Game Threat: Blue Jays (5-5) @ Red Sox (4-4)

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I can’t stand that I’m always rushing through Game Threats in order to get them posted sometime before the damn first inning ends for a lot of reasons. One of my biggest frustrations about it comes about just once a year, every April 15th. Today is Jackie Robinson day, and it’s an occasion that deserves some poignant words, not me blasting through a half-assed preamble and making it all about me. Yet here we are!

Fortunately, everybody knows the basics of Jackie’s story and why celebrating him is so important.

Doubly fortunately, I think I can do better than adding a few verbal flourishes by sharing this one piece of information: the two-part Ken Burns documentary on Robinson that came out this week, which I have yet to watch but is supposed to be excellent, is available to view in full at PBS.org. And it doesn’t even seem to be geo-fenced!

You’re welcome.

SCUTTLEBUTT FORTHCOMING (Maybe?)

TV: Sportsnet

Next Game(s): Tomorrow, @ Red Sox, 7:10 PM ET

Kevin Pillar(R) CF

Josh Donaldson(R) 3B

Jose Bautista(R) RF

Edwin Encarnacion(R) DH

Troy Tulowitzki(R) SS

Justin Smoak(S) 1B

Michael Saunders(L) LF

Ryan Goins(L) 2B

Josh Thole(L) C

RHP RA Dickey

Mookie Betts(R) RF

Dustin Pedroia(R) 2B

Xander Bogaerts(R) SS

David Ortiz(L) DH

Hanley Ramirez(R) 1B

Travis Shaw(L) 3B

Brock Holt(L) LF

Christian Vazquez(R) C

Jackie Bradley(L) CF

RHP Rick Porcello