikeout at Yankee Stadium during the 2022 Penner-Imagn Images McCullers only made it through 1/3 innings in his start May 10th versus the Reds; his seven earned runs in that span ballooned his ERA to 15.75. Advertisement Shortly after the game, McCullers reported he and his family received threats from fans, which was a rude awakening for his wife, Kara and five-year-old daughter, Ava. 'She asked me when I came home: 'Daddy like what is threats? Who wants to hurt us? Who wants to hurt me?'' McCullers said. 'So, those conversations are tough to deal with.' Liam Hendriks, who survived a battle with Stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2023, received threats after a tough outing for the Red Sox in May, and had to speak out about it online. The AP reported Friday that McCullers reached out to the Astros about what could be done to protect him and his family after the threats, and that owner Jim Crane hired 24-hour security for the starter's family. Advertisement No player should ever receive threats and need to hire 24-hour security after a tough start where they were simply not themselves or outplayed by their opponent, yet here we are. Related: Astros Suffer Major Injury Blow After Fluke Accident Related: Giancarlo Stanton Sent Clear Message To Yankees After 'Participation Trophy' Ceremony Related: Yankees Announce Jazz Chisholm Jr. News Before Dodgers Series This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
"They Basically Disappeared In The Late '90s": 24 Menu Items That Were "All The Rage" Way Back When, But Are Nonexistent Today
Nothing makes me more nostalgic than recalling the days of "fancy" dinners at the local chop house in my town, fully equipped with a smoking section and salad bar. So, I was very intrigued when redditor u/igotplans2 asked folks of the r/AskOldPeople community to share the dishes that were once popular in restaurants but then disappeared. Here are some of the "trendy" menu items that older generations recalled from way back when. 1."Nobody serves beef stroganoff anymore." —u/mynameisranger1 2."Blackened everything. It seemed like chefs were working overtime to figure out what they could make in a Cajun blackened version." —u/igotplans2 "I credit the original Cajun gourmet, Justin Wilson, for this. In the late '80s/early '90s, when more and more people were getting cable TV, he had a few different shows that reached coast to coast. He was maybe not iconic, but he was pretty popular and inspired people to have a taste of the culture and cuisine he fondly promoted." —u/Ok_Athlete_1092 3."Potato skins were pretty big in the '80s." —u/bg370 "I would order loaded potato skins as my meal until they basically disappeared in the late '90s." —u/Nagarkot1 4."I can't think of a specific dish, but there was a period in the '90s when pesto was EVERYWHERE, and so were roasted red peppers." —u/Professor-genXer "Sun-dried tomatoes were freaking EVERYWHERE for a while there." —u/GraceStrangerThanYou 5."Quiche in the late '70s and the '80s. Every fern bar restaurant like TGI Fridays featured quiches, and people were cooking quiches. The popularity of quiche even inspired the title of the book Real Men Don't Eat Quiche. That book inspired the humorous meme of 'Real Men Don't (fill in the blank).'" —u/MarshmallowSoul 6."Steak Diane. Particularly, made the correct old-school way: flambéed tableside." —u/MooPig48 "I used to flambé table side in the late '70s/early '80s. Steak Diane was my favorite. Then it just sorta dropped off menus everywhere." —u/MetalPlaygrounds 7."Salad bars. In the '80s, every restaurant had one, even some fast-food burger places like Wendy's." —u/MarshmallowSoul "Ah, the Wendy's solarium. The epitome of fine dining in the '80s." —u/80sWereAMagicalTime 8."Beef Wellington, at pricier restaurants. It's hard to find now, but not too hard to make at home for the right occasion." —u/newleaf9110 9."Fondue." —u/sretep66 "There was a whole-ass fondue restaurant in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, in the '90s. Cheese for the appetizer, then meat and/or shrimp in oil for the main, and chocolate for the dessert. Tasty, but it took hours." —u/TeacherPatti 10."Orange Roughy. It turned out that the fish were incredibly old — up to 200 years old — and they were almost fished to extinction." —u/Gl3g 11."Bananas Foster and the whole tableside performance flambé craze from the '70s. Maybe some places still offer that? I haven't seen it on a menu in forever." —u/Careless_Ocelot_4485 12."Pineapple upside down cake." —u/Ohm1962 "I made them all the time as a kid in the '70s and a young adult in the '80s. I haven't had one in years!" —u/groomer7759 13."German chocolate cake used to be everywhere, and I haven't seen it in decades." —u/LBFilmFan 14."Crêpes as an entree was popular in the '70s, filled with chicken or crabmeat in a sauce." —u/Uvabird "The first restaurant I remember going to as a kid with exotic-looking houseplants everywhere was a '70s creperie. I didn't see another place that did crepes primarily for over 40 years." —u/Quaranj 15."Trout amandine. I miss it. I'm a terrible cook, so I can't make it myself." —u/sillyconfused "I grew up in Louisiana, and we had this everywhere! I always order it now when I see it on a menu." —u/poissonerie 16."Baked Alaska." —u/SirWarm6963 17."The Monte Cristo: a turkey, cheese, and raspberry jam sandwich fried up like French toast with powdered sugar on top — '80s food deliciousness." —u/Fizzywaterjones "I remember these as a kid in the '70s. I think it was Denny's or Howard Johnson's that had them. They were so popular at the time. We ate them without a care in the world about how unhealthy they were." —u/Granny_knows_best 18."French onion soup with a big piece of toast and melted cheese on top in the '70s." —u/mbw70 19."I will submit Swedish meatballs, which I actually just got done making for dinner. I don't know if it died out, but I never see it on the menu anywhere." —u/dimestoredavinci "Only at Ikea." —u/beaujolais98 20."Please travel back in time with me to the '60s, and let's talk about baked potato 'fixings' being brought to your table in that thing with a connected metal bowl. Sour cream? Coming up! And it was spun around that bowl so the server could spoon it into your potato. Cheese, bacon bits, and salad dressings were served the same way, including the rarely-seen (but then popular) Thousand Island and Roquefort dressings." —u/ronmimid 21."Chocolate mousse in a stem goblet. It was my favorite thing about eating out as a kid in the '80s. Then at some point, it was all crappy frozen chocolate cake." —u/Organic_Bookkeeper32 22."Around 1980, it seemed like every restaurant had fried zucchini and fried mozzarella sticks as appetizers." —u/Intelligent-Rip-2270 23."Liver and onions." —u/300-02_F41-1 "I was a cook in the late '70s, and Thursday had liver and onion specials. Man, I still remember having to cook that nasty stuff. The only people who ordered it were old people." —u/nbfs-chili 24."'A diet plate that had a hamburger patty, a lump of cottage cheese, and canned peaches." —u/splattermatters "This, but with a pineapple ring instead of the peaches, is like a nostalgic meal that reminds me of my grandmother. It was years before I realized she was always on a diet." —u/Valuable-Ordinary-54 Is there a menu item you recall being wildly popular that basically vanished? Let us know in the comments, or fill out this anonymous form. Note: Some responses may have been edited for length and/or clarity.
Buzz Feed
29-03-2025
- General
- Buzz Feed
"They Basically Disappeared In The Late '90s": 24 Menu Items That Were "All The Rage" Way Back When, But Are Nonexistent Today
Nothing makes me more nostalgic than recalling the days of "fancy" dinners at the local chop house in my town, fully equipped with a smoking section and salad bar. So, I was very intrigued when redditor u/igotplans2 asked folks of the r/AskOldPeople community to share the dishes that were once popular in restaurants but then disappeared. Here are some of the "trendy" menu items that older generations recalled from way back when. 1. "Nobody serves beef stroganoff anymore." 2. "Blackened everything. It seemed like chefs were working overtime to figure out what they could make in a Cajun blackened version." — u/igotplans2 "I credit the original Cajun gourmet, Justin Wilson, for this. In the late '80s/early '90s, when more and more people were getting cable TV, he had a few different shows that reached coast to coast. He was maybe not iconic, but he was pretty popular and inspired people to have a taste of the culture and cuisine he fondly promoted." — u/Ok_Athlete_1092 3. "Potato skins were pretty big in the '80s." u/hippy2zippy / Via — u/bg370 "I would order loaded potato skins as my meal until they basically disappeared in the late '90s." — u/Nagarkot1 4. "I can't think of a specific dish, but there was a period in the '90s when pesto was EVERYWHERE, and so were roasted red peppers." — u/Professor-genXer "Sun-dried tomatoes were freaking EVERYWHERE for a while there." — u/GraceStrangerThanYou 5. "Quiche in the late '70s and the '80s. Every fern bar restaurant like TGI Fridays featured quiches, and people were cooking quiches. The popularity of quiche even inspired the title of the book Real Men Don't Eat Quiche. That book inspired the humorous meme of 'Real Men Don't (fill in the blank).'" u/peepee_dancer / Via 6. "Steak Diane. Particularly, made the correct old-school way: flambéed tableside." — u/MooPig48 "I used to flambé table side in the late '70s/early '80s. Steak Diane was my favorite. Then it just sorta dropped off menus everywhere." — u/MetalPlaygrounds 7. "Salad bars. In the '80s, every restaurant had one, even some fast-food burger places like Wendy's." — u/MarshmallowSoul "Ah, the Wendy's solarium. The epitome of fine dining in the '80s." — u/80sWereAMagicalTime 8. "Beef Wellington, at pricier restaurants. It's hard to find now, but not too hard to make at home for the right occasion." — u/newleaf9110 9. "Fondue." u/No_Lack_7636 / Via — u/sretep66 "There was a whole-ass fondue restaurant in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan, in the '90s. Cheese for the appetizer, then meat and/or shrimp in oil for the main, and chocolate for the dessert. Tasty, but it took hours." — u/TeacherPatti 11. "Bananas Foster and the whole tableside performance flambé craze from the '70s. Maybe some places still offer that? I haven't seen it on a menu in forever." 13. "German chocolate cake used to be everywhere, and I haven't seen it in decades." u/imedrgrs678 / Via 14. "Crêpes as an entree was popular in the '70s, filled with chicken or crabmeat in a sauce." — u/Uvabird "The first restaurant I remember going to as a kid with exotic-looking houseplants everywhere was a '70s creperie. I didn't see another place that did crepes primarily for over 40 years." — u/Quaranj 15. "Trout amandine. I miss it. I'm a terrible cook, so I can't make it myself." u/stoatymcstoatface / Via — u/sillyconfused "I grew up in Louisiana, and we had this everywhere! I always order it now when I see it on a menu." — u/poissonerie 17. "The Monte Cristo: a turkey, cheese, and raspberry jam sandwich fried up like French toast with powdered sugar on top — '80s food deliciousness." u/unclecactus / Via 19. "I will submit Swedish meatballs, which I actually just got done making for dinner. I don't know if it died out, but I never see it on the menu anywhere." u/sverremagnus / Via — "Only at Ikea." — u/beaujolais98 20. "Please travel back in time with me to the '60s, and let's talk about baked potato 'fixings' being brought to your table in that thing with a connected metal bowl. Sour cream? Coming up! And it was spun around that bowl so the server could spoon it into your potato. Cheese, bacon bits, and salad dressings were served the same way, including the rarely-seen (but then popular) Thousand Island and Roquefort dressings." — u/ronmimid 21. "Chocolate mousse in a stem goblet. It was my favorite thing about eating out as a kid in the '80s. Then at some point, it was all crappy frozen chocolate cake." 22. "Around 1980, it seemed like every restaurant had fried zucchini and fried mozzarella sticks as appetizers." — u/Intelligent-Rip-2270 23. "Liver and onions." u/jibjeb86 / Via — u/300-02_F41-1 "I was a cook in the late '70s, and Thursday had liver and onion specials. Man, I still remember having to cook that nasty stuff. The only people who ordered it were old people." — u/nbfs-chili 24. "'A diet plate that had a hamburger patty, a lump of cottage cheese, and canned peaches." — u/splattermatters "This, but with a pineapple ring instead of the peaches, is like a nostalgic meal that reminds me of my grandmother. It was years before I realized she was always on a diet."
