The Red Sox wrapped up the 2010 season with a 8-4win over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park yesterday afternoon. It was an injury-riddled, ultimately disappointing season that still managed its share of feel-good moments and things never really got ugly around the team, unlike other non-playoff teams of the last 10 years (2001 … Continue reading Sox Say Good-Bye To 2010
Ok, let's do the Friday megalinks. Getting a late start as I've been all over the place today, but better late than never. Check out the Weekend Viewing Picks for information on the sports and entertainment programs for the first weekend in October. Now to the links. National USA Today's Michael Hiestand talks about ESPN … Continue reading Giving You The Friday Megalinks
It is with mixed emotions that I tell you I'm leaving the JS Oct. 25 to become lead NFL writer for The Boston Globe. http://bit.ly/99Hm2qThu Sep 30 22:33:49 via TweetDeckGreg A. Bedard Greg_A_Bedard See, Occasionally I am right about these things. Jon Lester took the mound last night for his final start of the 2010 … Continue reading Lester Can’t Get Number Twenty
The Boston Globe announced today that starting next year, they will break the content of the Globe and Boston.com into two separate sites. BostonGlobe.com will require a paid subscription to access, while Boston.com will remain free. Globe to offer two websites: one free, one pay So soon you'll need to pay for the privilege of … Continue reading You’ll Have To Pay To Read Shaughnessy Starting in 2011 (Perhaps Not)
(Yes, that's "vise" not "vice.") Playing in Miami has always been a challenge for the Patriots; witness the 11-33 all-time mark for the Patriots playing in Miami. The heat and humidity, not to mention the Dolphins perennially tough defense, have had a vise-like grip on the Patriots. That challenge is even more daunting this week with the … Continue reading Patriots Look To Avoid Miami’s Vise
The inevitable finally happened last night. Somehow they managed to stretch it to the final week of the regular season, but the Red Sox were elimanated last night when Tampa and the Yankees won (and Boston lost). Time to look to 2011. Even before the Red Sox lost to the White Sox last night 5-4, … Continue reading Turn Off The Lights, The Party Is Over (for the Sox)
The Tuesday report cards are out, and as you might imagine, the Patriots offense scored quite well, while their defensive teammates were handed flunking grades for the most part - which they deserve for their performance. However, a problem I do have with this type of assessment involves expectations. What are the expectations for this defense? … Continue reading Patriots Grade Well On One Side, Patience Needed On Other
This is Albert Breer's last week with the Boston Globe before he joins the NFL Network next week. In his weekly chat on Friday, Chad Finn answered the following question from a reader: What's the Globe's plan that Bert is leaving? Chad Finn: Not my place to divulge names, but I know of at … Continue reading Who Will The Globe Hire To Replace Albert Breer?
In what is likely to be a recurring theme this season for the Patriots, the offense led the way for New England in yesterday's 38-30 win over the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium. The young defense once again gave up large chunks of yardage, but made a couple key interceptions late in the game to … Continue reading Not Pretty, But Patriots Will Take Win Over Bills
Let's do your megalinks today. Lots to get to. There's the Weekend Viewing Picks which contains the sports and entertainment choices for Saturday and Sunday. Now let's get to the linkage. Lots of of it today. National From USA Today's Game On blog, Mike McCarthy talks with the producer of new Lombardi Broadway play on … Continue reading Doing Your Friday Megalinks
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