The Rush: Boston beatdown continues as Red Sox punished day after Gronk goes to TB
Rob Manfred finally releases his report on the Red Sox efforts to steal signs in 2018, the reason for Brady and Gronk’s New England departure is revealed, Percy Harvin announces he’s ready to return to the NFL after a three year hiatus, and with the 2020 NFL Draft beginning tonight, keep it locked right here as Yahoo Sports Draft Live offers coverage of the first round. PLUS Jared quits The Rush to join his brother in the NFL! Okay, not really...or does he?
Video Transcript
- I appreciate you guys getting on here. We got 100 guys on here right now. You're looking good there, man.
- Thanks, bro. Appreciate it.
- Hey, Walt, what you drinking?
- My green juice.
JARED QUAY: Now, I ain't no boomer, but back when I played in the NFL we didn't hold no team meetings on the damn internet. And we certainly didn't draft that way. And we'll get to that in a second, but first we gotta talk about Boston.
- Beantown, baby!
- Beantown.
JARED QUAY: If you're a sports fan, this winter's been extra cold in Beantown. Gronk and Brady are now with the Bucs. And according to Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson, it's because they couldn't stand the thought of playing even one more game for Bill Belichick. And I don't know why. He seems like a very chill dude.
BILL BELICHICK: What are you talking about?
JARED QUAY: And things ain't too hot in Fenway either. Yesterday, Robert Manfred announced the penalties against the Red Sox for stealing signs in 2018. And like the Astros, they got off way too easy.
Alex Cora got suspended for a year, even though he's already fired. And the team lost a second round pick. But in baseball, if you're not the first pick, you're basically Mr. Irrelevant.
- If you ain't first, you're last.
JARED QUAY: Besides that, the team's videographer was suspended. That's it. Pretty clear the commissioner didn't want people talking about how weak the punishments were. And that's why he announced them on the eve of the NFL draft, 'cause he thinks that's all we gonna talk about. And he's right. Usually the draft is the most least watchable NFL show.
- Wait, what?
JARED QUAY: It takes everything you love about football and throws it out the window and gives you a whole lot of Roger Goodell.
[CROWD BOOING]
ROGER GOODELL: (SARCASTICALLY) I can't believe you guys are booing the Cowboys. Come on.
JARED QUAY: But tonight, with all 32 teams drafting at home using Google Hangouts, Zoom, Skype, and Facebook Messenger-- woo, baby. You know somebody getting drafted by accident. Tune in tonight, 8:00 Eastern, 5:00 Pacific for Yahoo Sports' Draft Live.
Michelle, Thamel, Edholm, and Tank take you through the first round of action. And follow Yahoo Sports on the Twitter machine 'cause you're gonna want our social team's take when this happens to ESPN.
- What are you hearing in terms of how organizations are going to be handling communication with each other? There you have it.
JARED QUAY: Actually, I got a bigger question. Who's gonna draft Percy Harvin? He announced yesterday that he's coming out of retirement after three years. And Percy's on to something.
Now is the best time to announce you're coming back to the league because there's a pretty good chance there won't be any games anyhow. And if you feel like joining the NFL, now is your chance.
- What you gonna do, Jerry?
- Show me the money!
JARED QUAY: As a matter of fact, you know what? I'm coming out of retirement too. I'm joining the NFL, guys. I'm coming back to the Cardinals to be the starting safety. And that means I probably gotta quit doing "The Rush."
Which is tough, because I like "The Rush," and I like y'all. But I don't know if I want to-- I want to go back to the NFL. But I gotta tell my bosses. Y'all watch this draft and enjoy us. And come back tomorrow at the draft. We gonna have a lot of cool takes about who had the best outfit.