As I sit watching the hot stove action in major league baseball I feel as if I am stuck in a whirlwind. I feel as if my team, the Boston Red Sox, are in the eye of the storm, just sitting there, waiting to be hit over the head with something. It [...]
Read More →Word on the street is that Chris Paul has been traded from the New Orleans Hornets to the LA Lakers for a combination of Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol. While I am a baseball fanatic and I pay little attention to the NBA, this is one of the most exciting trades to happen [...]
Read More →Today marks the beginning of the Winter Meetings in Major League Baseball. As a result, I have a fever…and the only cure is baseball talk.
The Miami Marlins have gone fishing this winter and already reeled in two big catches on the free agent [...]
Read More →The hiring of Bobby Valentine to the position of Manager of the Boston Red Sox has generated a firestorm of press coverage in the New England area. Pete Abraham, Tim Kurkjian, Buster Olney, Peter Gammons and Tony Massarotti have all weighed in on Terry Francona’s replacement. Its been a whirlwind only comparative [...]
Read More →Earlier this month it was made clear that the NBA would lock out its players for the second time in twenty years. This news, along with the pained negotiations between NFL players and ownership in pro football, make the winter of 2012 a bleak one for many sports fans. No football. No basketball. [...]
Read More →I am a spoiled sports fan. I have had a charmed rooting experience in my lifetime. In 23 years on this earth, I have witnessed the New England Patriots win the Superbowl three times, the Boston Red Sox win the World Series twice, the Celtics hoist their 17th NBA Championship banner and, most [...]
Read More →“The slap in the face that was last night’s Stanley Cup Final game 2 still stings. Alex “the Biter” Burrows not only scoring the winner, but also having a heavy hand in two more Vancouver scores in the game is the most unfortunate of all possible game 2 happenings for Bruins fans. Tim [...]
Read More →“In the history of the Stanley Cup Final, whichever team wins game 1 of the 7 game set goes on to win 77% of the time. In the beginning of course, the series wasn’t as many games, and there was a long time in NHL history when powerhouse clubs a la Montreal would [...]
Read More →Rajon Rondo’s performance in game 3 of the NBA Conference Semifinals versus the Miami Heat was nothing short of extraordinary. In 35 minutes, including time in the fourth quarter after dislocating his elbow, Rondo scored 6 points and dished 11 assists to help the Celtics pull closer to evening what has been a [...]
Read More →“For the first time in these NHL Playoffs, the Boston Bruins famed #2 pick of the most recent draft will skate in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Tyler Seguin will see ice time not due to merit alone, but will enter the third line alongside Rich Peverley and Michael Ryder largely [...]
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