As I drove around the state, switching from hotel to hotel, the judges worked diligently to find three award-winning comments.

Here they are:

--The bronze goes to FLong, who offered his or her two cents on Mariano Rivera's likely  retirement after this season:

--The silver goes to Why Not, who shared his memories of the late, great Gary Carter:

--And the gold goes to JE, with an assist from Poppy. When Poppy, who has been known to recycle a joke or two, wrote, "It's safe to say there wont be any KFC buffet tables in the Red Sox clubhouse...," JE followed up:

--Here's my column on Jose Reyes from yesterday.

--Have a great day. If time permits, I'll check in later.

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