All season we've been hearing about the Royals' Zack Greinke. Last night, the Red Sox and their fans got an up close look at the young Kansas City ace, and he didn't disappoint, pitching six shutout innings as the Royals beat the Red Sox 5-1. Boston managed just two hits the entire night. Amalie Benjamin has … Continue reading Zack Greinke Shuts Down Red Sox
NESN Adds Jade McCarthy To On-Air Cast
NESN announced today that Jade McCarthy will join NESN as an anchor, host and reporter in January 2010. From their press release today: A Newton, Massachusetts native, McCarthy has spent the last 4 years with WCAU NBC 10 in Philadelphia, where she serves as a sports anchor/reporter. In 2008 she won 2 Emmy awards, one for … Continue reading NESN Adds Jade McCarthy To On-Air Cast
Patriots Still Licking Their Wounds
The grades are in this Tuesday morning, and they're not pretty. The best grade Ron Borges can hand out is a "B" to the running backs, while the linebackers get a "F." He lists Chad O’Shea under the "Back of the Pack" with the comment "His special teams weren't." One problem there, Scott O'Brien is the … Continue reading Patriots Still Licking Their Wounds
Jets Can Walk The Talk, Too
You know, it's hard to put together morning links when I have absolutely no interest in reading anything written about yesterday's Patriots loss to the New York Jets. I have no interest in revisiting that game. I know some of you do, though. Chris Warner has the Gut Check on Patriots Daily, while Jeremy Gottlieb already … Continue reading Jets Can Walk The Talk, Too
Doing the Friday Megalinks
Ok. After hardly doing links this week, it's time to make up for it today. And I hope to finish this during the day. Let's get to it. First, the Weekend Viewing Picks. College Football has good matchups this weekend including USC at Washington on ABC, Michigan State at Notre Dame on NBC, and Texas … Continue reading Doing the Friday Megalinks
Jets Continue Brash Talk About Patriots
The Rex Ryan-led New York Jets continue to use every opportunity they can to talk about what they're going to do to the Patriots on Sunday. Yesterday, safety Kerry Rhodes talked about how the Jets will "try to embarass" the Patriots on Sunday, and to "make them feel bad." Rhodes says "enough is enough" when … Continue reading Jets Continue Brash Talk About Patriots
Angels Get One, Salvage Dignity
Josh Beckett held a 3-2 lead in the seventh inning last night with two outs and runners on second and third. With two strikes on Chone Figgins, Beckett unleashed his offering towards home plate. Figgins swung and missed for strike three, inning over. Except the inning wasn't over. The ball went between the legs of … Continue reading Angels Get One, Salvage Dignity
Peter Abraham Joining The Boston Globe
Peter Abraham, who covers the Yankees and writes a very good blog for The Journal News of the Lower Hudson Valley (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam) in New York, announced today on his blog that he is leaving to come join The Boston Globe: So here it is: I’m leaving The Journal News after nearly 10 years and … Continue reading Peter Abraham Joining The Boston Globe
Week Log: One Good Turn Deserves Another
It's been a week of comebacks, as the Patriots turned an 11-point deficit into a one-point victory in the final 2:06 on Monday and the Red Sox followed with three hits, two walks, and two runs - all with two outs in the ninth - to win last night. Let's go to the gridiron first. … Continue reading Week Log: One Good Turn Deserves Another
Patriots Prepping Without Mayo
The Patriots are making their preparations for their game against the New York Jets on Sunday, and doing so without middle linebacker Jerod Mayo. Greg Doyle gives us his first impressions of the Jets, and looks at a few Jets who could figure big in this game. Christopher L. Gasper has Jets coach Rex Ryan doing all he … Continue reading Patriots Prepping Without Mayo
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