tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041125796113926525.post-2358795857774808172008-03-14T17:45:00.007-04:002008-03-14T20:59:24.791-04:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_BkUdlu-ssxU/R9sYyMQOnWI/AAAAAAAAAJI/4-AAgXZ16i4/s1600-h/doug+troy.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_BkUdlu-ssxU/R9sYyMQOnWI/AAAAAAAAAJI/4-AAgXZ16i4/s400/doug+troy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177759447154335074" /></a> The Troy Brown era apparently has come to an end in New England. The 15 year veteran out of Marshall, where he won a Division 1AA national championship. He will certainly be remembered for being Brady's prime receiver for their three Superbowl victories, as well as being not only willing to play defensive back when his team needed it, but the ability to do it as well. I personally remember him most for his punt return touchdown in the 2001 AFC championship game at Pittsburgh. His career stats are: 557 receptions, 6,366 yards, 11.4 ypc, 31 TD, 178 rushing yards, 51 tackles, 3 interceptions, 2,625 punt return yards, 3 punt return TDs, and 1862 kick return yards. He may sign on with another team but it's uncertain at this point, poetical justice would have him retiring as a New England Patriots. <br /><br />The Boston Red Sox have released longtime backup catcher Doug Mirabelli, the 12 year veteran out of Wichita State University. He will certainly be remembered as Tim Wakefield's personal catcher and for his police escort return, hopping out of the car with his uniform already on right into Fenway Park to play that days game. He was one of only 8 guys left that was both on the 2004 and 2007 World Series team and certainly was a valuable member of this squad. Jason Varitek often spoke of how prepared Dougie was for his start. He had 337 hits in 1456 at bats, a .231 average. 78 doubles, 2 triples, 58 homeruns, 206 RBI, 165 walks, 3 stolen bases, a .317 OBP, .407 slugging percentage and .724 OPS. <br />It's been said that Doug often calls his homeruns by yelling out "Dougie's going deep," which was made into a website that produced a daily schedule for Doug. Here's <a href="http://www.dougiesgoingdeep.com/day1.html">day 1</a>, <a href="http://www.dougiesgoingdeep.com/day2.html">day 2</a>, and <a href="http://www.dougiesgoingdeep.com/day3.html">day 3</a>. Additionally, Curt Schilling wrote a nice little goodbye to Doug on <a href="http://38pitches.com/2008/03/14/doug/">his blog</a>.Patrick Walcekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11162665539194033400noreply@blogger.com0