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Question 7: Is Jon Lester ready for 17-12 and 180 innings?
2008-04-07 16:37:00 Basically, put another way, is Jon Lester a No. 3 starter on a world champion? When Curt Schilling was officially put on IR for three to four months, maybe longer, this became a question. Lester has shown flashes of brilliance and, maybe even more flashes of frustration. Like Dice-K, his problem is strikes and consistency. Lester is the ... More About: Question , Ready
Memphis over Kansas
2008-04-06 16:52:00 I was wrong. I missed both games last night. My 11-year-old son got both games right. In fact, he got them right more than two weeks ago when the brackets were drawn up. He’s got Memphis winning and I’m tired of losing so I am, too. While Kansas was outstanding last night, basically beating the team ...
Final Four picks
2008-04-04 21:03:00 Here it goes: Saturday games UCLA 75, Memphis 69 … I “Love” UCLA in this game UNC 89, Kansas 80 … Kansas is very good. UNC is great. I will give you my championship pick on Monday. Share This More About: Final , Final Four
Leinart is no Tom Brady
2008-04-04 00:04:00 It’s official. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart will never be confused with Tom Brady . The “pictures” are out all over the World Wide Web, which is a landscape us Baby Boomers still ...
Question 6: Is Varitek’s bat too light to handle?
2008-04-04 00:00:00 Put another way, can the Red Sox survive with Jason Varitek’s declining numbers at the platem (.247, 15 HR, 62 RBI last two seasons)? The bottom line is winning and the Red Sox are a better team when he is catching. Just go back to the 2006 season when he missed all of August. The Sox ... More About: Question , Light , Handle
Question 5: What do you like or don’t like about Francona?
2008-04-02 23:46:00 I believe everyone would have to agree that Terry Francona is the right manager for these Boston Red Sox. He has grown into the position and is now reeking confidence after a feeling out process that lasted two seasons, maybe more. With a new, multi-million dollar contract in hand, he is the man. Most would agree his ... More About: Question
Question 4: Did Sox do right thing in nixing Santana trade?
2008-04-01 14:24:00 That’s right. Another loaded question. Johan Santana looks like a Cy Young Award winner on opening day and the Sox have questions marks at the starting pitcher position. His 100 pitches in seven innings is something we haven’t seen much of around here outside of Josh Beckett. The answer, in my opinion, is still yes. The upside of ... More About: Question , Trade , Thing
Question 3: Do expectations for Drew, Lugo increase?
2008-03-31 15:23:00 Yes, this is a loaded question. Yes, expectations for J.D. Drew and Julio Lugo are bigger than they were a year ago. At least that’s my opinion. Both were whipping boys for their lack-luster performances at the plate. Lugo hit only .237 and walked only 48 times while Drew knocked in only 64 runs (9 fewer than ... More About: Question , Expectations
Question 2: Is Dice-K ready to be a true No. 2?
2008-03-28 14:36:00 This is up for debate. I’ve heard everything from, “He’s a potential ace” to a “He’s over-rated.” Well, we will get some answers and we will probably get them very quickly as Daisuke Matsuzaka is thrown in the first immediately. With Josh Beckett still on the mend, though he will pitch on April 4 in Toronto, which ... More About: Question , True , Dice-K , Dice , Ready
Pacman is not walking through that door
2008-03-27 16:41:00 While it has been a topic of discussion on the airwaves the last few days, I got confirmation today that the Patriots have “zero” interest in acquiring Adam “Pacman ” Jones, the troubled cornerback of the Tennessee Titans who was suspended for the 2007 season. Apparently rumors were circulated that the Patriots contacted Jones’ agent. Not true. It ... More About: Walking , Door
Question 1: Should Jacoby Ellsbury replace Coco Crisp?
2008-03-27 14:03:00 I thought this was a no-brainer. In fact, I thought this back in September of 2007. But after the mail I got, mostly negative, when I inferred the Coco Crisp doesn’t have the makeup for playing in Boston, I wonder if I am going overboard on Jacoby Ellsbury . Honestly, I was shocked so many people ... More About: Question , Coco Crisp
10 burning Sox questions … one at a time
2008-03-27 13:56:00 For the next two weeks we will look at 10 questions relating to the 2008 Red Sox. There won’t be a right or wrong answer, at least some of the time, which makes it even more interesting. We will start about an hour from now, about 10 a.m. Share This More About: Questions , Time , Burning
More Game 1 thoughts
2008-03-25 16:49:00 Here are some rambling thoughts about the opener: 1. It appears the players are having a great time, especially during the pregame, which Jerry Remy called one of the best “pregame” experiences he has ever seen. 2. While it was only one game, Dice-K looked as bad and as good as he looked a year ago. Here’s a ... More About: Thoughts , Game
Game 1: Vintage Sox
2008-03-25 15:02:00 Has anything changed since late October of 2007? You’d never know it from Tokyo. The Red Sox are tough. They really are. They were lucky to survive a horrendous start from Dice-K, who was a mess with his control. But they did just that. They survived. Then the bats got going with Manny Ramirez leading both surges in ... More About: Vintage , Game
What is Sox key or keys to repeating?
2008-03-24 16:19:00 They are loaded. The Boston Red Sox are the team to beat. We all know the reasons — youth, experience, power, speed, defense and, of course, pitching. But there is the hangover, which is inevitable in pro sports in the 21st century. It takes a lot of energy to win a championship, as well as keeping away ... More About: Keys
Sox look like heros in money-for-coaches bruhaha
2008-03-20 20:00:00 The Boston Red Sox are on a roll. And they haven’t played a game yet. You have to give the players credit, standing up for their coaches, who were not going to be paid an extra stipend for their exhaustive trip to Japan. The threat to not go to Japan, was just that, a threat. But Major ... More About: Money , Heros , Coaches
Ditto: Celts give championship performance
2008-03-19 13:42:00 The Houston game, a convincing 94-74 win, didn’t matter. But I have to admit, it had a sort exclamation point to it. The Celtics have proven their mettle time and again this season. The win over the Spurs was special. The win over the Rockets — this did not look like a great team — was impressive. The ... More About: Championship , Performance , Give
Celts give championship performance
2008-03-18 04:21:00 There is no doubt any more. They are legitimate NBA championship contenders. That was as impressive a Celtics performance that I can remember. They were down 22 points (33-11) and looked dead. It really appeared their offense, missing Ray Allen (heel), would never rebound on this night against this defense. But they did. They also got no help ... More About: Championship , Performance , Give
Dice-K, Lester to start first two games in Japan
2008-03-17 22:23:00 It’s official, Daisuke Matsuzaka will start opening day and he will be followed by Game 4 winner and World Series clincher, Jon Lester, will follow in Game 2, both against the A’s. The Dice -K start will be an interesting one with all of the commotion going on in his life — his wife gave birth to ... More About: Japan , Games , Start
I will be blogging after Celts game tonight with Spurs
2008-03-17 20:08:00 If you are interested in commenting on tonight’s game, Celts at San Antonio, I will be around for about an hour after the game. This is almost as big as the Pistons game two weeks ago. It appears the Utah game, which the Jazz looked borderline perfect in, was the exception rather than the rule. I expect a ... More About: Blogging , Game , Spurs , Tonight
Tiger Woods: Best ever … I mean athlete
2008-03-17 05:10:00 I have a story in today’s Eagle-Tribune that basically says it’s time, especially after another dramatic Tiger Woods victory, to put him in his place in history. I believe he is the best ever. And I mean athlete. The comparisons to Jack Nicklaus and other golfers are old. He is the best, though I believe Nicklaus would ... More About: Athlete
Questions and comments … bring them on
2008-03-13 17:54:00 I’ll be around for at least an hour, until 2 p.m. If you have any questions, comments or strong opinions about the Red Sox chances, Patriots draft, Celtics championship bid or even the Bruins playoff hopes, I would be glad to answer them live. If you are here after the live portion ends, leave a question and ... More About: Questions , Comments
Pacman Jones: Yea or nay?
2008-03-12 17:06:00 Your first inclination is probably like mine … No bleepin’ way … when it comes to a recent report that the Patriots might be interested in trading for Titans trouble-child Pacman Jones . His many troubles seem to have centered around nightclubs, booze, guns, women and gangs. The Patriots, especially right now with “Matt Walsh” hanging over their ... More About: Pacman Jones
Live blog-chat tomorrow at 1 p.m.
2008-03-12 15:32:00 I will be available for live blogging, answering any questions you might have about the Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics or even the Bruins. There is a lot going on around the professional sports scene, including the Matt Walsh story. I had a column on his issue in the Wednesday Eagle-Tribune. I’m sure that will come up. The chat ... More About: Chat , Blog , Live , Tomorrow
Will Moss story make the news?
2008-03-12 00:58:00 Randy Moss and his girlfriend, Rachelle Washington, have apparently made up. Or they’ve agreed to disagree. Whatever the case, the lawsuit against Moss for battery has been dropped. The Patriots faced several hurdles and this was potentially one of them. After the Patriots beat the Jaguars in their playoff opener, this story surfaced, that Moss hurt his ... More About: News , Story , The News , Make
Matt Walsh has explaining to do
2008-03-10 14:50:00 Who is Matt Walsh ? Well, we are finding out more and more and quite honestly, the reports seem to worsen with each story and investigation. I haven’t quite figured out why he would need immunity or protection. He was a videotape assistant. He was basically, for a lack of a better term and no disrespect intended, a ...
Ty Law: Patriots have contacted me
2008-03-07 17:05:00 The New England Patriots has contacted Ty Law’s representative about the possiblity of coming back to his former team. Law just told me a few teams have expressed interest already. “Nothing substantial is happening right now, but a few teams have contacted my agent,” said Law, who is home in Plantation, Fla. “And yes, one of them ...
Brett Favre retires: Where does he rank all-time?
2008-03-04 21:24:00 We will have more on Brett Favre ’s announcement today, which is a tad surprising, that he is retiring. I still don’t believe it. But let’s leave that for another day. Where does he rank among retired quarterbacks, leaving Tom Brady and Peyton Manning out of it? Give me your top 10, which I believe he must be ... More About: Time , Rank
Question: Have you gotten over the Patriots Super Bowl loss?
2008-03-04 16:18:00 I ask this question because I really don’t think a lot of people have. Or at least the funk has changed to anger. Fans are still ticked at a few things a month later. I might do a story on this subject. Have you stopped watching the NFL Network? Have you seen a replay of the Super Bowl ... More About: Question , Patriots , Loss
Tonight at Merrimack: Youth sports injuries … Play Now, Pay Later
More articles from this author:2008-03-04 16:13:00 RallyNorth.net and Northeast Rehab Health Network present youth sports injury lecture tonight at Merrimack College that is worth attending. Called, “Play Now, Pay Later,” it sounds a tad harsh. ... More About: Sports , Youth , Injuries , Tonight 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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