I was going to write this long rant about the Boston sports media and Clay Buchholz’ appearance at a charity event Wednesday night, but Bruce Allen, of Boston Sports Media Watch, really sums everything up perfectly here and here so I will send you his way. Here’s my short rant: Clay’s doctor didn’t want him flying across the damn country but didn’t tell him to spend the next six weeks in bed. He didn’t drink, the team and his doctor were good with him going and it was for CHARITY. There is nothing, nothing wrong with what Clay did. The media can bitch all they want about “perceptions” but they are the ones trying to create the perception of something bad going on and it’s up to us, the intelligent sports fans who know the media has an agenda, to ignore the created perception and see things for what they really are.  Eric Wilbur actually called Clay an ‘idiot’ for going to the charity event so I feel comfortable calling Eric Wilbur an idiot for writing something so hateful and, well, stupid. When the likes of Deadspin calls you out…and they’re right about what they’re calling you out for…it’s time [...]

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