Let’s just say the Red Sox aren’t flying economy to London

Delayed flights, overbooked planes, and missed connections. Stale pretzels, flat ginger ale, and lost luggage. Air marshals with itchy trigger fingers, a sky toilet exploding somewhere over Newfoundland, and an irate man who doesn't understand why he can't bring a coffin on the flight. There are no shortage of horrors for the transatlantic air traveler to face with each and every departure…unless, of course, you're a member of the Boston Red Sox, who are peacefully gliding toward London this week aboard a members-only clubhouse with wings. Somewhere Babe Ruth just threw up in mouth a little bit (and it wasn't entirely from the drinking.)
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Mindlessly scrolling through Instagram this morning, my brain didn't even register that this was a freaking airplane shooting through the sky 30,000 feet above the lowly peasants of earth. But the more my mind came to terms with what it was seeing, the more it boggled. Waitresses ferry h'orderves..

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J.R. Smith finally played Pine Valley—and then bought the entire pro shop

We've long known—and appreciated—J.R. Smith's love of obsession with golf, but the NBA star showed even more enthusiasm for the game than usual on Wednesday. Smith crossed playing Pine Valley, ranked No. 1 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Courses list, off his bucket list. And then he bought bucket hats and just about everything else imaginable from the club's pro shop.
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Check out Smith's Instagram of the occasion, which shows the Cavaliers (for now) swingman purchased a lifetime's worth of merchandise featuring the course's famous logo (second photo):
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And in case it's not loading properly, here's the incredible spread again:
FacebookPinterestGood lord. Seriously, that might be a game check's worth of gear.
From his instagram story, it appears Smith played with his brother as well as former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Freddie..

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